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

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