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=__New York__=

State Nickname- The Empire State

State Flower- Rose

State Tree- Sugar Maple

State Bird- Eastern Bluebird

State Capitol- Albany

Bordering States- Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.


 * The name of my colony is New York
 * New York was founded by Peter Minuit in 1626.
 * New York was founded because of there good trade of profits in that area!
 * The New York Harbor was one of the busiest ports in the 13 original colonies.
 * The New York land had richer soil than any of the other 13 original colonies.
 * New York had many different climates like from beaches to mountains.


 * Henry Hudson was an important person in New York because he found all the rivers that led to there very good trading for New York.
 * The Duke of York is brothers with King Charles II.
 * New York is named after the Duke of York.
 * New York was set up as a dutch colony and then the english took it over in 1664.