New York was a huge trading colony, always busy with trade of many goods.
People who lived in this city were bankers and merchants. Since it was needed to know how much to spend and how much to charge, the colonist were well educated. Most men were land owners or farmers. People who didn’t own land lived on the land owners land while working for them. The King and Queen ruled this colony the religion was based of the Church of England but of
New York was a colony of trade and travelers therefore many people had different religions and way of life. The English monarchy was too far to control the way of life.
