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Welcome to Ever Upward state,The Empire State, Also known as New York.


 * - State Symbols **
 * The State bird is the Blue bird
 * The state flower is the rose
 * The state tree is the Sugar maple
 * The State animal is the Beaver

**The Native** americans in New York were the Iroquois. The Iroquois only lived in New York,Canada, and part of Pennsylvania. One huge event in the Iroquois history is the Iroquois confederacy. The Iroquois Confederacy is were two tribe leaders named Hiawatha and Deganawida got all the tribes together and decided to stop fighting each other.The Iroquois now live normal lives but most of them live in Northeast. About 70,000 Iroquois live in the U.S.. There ceremonies are held in Long Houses. **History-**
 * //The Iroquois were the indians that lived in New York//
 * //AD 1609 Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson River and found New York//
 * //Dutch settlers came//
 * //New York became the 11th state in July 26,1788//
 * //The Historical events are Iroquois confederacy, Battle of Saratoga, The Dutch west indian company//
 * //Some resent events are September 11, 2001 (9-11) when terrorists hijacked a few airplanes and flew them into the// //World trade centers (twin towers)//

//Natural Resources-//
 * //Garnet//
 * //Talk//
 * //Silver//
 * //Emery//
 * //slate//
 * //gypsum//
 * //salt//
 * //limestone//
 * //petroleum//
 * //lead//
 * //Iron Ore//
 * //Zinc//
 * //Gravel//
 * //sand//

//State Facts-// The Population of my state is 19,541,543 people. The size of New York is 54,475. The highest point of New York is Mount Marcy; 5,344 feet. The types of area is rural, suburban,and urban.

Geography- Some important bodies of water is the finger lakes, Erie Cannel,Great lakes, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Climate- The climate of New York is the four changing seasons.

Industries- The industries of New York is tourism,magazines, News, Books,and clothes.

Government-


 * State Governor Andrew Cuomo (Dem)
 * Capital is Albany
 * U.S. senators are both Dem.
 * Democrats#21
 * Republicans#8
 * State senators#62
 * State representatives#150
 * Countries in state#62


 * Culture-** New York has many interesting things to do. New York City is the largest city in America. Another fun place to go is the Adirondack mountains for skiing, hiking, and fishing. One more thing is the beautiful beautiful Thousand Island. One extraordinary place is one of the seven wonders of the world, Niagara Falls. One last thing is The statue Of liberty.

Fun Facts-
 * Lucille Ball is from New York
 * Woody Allen is from New York
 * Franklin Roosevelt is from New York
 * Martin Burin is from New York
 * Julliard is in New York
 * The Yankees are the baseball team for New York