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Line 22: − + − The first [[Europe]]ans to settle in what is now New York were the [[Dutch]], establishing the first permanent community in 1624 calling it New Netherland. The [[British]] conquered the colony in 1664 and renamed it New York in honor of the [[Duke of York]]. − − The colony was ruled by Great Britain for just over a century when New York declared its independence on July 9, 1776. A year later, on April 20th, 1777, New York adopted its first constitution. − {{Clear}}
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==History==
==History==
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see [[History of New York State]]
==Facts==
==Facts==