new york became part of the united states on july 26, 1788.
new york became part of the united states on july 26, 1788.
when did new york became part of the united states?
july 26 , 1788
following the establishment of new york state, douw served in the new government as a member of the new york state senate, beginning on july 1, 1785 serving in the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th new york state legislatures. he retired from the senate on june 30, 1793 after representing one of five seats for the western district which consisted of albany, montgomery, herkimer, ontario, otsego, saratoga and tioga counties. following virginia's ratifying convention in june 1788, where they became the tenth state to ratify the united states constitution, new york held their convention held in poughkeepsie, new york in july 1788 presided by gov. george clinton. despite douw's vote against ratification, new york became the eleventh state to ratify on july 26, 1788. by 1790, his household owned 14 slaves.
volkert p. douw
when the duke of york became king james ii of england, new york became a royal province. in may 1688 the province briefly became part of the dominion of new england. when james ii was overthrown, the citizens of new york rebelled against the royal governor in leisler's rebellion. when henry sloughter became governor in march 1691, the rebellion was crushed and its leader, jacob leisler was arrested, tried, and executed for treason. new york's charter and constitution were reinstated soon after. in april 1775, american patriots formed the new york provincial congress to replace the assembly. governor william tryon and all royal officials were forced from the colony on october 19, 1775. colonial status ended for the new state with the united states declaration of independence in july 1776.
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