History of New York (state) 1 Prehistory New York was dominated by Iroquoian (green) and Algonquian (red) Indian tribes. The first peoples of New York are estimated to have arrived around 10,000 BC. ... 2 Pre-colonial period ... 3 Dutch and British colonial period ... 4 Province of New York (1664–1776) ... 5 New York in the American Revolution ... 6 Statehood to the Civil War ... 7 New York in the American Civil War ... 8 End of the Civil War to 1901 ...

Events in New York History

New York City Timeline Mulberry Street, New York City, New York, by the Detroit Publishing Company, 1900. 1000 – The Manhattan, Canarsee, Hackensack, and Rockaway Indians occupy lands now known as New York City. 1524 – Frenchman Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to see New York Harbor, arrived and named it Nouvelle-Angoulême.

This article is a timeline of the history of New York City in the U.S. state of New York . Prior to 1700s. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to see New York Harbor arrives and names it Nouvelle- Angoulême. 1613 – Juan (Jan) Rodriguez [1] [2] [3] became the first documented non-Native American to live on Manhattan Island. [4] .

A chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in New York history from 1524 to 2009. Learn about the Dutch, English, and American colonization, the Revolutionary War, the Erie Canal, the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Center, and more.