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- The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624 and established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York. One of the original 13 colonies, New York played a crucial political and strategic role during the American Revolution.
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Nov 9, 2009 · New York was one of the 13 original colonies that battled for independence from England during the American Revolution. Nearly a third of all Revolutionary War battles were fought in New...
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New York. Official name: Province of New York; Date colony was established: 1664; Date it became a crown colony: 1686; Formerly the Dutch province of New Netherland, New York was awarded to England during the Second Dutch-Anglo War and was renamed for the Duke of York.
- December 7, 1787 - Delaware became the first state of the United States of America.
- December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes the second state of the United States of America.
- December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes the third state of the United States of America.
- January 2, 1788 - Georgia becomes the fourth state of the United States of America.
- Connecticut enacted the first constitution in America. In the late 1630s, the settlements of Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield began unifying under a rudimentary form of government that was composed of magistrates and representatives from each town.
- Maryland was founded as a haven for Catholics. George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, was a government official in England who became interested in colonizing North America.
- Massachusetts was the birthplace of the American iron industry. In 1644, John Winthrop established the Saugus Works, which had a dam to provide water, a smelting furnace, a forge, and a rolling and slitting mill.
- Pennsylvania was created to pay a debt. After the British monarchy was restored in 1660 and Charles II took the throne, British admiral Sir William Penn, used some of his own personal wealth to rebuild and feed the Royal Navy.
Nov 6, 2020 · The Middle Colonies were located in the area now described as the Mid-Atlantic and included Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. While the New England colonies were made up largely of British Puritans, the Middle Colonies were very mixed.
Founded: 1626 by Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island. Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat) Major Cities: New York City, Albany. Colony Named for: Duke of York. Became a State: July 26, 1788. More on Colonial New York.
The 13 Colonies map shows the location of each of the original 13 colonies and color coded to indicate which of the original 13 colonies were classified as the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies.
