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The history of New York begins around 10,000 B.C. when the first people arrived. By 1100 A.D. two main cultures had become dominant as the Iroquoian and Algonquian developed. European discovery of New York was led by the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 followed by the first land claim in 1609 by the Dutch.
26 de jul. de 1999 · New York, constituent state of the U.S., one of the 13 original colonies and states. Its capital is Albany and its largest city is New York City, the cultural and financial center of American life. Until the 1960s New York was the country’s leading state in nearly all population, cultural, and economic indexes.
9 de nov. de 2009 · Learn about the Native American tribes, Dutch, English and French who settled in New York, and the role of the state in the American Revolution. Explore the history of immigration, from Ellis Island to the Harlem Renaissance, and the cultural diversity of New York.
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Among New York state's population of 19.5 million, 11 million, or 56 percent, are in New York City or Long Island. New York was the most populous state in the U.S. from the 1810s until 1962. As of 2024, it is the nation's fourth-most populous state behind California, Texas, and Florida. Growth has been distributed unevenly.
According to the census of 1800, New York state had the third largest population in the Union, trailing Virginia and Pennsylvania; 10 years later it had surpassed all other states. Its leadership was not only in population, size, and growth but also in the areas of manufacturing, trade, and transportation—and in the increasing heterogeneity ...
The 1609 explorations of Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain led to settlement. In 1664 the Dutch colony, New Netherland, led by Peter Stuyvesant, surrendered to the British and was renamed New York. The French and Indian War resulted in skirmishes in northern and central New York; its conclusion confirmed English dominance in the region.
February 23, 2024. by Office of State History. 2024 Black History Month Events. January 25, 2024. by Office of State History. Call for Papers: The 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution in New York. January 19, 2024. by New York History Journal. New Podcast Available Now: Plymouth Freeman and Unfinished Revolutions. December 28, 2023.
