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  3. History of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Starting in 1785 the Congress met in the city of New York under the Articles of Confederation. In 1789, New York became the first national capital under the new Constitution. The Constitution also created the current Congress of the United States, and its first sitting was at Federal Hall on Wall Street.

  4. New York City - Wikipedia

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    New York, often called New York City [b] or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county. New York is a global center of finance [11] and commerce ...

  5. History of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    New York's constitution was adopted in 1777, and strongly influenced the United States Constitution. New York City was the national capital at various times between 1788 and 1790, where the Bill of Rights was drafted. Albany became the permanent state capital in 1797.

  6. History of New York City (1784–1854) - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of New York City (1784–1854) started with the creation of the city as the capital of the United States under the Congress of the Confederation from January 11, 1785, to Autumn 1788, and then under the United States Constitution from its ratification in 1789 until moving to Philadelphia in 1790. The city grew as an economic ...

  7. History of New York City (1898–1945) - Wikipedia

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    New York City became the capital of national communications, trade, and finance, and of popular culture and high culture. More than one-fourth of the 300 largest corporations in 1920 were headquartered there. The era began with the formation of the consolidated city of the five boroughs in 1898, with a total population of 3.4 million.

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  8. History of New York City (prehistory–1664) - Wikipedia

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    The history of New York City has been influenced by the prehistoric geological formation during the last glacial period of the territory that is today New York City. The area was short inhabited by the Lenape; after initial European exploration in the 17th century, the Dutch established New Amsterdam in 1624. In 1664, the British conquered the ...

  9. Timeline of New York City - Wikipedia

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    1828 – American Institute of the City of New York founded. 1829 – Workingmen's Party organized. 1830 – Sociedad Benéfica Cubana y Puertorriqueña formed. 1831 – University of the City of New York incorporated. 1832 – Cholera pandemic reaches North America. It breaks out in New York City on June 26, peaks at 100 deaths per day during ...

  10. Portal:New York City/Intro - Wikipedia

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    Founded as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic in 1626, the city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's ...

  11. New Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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    New Amsterdam ( Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam, pronounced [ˌniu.ɑmstərˈdɑm]) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading factory gave rise to the settlement around Fort Amsterdam.

  12. Province of New York - Wikipedia

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    The Province of New York was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America from 1664 to 1783. In 1664, the English under Charles II of England and his brother James, Duke of York raised a fleet to take the colony of New Netherland from the Dutch. The Governor surrendered to the English fleet ...