New York Colony

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British colony Thirteen Colonies former colony

New York Colony was a major English colony in North America, centered on the port city of New York and known for its diverse population, strategic harbor, and role as a commercial and political hub before the American Revolution.

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Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colony → Thirteen Colonies → former colony →
borderedBy	Iroquois territories → New England colonies → New Jersey Colony → Pennsylvania Colony →
capital	New York City →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
currency	Spanish dollar → colonial pound →
dateEstablished	1664 →
economy	agriculture → commerce → fur trade → shipping →
endedAsColony	American Revolutionary War →
ethnicComposition	African slaves → Dutch colonists → English colonists → German settlers → Indigenous peoples → Scots-Irish settlers →
foundedBy	English Crown → James, Duke of York →
governmentType	British provincial government → royal colony →
harbor	New York Harbor →
headOfGovernment	colonial governor of New York →
importantEvent	English conquest of New Netherland → Leisler's Rebellion → New York Conspiracy of 1741 → Stamp Act protests → occupation of New York City in the American Revolutionary War →
joinedEntity	United States of America →
joinedEntityDate	1776 →
knownFor	commercial center → diverse population → fur trade → political importance → shipping and trade → strategic natural harbor → wheat production →
landSystem	manorial estates in Hudson Valley →
language	Dutch → English → German → various Indigenous languages →
largestCity	New York City →
legalSystem	English common law →
legislature	New York General Assembly →
locatedIn	Atlantic coast of North America → North America →
locatedInPresentDay	State of New York → parts of Delaware → parts of New Jersey → parts of Pennsylvania → parts of Vermont →
majorPort	Port of New York →
monarchDuringColonialPeriod	Charles II of England → George III of Great Britain → James II of England →
namedAfter	Duke of York → James, Duke of York →
partOf	British America → Middle Colonies →
predecessor	Province of New Netherland →
religion	Anglicanism → Dutch Reformed Church → Judaism → Presbyterianism → Quakerism → religious diversity →
river	Hudson River → Mohawk River →
roleInAmericanRevolution	center of Loyalist and Patriot conflict → major strategic base → site of key battles →
socialFeature	large enslaved population in New York City → tenant farming in Hudson Valley → urban merchant elite in New York City →
sovereign	England → Great Britain →
successor	State of New York →
tradeRoute	Hudson–Mohawk corridor →
treatyBasis	Treaty of Breda → Treaty of Westminster (1674) →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colony of Pennsylvania ("Colony of New York") → Connecticut Colony → East Jersey →	borderedBy
American colonial assemblies → Committees of Correspondence →	locatedIn
Frederick Philipse I →	citizenship
Nicholas Bayard ("Colony of New York") →	countryOfCitizenship
Nicholas Vedder ("New York colony") →	fictionalLocation
Rogers' Rangers ("New York colonies") →	recruitmentArea
Margaret Kemble Gage →	regionOfActivity
Frederick Philipse I →	residence
Nicholas Bayard ("Colony of New York") →	sphereOfInfluence