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-hired by dutch
-find an all-water route to the east
-discovered manhattan 1609 |
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| first to set eyes on Manhattan- storm made him turn away |
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| owned & operated in New Amsterdam (section of DEIC) |
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| original inhabitants of Manhattan |
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-Peg-Leg Pete
-sent to bring order to New Amsterdam
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| British take over & it becomes New York |
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| Last British Evacuate N.Y. (Evac. Day) |
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| invented Steam engine ship |
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| supported economy based on commerce |
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| supported economy based on agriculture |
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| the deal between Hamilton & Jefferson |
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Hamilton:wanted federal gvnt to pay off Amer. Rev. debt
Jeff:wanted capital in rural area
Ham:more important what the gvnt does then where the do it. |
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| started ferry service with $100 from his mom |
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| mayor & govenor of NY, responsible for grid plan & erie canal |
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| killed Hamilton in duel in N.J. (illegal in NY b/c Ham's son was killed) |
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| blended fact & fiction in story of N.Y.'s past, History of the world from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty |
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| british tax on paper goods |
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| 3 lasting affects of dutch rule |
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-settled for business not religion
-willing to take anyone who would work(diverse)
-ability to adapt to change |
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| -Washington & his men retreat over east river, fight another day, escape british who stopped advance do to rain |
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| turning pt. of the war, french decide to help colonist |
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| mayor of NYC, suggest NYC succeed from Union& support the south |
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| won contest to design Central Pk. wanted the Pk. to be democratic, & man made |
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| statue above the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park as a memorial to those that died in the Civil War |
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slum neighborhood, mostly irish
-Collect Pond - drained & sinking |
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| name given to ships coming from Ireland |
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platform is based on hatred for Irish immigrants flooding NYC because of their Catholic faith & the
pope as their leader |
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| disease spread through water, blamed poor, need for clean water rose |
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-starts in warehouse downtown & spreads quickly-little access & that water was frozen
due to the freezing cold December weather
-stop fire: blew up building |
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| first federal draft, get out by paying $300 |
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Brady - changed Lincolns image
Cooper Union - speech=restrict slavery not abolish it |
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| original engineer of Bklyn Bridge, died after foot crushed & infected |
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| took over Bklyn Bridge, got Caisson's disease aka the bends |
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| took over Bklyn bridge after her husband became sick |
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| Manhattan too crowded & East River frozen (ferries too slow & seasonal) |
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| Type of Bridge the Bklyn Bridge |
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| first to cross Bklyn Bridge |
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| Emily Roebling with a rooster (represents Victory) |
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| who's not at the Bklyn Bridge opening |
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| Irish & Washington Roebling |
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| how much does it cost to cross the bklyn bridge |
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| 5cents for cars, 1 cent for pedestrians |
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| NYC becomes 5 boroughs. other boroughs can use Manhattan tax $, Bklyn NOT happy |
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| democratic political mahcine, corrupt, most well known boss: William (Boss) Tweed |
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| political cartoonist, brought down Boss Tweed |
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| Liberty Enlightening the World, gift from French, NY makes base, 7 pts. = 7 continents & seas, break away from slavery, patina color |
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| Liberty Enlightening the World, gift from French, NY makes base, 7 pts. = 7 continents & seas, break away from slavery, patina color |
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| designed exerior of statue of liberty |
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| designed interior of statue of liberty, also eiffel tower |
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