1. PRESENTED BY: AMBER VASQUEZ

2. History New York was found in 1664 by Duke of York New York became a royal colony in 1685 9/11 New York was one of the three states to be struck by the terrible attack of 9/11 2,996 people were killed in this disaster 2,977 were victims/ 19 were hijackers FOUND

3. Lady Liberty who is the United States of Americas symbol of Freedom Empire State building that centers New York Memorial Tower which have the names of the lost souls of 9/11

4. The National Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York Niagara Falls Times Square Ellis Island were Lady Liberty stands

5. 5 Executives known as 1)Andrew Cuome 2)Roberg Duffy 3)Eric Scheniderman 4)Cesar Rerales 5)Thomas DiNapoli Major General Patrick A. Murphy He is the leader of the New York Army and Air National Guard He has over 16 Major Awards 1)Bronze Star Medal 2)Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) 3)Meritorious Service Medal 4)Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) 5)Army Achievement Medal 6)Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) 7)National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star) 8)Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal 9)Global war on Terrorism Service Medal 10)Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device) 11)Army Service Ribbon 12)Overseas Service Ribbon 13)Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) 14)Army Superior Unit Award 15)Expert Infantryman Badge 16)Army Aviation Badge

6. An estimate of 19,651,127 live in New York Manhattan 1,626,159 Brooklyn Kings 1,592,149 The Bronx, Bronx 1,418,733 Queens, Queens 2,296,175 Staten Island Richmond 472,621 New York City 8,405,837

7. The Blue Bird was chosen by New York because of its Beauty and the fact it was the first bird to return after winter Adopted as the state bird on May 18, 1970

8. The coat of arms of the state of New York The flag was adopted in 1778 from the version of the Revolution war flag Left: Liberty, Revolutionary image meaning freedom from the British monarchy who once ruled over New York Right: Justice, Wearing a blind fold representing impartiality, Scales representing Fairness, and sword EXCELSIOR: Is a common motto of new york meaning ”ever upward”

9. Maple Tree (Acer Saccharum) Adopted in 1956 Rose Adopted April 20, 1955 Apple Adopted 1976

10. Fertile Soil Minerals Varieties Abundant water supplies

11. New York was the first capital of the united states after the constitution in 1788 New York’s Adirondack park contains about 6 million acres of protected land which is way bigger than Yellowstone, Glacier, Everglades, and grand canyon parks combined together

12. credits www.history.com/topics/new-york www.en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York www.discoverlongisland.com/things/kids/state_flower/ www.nysegov.com/cityGuide.cfm2superCat=102&cat=2028content=main www.netstate.com/States/symbol/flowers/ny-rose.htm