Amerika Forum - USA 4 ALL - Informatie
Algemeen => Algemene discussie => Topic gestart door: Thosnip op 20-08-2005, 21:43 uur
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Hallo,
Is er iemand die weet waarom de staat New York " THE EMPIRE STATE" heet?
Net terug van een fantastische vakantie aan de oostkust, en aan verschillende mensen gevraagd, maar geen enkele Amerikaan die dit weet!!
Greetz.
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New York has long been a leader in the political, cultural, and economic life of the United States. It has been called the Empire State since before 1800, a reference to its wealth and variety of resources and probably derived from a comment, attributed to George Washington, that predicted that New York would become the seat of the new empire. Although California surpassed it in population in 1963 and in manufacturing in 1972, choices made in New York influence much of the country’s commerce, finance, and the creative arts. Although New York City is the largest city in the country, much of New York is still rural.