Final exam review

Know the significance of:
Fort Amsterdam
The windmill
Peter minuit
Peter stuyvesant
Wouter van Twiller
William kieft
Captian william Kidd
Trinity Church
Nathaniel Greene
Robert Fulton
Breuckelen-5 towns
Canarsee Indians
William Boss Tweed
Draft Riots
Old immigration vs New Immigration
Fredrick Law Olmstead
Calvert Vaux
Sixty Guilders
James the Duke of York
Greenwood Cemetery
Luna Park
Charles Feltman
Skyscrapers (why need for and various ones discussed in class)
Steeplechase Park
Ebbots Field
Sheepshead Bay Racetrack
Wyckoff House
Lott House
Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church
John Gotti
Robert Moses
Fiorello LaGuardia

Essays:
Entertainment in Nyc late 1800's-1900's- Know rise and fall of coney island and various amusements there. What did ppl do for fun prior to coney. Why did Coney decline?

Why was there a need for sky scrapers in NyC. Compare and contrast the various skyscrapers in nyc

Two sources of wealth in nyc in the 1700's. Explain how the rise of slavery and piracy allowed New York to flourish. Give specific examples of the pros and cons of each.

Describe how the Dutch settled New Amsterdam in 1625/1626. How much they purchased it for, highest point, first governor, major goal of settling there, and main characteristics of New Amsterdam

GOOD LUCK and email me if you need me!!

Marine Park

Please check out the following website and list 15 interesting observations from the website:

http://forgotten-ny.com/2011/04/marine-park-and-the-bennett-wyckoff-homestead/

African Burial Ground

Please view the 2 videos below and thoroughly (writing a paragraph or so on each) comment about what you have learned and find interesting in the video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q2mKl6uN5k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVl78pHUqk4&list=SL

Todays Assignment -3D New Amsterdam

1. Comment on 3D New Amsterdam - Located on The Right under Videos under Broadside Film... when you get to the Broadside film scroll down to From Colonial New York to Restoration London and click on the video......

2. Please View the video PBS Doc film 1 to the right and please list 10 facts about the video....


Paper will be posed on another link to the right where it says paper #1 on the right hand side....

Enjoy your Vacation! Be Safe!

Slide Show

Please look at the New Amsterdam Governors Slide Show on the right listed under :

Slide Shows and Presentations
New Amsterdam and Early Governors


For Each Slide..... Please analyze what you see in the picture (really look into it/background etc) and write a description of what you see in each slide in the comment area below.... NO ONE SHOULD HAVE SIMILAR OR THE SAME ANSWERS... This is analytical and individual perspectives....

Captain Kid ARRRRRRRRRR

Please google Captain William Kidd and comment on info about him. Also look for info on where in NY he buried his treasure and try to find a treasure map of his. Use this info to try to determine where exactly he buried is treasure and how much

Lord Cornbury

Using http://www.suite101.com/content/was-colonial-new-york-governor-a-transvestite-a177099
In addition to Google please find out facts and information surrounding the controversial transvestite NY governor Lord Cornbury....post info in comment area.

Due Wednesday

Please Read these chapters in the link The Story of Manhattan, Hemstreet- on the right hand side under primary sources.....


CHAPTER I. The Adventures of Henry Hudson.
From 1609 to 1612

CHAPTER II. The First Traders on the Island.
From 1612 to 1625

LIST 5 FACTS YOU READ IN CHAPTER 1 and 5 FACTS YOU READ In CHAPTER 2....DO NOT COPY CLASSMATES ANSWERS!

Paper DUE MONDAY MARCH 4th!!!!

Paper is Posted on the Link to the Right.....------------>

DETAILS FOR THE PAPER ARE LISTED TO THE RIGHT!

Link to the Primary Source to be used to write the paper is located to the Lower Right! Any questions, concerns see me in class or email me !

Map Assignment

Please go to the link on the right topics and web links. Click on the link Historical Maps and choose 2 maps of NYC and describe the maps you chose in detail. Please write no less than 2 paragraphs!

Unique NYC

Here are some of the videos I mentioned in class... Please watch the following videos and comment on each one below:

1. Halloween Parade 1

2. Halloween Parade 2

3. Star Wars

4. Ghost Busters

5. Coney Island Beach

6. Best Buy Uniforms

7. Suicide Jumper

8. Human Mirror

9. Instant Date

10. Street Wars Water Gun Fight

Oh This is Eden!

"Oh this is Eden!"


-Dutch Poet Jacob Steendam's description of NYC in the 1600's



What do you think Jacob Steendam meant when he called NYC "Eden"? Why? Please post in the comment area your answers!

NYC Songs

Many songs have been written about New York City. Whether it was about the city itself or life in one of the boroughs, New York has impacted pop culture of many generations.

Tonight you must find a song written about NYC (which can include Brooklyn and other Boroughs). I would like you to look up the lyrics and explain what the writer was discussing in the lyrics about NYC. Is this a true description of NYC and does the description still apply? I would like you to dissect the song and discuss line by line the lyrics. PLEASE BRING TO CLASS TOMORROW!

Blue and Orange

Why would I pick the colors blue and orange for this web page? It was done purposely for a reason. Can you guess why? Please post your guesses under the comments section below!!