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The Hudson Tribes What Were They Farming

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In 1609, Henry Hudson accidentally discovered a river (known today as the Hudson River). And in 1624, the Dutch settled by the Hudson River. Peter Minuit founded New Amsterdam, in 1626. Finally in 1664, the colony surrendered to the English and was renamed to New York. New York was named after the king's brother, the Duke of York Since New Amsterdam had fertile land for farming, it was obvious that there would be farmers. Farming was not the only job, there were; cattle raising, iron works, lumberjack, and ship builders. But with all this raw materials it's a given that there must be industries, and when there is industries, there's work. There was a lot of farming, but what were they farming? Here are the names of the crops; beans, squash,

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