#nywasunique

[newyorkmiddlecolony]

Farming, Government, and Climate

Most of us were unknown of the environment of New York. We didn't know the type of people there, or the weather, or the government or anything at all. It was like going to a place you didn't have knowledge on. Well let me tell you, we figured our way around once we got there. By 1775, New York was governed as a Royal Colony. That meant that it was ruled by a royal governor and council that was appointed by the British Crown. All of the other middle colonies had a propriety government, New York was the only exception. For me, I had to follow the instructions that were given but sometimes I had a choice for what I wanted to do. Although in 1646, Peter Stuyvesant became dutch governor. It was cool to have someone from where I was from have such high authority, even though I didn't. Anyways, when I arrived the climate was rather mild, with warm summers and mild winters that were suited for farming and agriculture. The reason for founding this colony is for profit and trade, which plays in the weather and farming. That's usually what I have been doing, farming. The farms in New York were nothing like I've seen. They were huge, about 50 to 150 acres and had houses, barns, enormous fields. So the middle colonies (new york and its neighbors) invented the flax and hemp farms which helped make textiles like clothes for us to sell. New York also produced food and livestock such as corn, wheat, beef and pork. Actually it was known as the breadbasket colony because it grew so many crops, mostly wheat. Which was ground into flour than shipped to England.