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2. History of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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   History of New York (state) A historical juxtaposition: a replica of Henry Hudson 's 17th-century Halve Maen passes modern-day lower Manhattan where the original ship would have sailed while investigating New York Harbor. The history of New York begins around 10,000 B.C. when the first people arrived.

3. New York (state) - Wikipedia

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   New York, also called New York State, [b] is a state in the Northeastern United States. One of the Mid-Atlantic states, it borders the Atlantic Ocean, New England, Canada, and the Great Lakes. [c] With almost 19.6 million residents, it is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, [5] and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total ...

4. A History of New York State - Wikipedia

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   A History of New York State by David M. Ellis, James A. Frost, Harold C. Syrett, and Harry J. Carman is a textbook about the social, political, economic, and cultural development of New York State from its earliest beginnings to the middle of the 20th century.

5. History of New York City - Wikipedia

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   The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. European settlement began with the Dutch in 1608 and New Amsterdam was founded in 1624. The "Sons of Liberty" campaigned against British authority in New York City, and the Stamp Act Congress of representatives from ...

6. National Register of Historic Places listings in New York

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   House at 3 Crown Street, Nelsonville, in Putnam County. New York State Capitol, in Albany County. Eagle Island Camp, Saranac Lake, in Franklin County. Empire State Building, Manhattan, in New York County. First Baptist Church of Painted Post, Painted Post, in Steuben County. Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, in Erie County. County.

7. History of slavery in New York (state) - Wikipedia

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   History of slavery in New York (state) The trafficking of enslaved Africans to what became New York began as part of the Dutch slave trade. The Dutch West India Company trafficked eleven enslaved Africans to New Amsterdam in 1626, with the first slave auction held in New Amsterdam in 1655. [1] With the second-highest proportion of any city in ...

8. United States presidential elections in New York - Wikipedia

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   New York state is one the of initial 13 states of America, but due to a deadlock in the state legislature, it did not join the first presidential election in 1788–89. [1] [2] However, apart from this election, New York State has participated in all 58 other elections in U.S. history.

9. Outline of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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   New York – U.S. state located on the Eastern seaboard and extending to the Great Lakes. Settled by the Dutch in the 17th century, New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies. About one third of all the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. New York enacted its constitution in 1777 and was the eleventh state to ratify ...