Choose Primary Source 1626 Schagen Letter 1651 Encounter 1634 Slave Auction 1660 Maps - Castello/Spier 1656 Visscher Map 1765 Stamp Act Congress 1776 Battle of Brooklyn 1767 Ratzer Map 1789 George Washington 1827 Five Points 1830-31 Five Points 1832 Cholera Outbreak 1842 Sanitation Conditions 1843 C. Dicken's Quote 1850 The Old Brewery 1890 Jacob Riis Quote 1905 Mulberry Park 1905 The Tombs 1860 Metal/Machine Shops Map 1860 Map of Black Population 1863 Mayoral Election Returns 1863 Tammany Contractors 1863 Map of Racial Murders 1863 Map of Brothel Attacks
New York Challenged – The City’s Response to Crisis and Change from Colonial Times to Present Maps from The Battle of Brooklyn in 1776 Click on the image to enlarge. Click here to return to the course syllabus.