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History of New York City

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historical topic history of a city

History of New York City is the study of the city’s development from its early Dutch colonial origins through its growth into a major global center of finance, culture, and immigration.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical topic → history of a city →
focusesOn	architectural history → cultural history → economic history → immigration → political history → social history → transportation history → urban development →
hasMajorSource	census records → city planning documents → municipal archives of New York City → newspapers published in New York City →
includesPeriod	1970s fiscal crisis → 19th century industrialization → American Revolutionary War era → Dutch colonial era → English colonial era → Gilded Age → Great Depression → New Amsterdam period → Progressive Era → World War II era → early American republic → late 20th century deindustrialization → post-9/11 era → postwar suburbanization →
keyEvent	English takeover and renaming to New York → New York City as first capital of the United States → September 11 attacks → consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898 → construction of skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan → construction of skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan → construction of the Erie Canal → founding of New Amsterdam → opening of the New York City Subway →
keyTheme	civil rights movements → crime and policing → cultural production in theater and music → ethnic diversity → gentrification → growth as a port city → housing and tenements → labor movements → public transportation expansion → rise as a financial center → role as a gateway for immigrants → urban planning and zoning →
mainSubject	New York City →
startsWith	Lenape habitation →
studiedInDiscipline	American history → economic history of the United States → immigration history → urban history →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fort Amsterdam →	hasCategory
DeWitt Clinton ("helped make New York City a major commercial center") →	legacy
George B. McClellan Jr. ("The City of New York: A History") →	notableWork