The State of New York

By Ángel C. Maestre
First called New Amsterdam (from 1624 to 1664)
• East coast of united states
• New york´s Capital: Albany
• Largest city: New york city
Quick Facts:

• Between the Great Lakes

and the Atlantic Coast

• Home of the biggest city

in the USA (8,5 million people)
 Headquartes of
the United Nations

Wall Street
 Other country information

• Has very much sport variety (Like basketball, new york knights or
brooklyn nets; baseball, American football, soocer, ice hockey…)
• Statue of liberty. (Has one of the most iconic buildings ever in history,
the statue of liberty, that was made in Paris between 1881 and 1884,
Also in 1884, the construction of the pedestal began in united states.
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• Hello, my name is Angel Maestre, and I am gonna tell us about one of

the most important states of the USA, the State of New York
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• Today one of the most important cities in the world, was founded
under a different name, New Amsterdam by The Netherlands.
• In fact, the English only took over the city half a century later, and
then rename it.
• The State of New York was one of the 13 original states that founded
the United States of America.
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• Strategically located in the Atlantic coast, New York has been one of
the main entrance of traveller from Europe and beyond.
• Also close to Canada within the important region of the Great Lakes.
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• Today, New York is city of the main building of the United Nations,
the main body of the international political governance.

• The Stock Exchange of Wall Street, even more influential, is the main
Stock Exchange in the world.