A home geography of New York city . SPAPERS The citizens of New Amsterdam surrendered to the English fortwo reasons: first, because they were not satisfied with Dutch rule;second, because they thought theEnglish rulers would give themmore liberty. They were wellpleased with the first Englishgovernor. He was a just manand tried to please the peopleand make them like him. As a rule, the governors didnot stay here very long. A num-ber of the royal governors triedto deprive the people of some oftheir rights and were unjust inmany ways ; others were dis-honest. As the years passed, theruling classe
A home geography of New York city . SPAPERS The citizens of New Amsterdam surrendered to the English fortwo reasons: first, because they were not satisfied with Dutch rule;second, because they thought theEnglish rulers would give themmore liberty. They were wellpleased with the first Englishgovernor. He was a just manand tried to please the peopleand make them like him. As a rule, the governors didnot stay here very long. A num-ber of the royal governors triedto deprive the people of some oftheir rights and were unjust inmany ways ; others were dis-honest. As the years passed, theruling classes were guilty of so many unjust acts toward the peoplethat they had good cause to complain and dislike them. Quarrels between the People and the English Officers of the royal governor was appointed by the king, l)ut the lawmakingbody of the colony was elected by the people. This lawmaking bodymade the laws to govern the colony. It had the right to tax thepeople for the money needed to pay the expenses of the government, 165. Old-Timk ii;iMix(; Ii;k: 166 HOME GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK CITY and also for money for the use of the English kmgs. The peoplealways paid the taxes that their own lawmakers ordered them topay, either for their own nse or for the use of the king. The lawmakers paid the salary of the royal governor and decidedhow the public money should be spent. There were many quarrelsbetween the governors and the lawmakers because the lawmakers
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