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Province of New York
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The Province of New York (Dutch: Provincie Nieuw-Nederland or Provincie New York) was a British colony that existed roughly where the U.S. state of New York does now. The province originally claimed the current states of New Jersey and Vermont, along with inland portions of Massachusetts and Maine. The province was likely named for the City of York.
The British province was established within portions of the former territory of New Netherlands after the Dutch colony's capital, New Amsterdam, was captured by British forces in 1664.
In 1776, New York's colonial charter was replaced by the
Constitution of New York, 1777 and the English province became the independent state of
New York, which fought for its independence from Britain in cooperation with the other twelve of the
Thirteen Colonies. In 1788,
New York State voted to ratify the new U.S. Constitution and join the
United States of America.
Contents
- 1 List of provincial governors
- 2 See also
- 3 References
- 4 Further reading
- 5 External links
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List of provincial governors
See also
References
Further reading
- Bonomi, Patricia U. A Factious People: Politics and Society in Colonial New York. New York: Columbia University Press, 1971.
- Kammen, Michael. Colonial New York: A History. New York: Oxford University Press, 1975.
