out across the fertile lands of central and western New York” (Ellis et al., p. The tide from New England grew even greater after 1783, when New Englanders swept “up the Mohawk gateway, and.
At this time, immigration from New England into New York increased rapidly. But the most important source of early conflict appeared just after the Revolutionary War. This view of them persisted until approximately 1800.Ī series of border wars between New England and New York and continuing economic competition fueled tensions over the years. In 1661 Governor Winthrop of Connecticut wrote a memo referring to the Dutch as “noxious neighbours,” and after their colony was conquered by the English in 1664, the Dutch were considered an alien culture by the English colonists. As early as 1640, the Dutch complained of being mistreated by the English and charged that the English accused them of crimes that they had not committed. They quarreled over the fur trade, property issues, and relations with American Indian tribes. Tensions had existed between the Dutch in New Netherland and the English immigrants in New England from the early days of colonization. In 1664 the British conquered New Netherland and changed the name to New York, yet the influence of the Dutch immigrants continued to be felt long after this conquest. In colonial America, the region that is now the state of New York was first settled by the Dutch and called New Netherland. Events in History at the Time the Short Story Takes Place Regional conflict Although the story is set shortly after the Revolutionary War, living’s characters draw on traditions of the pre-Revolutionary days of the colonial English and Dutch in his home state of New York. Irving lived abroad from 1815 to 1832 “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was first published while the author lived in England. Successfully integrating both European and American elements into his stories, he gained an international reputation as the first distinctively American writer. He was strongly influenced by the Dutch culture of that area, which maintained a distinctive identity into the early 1800s. Washington Irving was born in New York in 1783. Crane is never seen again.Įvents in History at the Time the Short Story Takes PlaceĮvents in History at the Time the Short Story Was Written
On his way home one day, the schoolteacher is accosted by a figure who appears to be the legendary headless horseman of Sleeby Hollow. Icahbod Crane, a greedy Yankee schoolteacher, vies with a local youth for the affections of a rich farmer’s daughter. A short story set in a New York Dutch community after the Revolutionary War, published in 1819-20.
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