Political

====The Duke of York received a proprietary charter for the colony of New York, which was given to him by the king. The government of the colony consisted of a governor, who was royally appointed. The governor then selected a council and an assembly. This assembly were representatives that were elected at least once every seven years and they met in New York City to go over bills and proposals. The governor had the power to veto the assembly's bills, but if they passed him, they were voted on by the people. Voters had to meet specific requirements, such as having certain amounts of money, being a certain age, sex, and religion, and even owning a specific amount of land, which was equivalent to power they held.====