To exploit the riches of the new world.
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The State east of Ohio and south of New York is Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was by founded by William Penn. He was a Quaker.
The state of New York was founded all the way back in 1624.
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The motto of State University of New York at Oneonta is 'Founded in Honor and Good Faith'.
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The town of New Amsterdam was founded in 1625 by Willem Verhulst. It was re-named New York after the British took over.
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The first bank in the State of New York was the Bank of North America, which was founded in 1782. However, this was only temporarily based in New York, later moving to Potomac.
On February 14th, 1924, the IBM company was founded in New York State. You can get more information about the IBM company online at the Wikipedia website.