The document provides a brief history of New York City from before Dutch settlement to the colonial period. It describes the native Lenape people who lived in the area and their homes and clothing. It then discusses the Dutch settlement of New York, including Henry Hudson's landing, Peter Minuit's purchase of Manhattan, and Peter Stuyvesant's time as director-general of New Amsterdam. The document also mentions the first slave auction in 1655 and notes the British takeover of New Amsterdam in the late 1600s. It concludes with images related to colonial life under English rule.

1. Historical New York It’s C h a n g i n g Faces By Arleen Louie Deborah Martinez Graziella Reynaldos

2. Before Dutch Settlement

5. New York Public Library IMAGE ID: 806878

6. Lenape Homes

9. New York Public Library IMAGE ID 806852

13. Lenape Hunting

18. Dutch Settlement

20. Henry Hudson Landing in NY Harbor

21. Peter Minuit

24. Peter Stuyvesant

25. 1660 New Amsterdam looking up the East River by Tantillo

32. Peter Stuyvesant and the Cobbler

34. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/images/1amst0102m.jpg First Slave Auction in New Amsterdam 1655, Wall Street

36. The British Takeover

38. Fall of New Amsterdam

40. Rare Picture of Colonial Life

41. Colonial Life

42. Reenactment of Colonial Life

43. Colonial Furniture

47. An Englishman Tastes the Sweat of an African