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New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and the third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania, to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as the international border with the Canadian province of Ontario in the West, and Quebec to the north. New York is often called the New York State, to distinguish it from New York.

New York, which is geographically the largest city in the state, and the most populous in the United States, known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation and manufacturing center. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, he also destination for many foreign tourists. Both the state and the city was named in honor of the 17 th century by the Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.

New York was inhabited by Algonquin, Iroquois, and Lenape Native American groups at the time Dutch and French nationals moved into the region in the early 17 th century. The first argues Henry Hudson in 1609, came to the region have Dutch FORTS Fort Orange, near the site of the modern capital of Albany in 1614 and colonized the Dutch in 1624 in Albany, as well as Manhattan, it later fell to British annexation in 1664.

The boundaries of the British colony in the province of New York, were roughly similar to the modern state. About one-third of all the battles of the War was held in New York. New York became an independent state July 9, 1776 and adopted its constitution in 1777. The state ratified the Constitution of the United States on July 26, 1788 a 11-m state.