New York (state) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About New York (state)
Nicknamed the Empire State, New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed theUnited States. It has, since the beginning, been among the most populous and influential states. Before European settlement, the area now known as New York was already home to a number of Native American tribes. TheIroquois Confederacy(orHaudenosaunee), comprising the Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Tuscarora tribes, was a major early exercise in representative democracy that may have influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States in their own pursuit of constitutional government. European settlement of New York began at New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. From there, Dutch and then English settlers expanded northward along the Hudson River to present-day Albany, then west alo
New York (state) Travel Guide Sections
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