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Location: Northeastern United States, bordered in 2000 by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Canada, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Atlantic Ocean. Capital city: Albany History: The region of New York state was the site of the Mohican and Munsee (Algonquian) and Cuyuga, Mohawek, Oneiga, Seneca, and Onandaga (Iroquois) tribes. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the area was explored by the French, Dutch, and British. In 1624, the Dutch established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island, which became New York City. Conflicts with the Native Americans resulted in the French and Indian Wars of 1689-1763. One of the original 13 colonies to declare statehood in 1776, many events of the American Revolutionary War took place in New York. In the 19th century, Ellis Island became the entry point for European immigrants and the state became a leader in social reform including abolitionism and women's rights. During the Civil War New York remained in the Union. Another major immigration wave took place in the 1880s with an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe. In the 20th century, New York developed into the nation's largest city, a leading cultural, intellectual, and financial center, and the site of the world's largest urban Jewish community. (en-US)

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Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001. Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Corporation, 2000.

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• New York (New York, USA)