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.
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)
It was one of the 13 colonies that was in revolution against Great Britain which joined together to form the Union.
New York was one of the original thirteen colonies. It was renamed a state after the revolution of 1776.
After the revolutionary war, the original 13 colonies became states, apart of the United States of America.
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Albany became the official capital of the state of New York, USA in 1797. Albany is located in the Hudson River west bank.
New York was admitted into the Union on July 26, 1788 becoming the 11th state to join the Union.
New York is the 11th state. It was one of the original 13 states to join. The original states in order are: DE, PA, NJ, GA, CT, MA, MD, SC, NH, VA, NY, NC, RI.New York became an independent state on July 9, 1776 and enacted its constitution in 1777. The state ratified the United States Constitution on July 26, 1788 to become the 11th state.
Albany is the capital city in the State of New York.
new york became a state in July 26,1788
New York City has not become a state yet; it's still a city.
New York became a state on July 26, 1788.
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New York
The state of New York.
New York joined the Union as a state on July 26, 1788. New York became the 11th state to join the Union.
New York became a state on July 26, 1788!!!! New York became a state on July 26, 1788!!!!
New York adopted the Eastern bluebird as their state bird in 1970.
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