1. New York City: A Comparison and History
... Company. The people of New Amsterdam not only made their livings by farming, but also as tanners, butchers, shipbuilders, brewers, coopers, armorers, tailors, cartmen, and shopkeepers. In order to diversify business further, in 1652, the Company removed the export tax on tobacco. In 1654, Jewish settlers came because they expected religious tolerance from the Dutch. The Director did not welcome them ... by the people who lived there. Fire-fighting was also implemented. Since the water was awful to drink, a plan to build a waterworks plant, using a steam-powered pump, had begun in 1774, ...
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