New York the Empire State

New York is in the northeastern United States. It is one of the middle atlantic
states. The Dutch built its first settlements. Then,England ruled New York for more
than a hundred years. In 1788,New York became one of the orignal 13 states.
First I am going to tell you how New York became the 11th state. On Joly 9,
1776, the provincial congress of New York met in White Plains. It approved The
Declaration Of Independence which the Continental Congress had adopted on July
4. The congress also organized an Independent goverment. …