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• Farming- Most colonists were farmers, who cleared large acres of land by hand to grow crops. Corn was the most popular, since people and animals could eat it...
• Local Events- Governor William Kieft commissioned the stately City Tavern (image, right) in 1641, and it became New Amsterdam's first City Hall in 1656...

The thirteen colonies are usually grouped, according to the form of government, into three classes--the Charter, the Royal, and the Proprietary. New York, along with a few other colonies, is a Royal Colony.... To read more of this article Click Here