How New York Became The World's Greatest City
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Published 2024-06-26
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The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. European settlement began with the Dutch in 1608 and New Amsterdam was founded in 1624.
The "Sons of Liberty" campaigned against British authority in New York City, and the Stamp Act Congress of representatives from throughout the Thirteen Colonies met in the city in 1765 to organize resistance to Crown policies. The city's strategic location and status as a major seaport made it the prime target for British seizure in 1776. General George Washington lost a series of battles from which he narrowly escaped (with the notable exception of the Battle of Harlem Heights, his first victory of the war), and the British Army occupied New York and made it their base on the continent until late 1783, attracting Loyalist refugees.
The city served as the national capital under the Articles of Confederation from 1785 to 1789, and briefly served as the new nation's capital in 1789–90 under the United States Constitution. Under the new government, the city hosted the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, the drafting of the United States Bill of Rights, and the first Supreme Court of the United States. The opening of the Erie Canal gave excellent steamboat connections with upstate New York and the Great Lakes, along with coastal traffic to lower New England, making the city the preeminent port on the Atlantic Ocean. The arrival of rail connections to the north and west in the 1840s and 1850s strengthened its central role.
Beginning in the mid-19th century, waves of new immigrants arrived from Europe dramatically changing the composition of the city and serving as workers in the expanding industries. Modern New York traces its development to the consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898 and an economic and building boom following the Great Depression and World War II. Throughout its history, New York has served as a main port of entry for many immigrants, and its cultural and economic influence has made it one of the most important urban areas in the United States and the world.
All Comments (21)
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Yoooo bro cooked with this one 🔥
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Y’all needa go to sleep 😅
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NYC❤
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@3:00 how can you claim land that rightfully never belonged to you?
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As a New York resident, I say, HA!
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we all know the land wasn't "purchased"
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"How New York Became The World's Greatest Symptom of Everything that is Wrong with the World".... Now, that's much better.
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Greatest city, 100 years ago.
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New York is far from the worlds greatest city
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Why is there no mention of 9/11?
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Sydney is better 🇦🇺🙏🎉
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It would be better if that mf Robert Moses didn’t touch it
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New York isn't the greatest maybe 100 years ago. But now it's Tokyo
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New yorrrrrrk, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do - MLK