New York was founded in 1664, when the Dutch surrendered it to the English, because they didn't have enough guns or gunpowder to fight. It was previously known as New Amsterdam.
On Christmas 1606 London Company sent 3 ships, the Discovery, Susan Constant and Godspeed with 104 settlers. They landed on April 26, 1607 in what would become Jamestown. Only 35 of the 104 would...