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'''A History of Liberty City''' is a documentary that is aired constantly in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] which explains the history of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] from the colonial age through the Civil War. Liberty City's history nearly parallel's [[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City's]] history. The show is sponsored by the [[Bank of Liberty]] and [[Public Broadcasting Corporation]]. | '''A History of Liberty City''' is a documentary that is aired constantly in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] which explains the history of [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] from the colonial age through the Civil War. Liberty City's history nearly parallel's [[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City's]] history. The show is sponsored by the [[Bank of Liberty]] and [[Public Broadcasting Corporation]]. | ||
== | ==Colonial Era== | ||
Liberty City used to be a remote Dutch trading post called [[New Rotterdam]]. On September 4, 1609, [[Horatio Humboldt]], an English explorer hired by the Dutch to find a new place to sell weed, steered his ship into the mouth of a river coincidentally named the [[Humboldt River|Humboldt]] by the local natives (based on Humboldt's writings). The river was already polluted by the natives expelling waste into the river. This justified the genocide and larceny on the natives. | Liberty City used to be a remote Dutch trading post called [[New Rotterdam]]. On September 4, 1609, [[Horatio Humboldt]], an English explorer hired by the Dutch to find a new place to sell weed, steered his ship into the mouth of a river coincidentally named the [[Humboldt River|Humboldt]] by the local natives (based on Humboldt's writings). The river was already polluted by the natives expelling waste into the river. This justified the genocide and larceny on the natives. | ||
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The Dutch had plentiful resources. They traded beaver skins, a 17th century version of wife swapping. | The Dutch had plentiful resources. They traded beaver skins, a 17th century version of wife swapping. | ||
The gateway to the New World was also a den of inequity. The campaign to clean up the city began almost as soon as the city was founded. In the spring of 1647, the East India Trading Company hired a general for New Rotterdam named Gloria Hole (based on [[wp:Peter_Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]]) to return civility and productivity to the colony. | The gateway to the New World was also a den of inequity. The campaign to clean up the city began almost as soon as the city was founded. In the spring of 1647, the East India Trading Company hired a general for New Rotterdam named Gloria Hole (based on [[wp:Peter_Stuyvesant|Peter Stuyvesant]]) to return civility and productivity to the colony. | ||
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Taxes were reduced so everyone could afford their own firearm and a pattern for the country is now set in stone. Armed, ignorant, and scared xenophobes tried to protect their borders. | Taxes were reduced so everyone could afford their own firearm and a pattern for the country is now set in stone. Armed, ignorant, and scared xenophobes tried to protect their borders. | ||
==British Occupation== | |||
On August 27, 1664, armed British warships [[wp:History_of_New_York_City_(prehistory–1664)#Arrival_of_the_British|entered the harbor]]. The colonists signed a petition requesting to be ruled by the British. The English renamed the city to Liberty City. The British expanded while destroying and eradicating the native population. | On August 27, 1664, armed British warships [[wp:History_of_New_York_City_(prehistory–1664)#Arrival_of_the_British|entered the harbor]]. The colonists signed a petition requesting to be ruled by the British. The English renamed the city to Liberty City. The British expanded while destroying and eradicating the native population. | ||
Soon the colony expanded and areas were named after heavily inbred members of their Germanic royal families. [[Broker]] was named after Sir William Broker III, the king's bastard son. To the north was called [[Dukes]], named after the word ''dukey'', as the people there stunk. The peninsula to the north of that was named [[Bohan]], after ''bohan'', a Dutch word meaning ''Dutch word''. The area across the river was dubbed [[Alderney]], after Phillip Alderney, the only person who can tolerate living in an oily mosquito-filled swamp. | Soon the colony expanded and areas were named after heavily inbred members of their Germanic royal families. [[Broker]] was named after Sir William Broker III, the king's bastard son. To the north was called [[Dukes]], named after the word ''dukey'', as the people there stunk. The peninsula to the north of that was named [[Bohan]], after ''bohan'', a Dutch word meaning ''Dutch word''. The area across the river was dubbed [[Alderney]], after Phillip Alderney, the only person who can tolerate living in an oily mosquito-filled swamp. | ||
==The Birth of a New Nation== | |||
Soon the people of Liberty City began to fight with the British over [[wp:American_revolution#New_taxes_1764|taxes]]. Americans saw that they shouldn't have to pay any taxes. So began the [[wp:American Revolution|American Revolution]]. This war was agitated by a number of musket companies who knew they would win whatever the outcome. The revolution was bloody. Soon the French [[wp:France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War|joined the war]] to help the struggling American insurgency. | Soon the people of Liberty City began to fight with the British over [[wp:American_revolution#New_taxes_1764|taxes]]. Americans saw that they shouldn't have to pay any taxes. So began the [[wp:American Revolution|American Revolution]]. This war was agitated by a number of musket companies who knew they would win whatever the outcome. The revolution was bloody. Soon the French [[wp:France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War|joined the war]] to help the struggling American insurgency. | ||
The revolution quickly ended. Residents pulled down the statue of king George and melted it into gold items. The union jack was taken down, replaced with the stars and stripes, and the newly liberated Americans celebrated. Although though they were free, they lived in squalor. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson came to change to agrarian based slave economy to a service one. With slaves being outlawed in the northern states, women were forced to service men. | |||
To keep the country moving forward, the capital of the nation was moved from Liberty City to a malaria swamp on the banks of the Potomac. The stage was set for organized crime and mobs to make a difference. The city soon became the microcosm of all the contrasting elements of modern life. | |||
==Quiz== | ==Quiz== | ||