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New York was founded by British Explorers and became a colony of the Middle colonies.
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Renamed for the Duke of York
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The Stamp Act Congress brought representatives from the thirteen colonies to form a unified response to the British policies. The Sons of Liberty were active in New York City to challenge British authority. After the Battle of Saratoga, France became our ally.
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The thirteen colonies became their own "government" and broke from the English.
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New York's constitution was developed and would later be an inspiration for our Bill of Rights and our Constituion of the United States.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the French and INdian War which had been over the Canadian Territory. It was also known as the Seven Years War to England. Brittain won.
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New York became the eleventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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One of the first military acadamies that are still around today is West Point located in New York. It was opened on this day.
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The very first steamboat line came into the colonies and was used for trading.
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The Eerie Canal was built linking the Hudson Riverto The Great Lakes which made importing and exporting goods easier.
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New York outlawed slavery; it had the most abolitionists including one of the most famous who helped with the underground railroad, Harriet Tubman.
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The first regularly scheduled rail service was established.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucreica Mott and over 300 women and men came together in Seneca Falls to have the first women's rights convention.
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The Brooklyn Bridge had 21 elephants cross it to prove skeptics of th sturdy and steady structure.
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The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the U.S. in honor of the Cenntenial of the American Declaration of Independence, was dedicated on October 28th in New York Harbor.
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President William McKinleywas assasinated; Theodore Rossevelt was rushed to become the 26th president of the United States. Theodore Rossevelt became the youngest president in the nations history at 43 years old.
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The first subway line, the IRT, opened.
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The 19th amendment of our Constitution was extended to women being elidgible to vote.
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The Empire State Building and The Chrysler Building were completed and The George Washington Bridge opened.
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The very first World's Fair opens in New York City.
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Hilary Clinton was elected the United States Senate.
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On September 11, 2001 a terrorist group, al-qaeda, launched planes into the two tallest towers(twin towers) in the world trade center, the Pentagon and a field. Three thousand were killed, many injured and billions of dollars in property were lost.
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Power outages occured across the eastern United states and Canada.
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A strike by New York City workers caused public transportation to shut down across New York City.
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Protests were held on Wall Street because of the stock market.
