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Prehistory. New York was dominated by Iroquoian (green) and Algonquian (red) Indian tribes. The first peoples of New York are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 BC. Around AD 800, Iroquois ancestors moved into the area from the Appalachian region.
26 lip 1999 · The American Revolution and the War of 1812 temporarily interrupted New York’s expansion to the west, but thereafter the movement began in earnest. Turnpikes spread westward from Albany and from other locations up and down the Hudson River, and settlers moved across the state.
26 lip 1999 · New York, constituent state of the U.S., one of the 13 original colonies and states. Its capital is Albany and its largest city is New York City, the cultural and financial center of American life. Until the 1960s New York was the country’s leading state in nearly all population, cultural, and economic indexes.
9 lis 2009 · One of the original 13 colonies, New York played a crucial political and strategic role during the American Revolution. Between 1892 and 1954, millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor...
1797 - January - Albany became the capital of the State. 1789 - April 30 - New York City became the first capital of the new nation, where President George Washington was inaugurated. 1792 - The New York Stock Exchange, founded, and has become the center of world finance.
28 mar 2022 · New York was granted statehood in 1788; however, even before it officially became a state, New York played a major role in the formation of the United States. New York was originally occupied by multiple Native tribes, most notably the Iroquois who occupied a large section of New York.
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 and eighth-most densely populated as of 2023. [5]New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area, with a ...
