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Three New Yorks Shape Identity
- New York's identity is shaped by three groups: commuters, native-born residents, and passionate arrivals.
- These groups give the city restlessness, continuity, and passion respectively, forming its unique character.
Indigenous Roots and Land Deals
- Europeans arrived in a region already inhabited by diverse indigenous groups like the Lenape.
- Colonists and Native Americans negotiated land with complexity, contrary to myths of indigenous land ignorance.
Slavery's Complex Early History
- New Amsterdam and early New York used enslaved labor but had varying degrees of rights for the enslaved.
- British rule tightened slavery laws, removing many freedoms previously granted under the Dutch.