<P> The history of New York begins around 10,000 BC , when the first native peoples arrived . By 1100 AD , New York 's main native cultures , the Iroquoian and Algonquian , had developed . European discovery of New York was led by the French in 1524 and the first land claim came in 1609 by the Dutch . As part of New Netherland , the colony was important in the fur trade and eventually became an agricultural resource thanks to the patroon system . In 1626 the Dutch bought the island of Manhattan from Native Americans . In 1664 , England renamed the colony New York , after the Duke of York ( later James II & VII . ) New York City gained prominence in the 18th century as a major trading port in the Thirteen Colonies . </P>
<P> The history of New York begins around 10,000 BC , when the first native peoples arrived . By 1100 AD , New York 's main native cultures , the Iroquoian and Algonquian , had developed . European discovery of New York was led by the French in 1524 and the first land claim came in 1609 by the Dutch . As part of New Netherland , the colony was important in the fur trade and eventually became an agricultural resource thanks to the patroon system . In 1626 the Dutch bought the island of Manhattan from Native Americans . In 1664 , England renamed the colony New York , after the Duke of York ( later James II & VII . ) New York City gained prominence in the 18th century as a major trading port in the Thirteen Colonies . </P>
who controlled new york before it became an english colony in 1664
who controlled new york before it became an english colony in 1664
Dutch
Dutch