Extra+Facts


 * New York became one of the original 13 states of the Federal Union on July 9, 1776.
 * Many of the Revolution Wars was fought on New Yorks grounds.
 * The Battle of Saratoga was fought in New York.[[image:http://www.iloveny.com/kids/images/battle_saratoga.jpg width="304" height="206" align="right" caption="Photo of Revolutionary War Reenactment"]]