a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Albany | a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 |
the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center | French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) |
one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital New York City | |