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The colony signed the Declaration of Independence and made it a free state from the British. When the united States won the war all of the colonies decided to become one nation and make the thirteen colonies into states.

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History of the "New York" name:

Pre-1624: Lenape Indians- Manna-hata (the "land of many hills)

1624: Dutch- New Amsterdam (which was part of the colony of New Netherland)

1664: British- New York (for the Duke of York, later King James II)

1673: Dutch- New Orange (occupied briefly during the Third Anglo-Dutch War)

1674: British- New York

1783: U.S.- New York (upon successfully winning the American Revolutionary War)

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It was one of the 13 colonies that was in revolution against Great Britain which joined together to form the Union.

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New York was one of the original thirteen colonies. It was renamed a state after the revolution of 1776.

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After the revolutionary war, the original 13 colonies became states, apart of the United States of America.

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