Write a report on one of the thirteen original colonies of your choice

Imagine that you are living in America during the 1750s and employed as an advertising agent for the thirteen original colonies. You are hired to write the text material for a brochure on one of the thirteen original colonies. Research one colony of your choice, using at least three research sources, and use your information to write the text material for your brochure in such a manner that encourages people to settle in the colony. It is important to think about the political, economic, social, and geographic reasons for settling in the colony.

The text material should be typed using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation and should be 250 words in length.

Select one of the following colonies to use in your report: North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.

Proper documentation includes both parenthetical citations within the body of your report anytime you summarize or quote a source, as well as a works cited page.

I have chosen Virgina for my paper. I don't want the whole paper or anything, I just want to know what kind of info i need.

(I.e. am I going to need the basic facts, am i being like an advertiser, orrrr?

From Dutch to English one of the 13 colonies, New York had been through a lot back in 1662. New York was originally called New Amsterdam when it was founded by Peter Minuit back in 1662. "The New York Colony was originally a Dutch colony called New Amsterdam, founded by Peter Minuit in 1626 on Manhattan Island. In 1664 the Dutch surrendered the colony to the English and it was renamed New York, after the Duke of York.

Why did the English want New York? The English wanted New York for 2 main reasons. The first is that they wanted to dominate the fur trade and gaining that land would increase profits significantly. The 2nd reason is to show pure supremacy over the Dutch. Having power gave England more bragging rights.

"Natural resources in the New York Colony included agricultural land, coal, furs, forestry (timber), and iron ore." The English wanted to capitalize off of these resources. They shipped them back to England and sold them or used them for certain jobs. This boosted their economy. "Exports from the New York Colony included iron ore as a raw material and as manufactured goods such as tools, plows, nails and kitchen items such as kettles."

The colony of New York was still ruled by one person and he had the final say so but "In 1683, James II guaranteed New York a representative legislature and personal freedoms through the governor's authority. The governors sought advice and assistance from local powerful citizens, became entangled in local party politics, and made political concessions in return for increased revenues as their authority declined." Although the Duke of York was owned New York, "The Duke of York never visited his colony and exercised little direct control of it. He elected to administer his government through governors, councils, and other officers appointed by himself. No provision was made for an elected assembly."

Although New York had been through a lot and passed down the hands of a few rulers it was still a very successful colony. It did not have great farmland because of the mountainous terrain but the waters were perfect for fishing and that is how they banked.

Work Cited

New York Colony facts. Soft Schools. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/.

Encyclopedia.com. (2021, October 8). ." dictionary of American history. . encyclopedia.com. 22 Sep. 2021. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/new-york-colony.

Yost, A. R. (2021, September 19). New York Colony facts. The History Junkie. Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://thehistoryjunkie.com/new-york-colony-facts/.