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New York
The region was first claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch, when his ship crashed in the Hudson River. -
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Albany, New York
Fort Nassau was built near what is now New Yorks Capital, Albany. -
Massachusetts
Plymouth was the site of the colony founded by the Pilgrims, passengers of the famous ship the Mayflower. -
Connecticut
Dutch colonists built a forth and trading post near Hartford, Connecticut, but soon lost control to English Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay colony. -
British rule
British naval fleet sailed into the harbor of New Amsterdam and forced its surrender. New Netherlands was then divided into the colonies of New York and New Amsterdam. -
New Hampshire
It became the first of the British North American colonies to break away from Great Britain. -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was the first of the original colonies to declare independence from British rule, declaring independency. Rhode Island was also the last of the thirteen original colonies to ratify the United States Constitution. -
New York
The state constitution was enacted. -
New Hampshire, the 1st
New Hampshire became the ninth state to accept the United States constitution, bringing that document into effect. It was the first U.S. state to have its own constitution. -
The 11th state
New York became the 11th state to ratify the United States constitution.
