By Ryan G,

Marisa A,

Amanda S,

Ruchika S,

Brendan B

Richard NicollsBecomes Governor

British took over New Netherlands from Peter Stuyvesant.

The British made Richard Nicolls governor of New York.

Ryan G

French and Indian War

French and Indians were fighting against the British and the British won.

Marisa A

They were fighting over land in North America, west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Marisa A

The East India Company had been losing money from the sales of the tea.

Tea Act

Amanda S

This law said that all printed paper would cost money.

Amanda S

Stamp Act

Battle of Long Island& Manhattan 1776 by Ruchika S

The patriots were defeated by the

British in the war.

Long Island battle

The battle ended on August 26,1776 at 2:00 p.m.

Ruchika S

Battle of Yorktown

America wins the battle VS British led by General Washington.

by Brendan

Battle of Yorktown by Brendan

• Cornwallis asks for surrender terms from George Washington.

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Hope you learned a lot about British Colonization and how our state came to be.