Deep Time

Which statement correctly describes Deep Time in New York State?

• British control of New York City and competition over the Hudson corridor show why New York was strategically central during the Revolution.
• New York City briefly served as an important center of the new federal government, including Washington’s 1789 inauguration.
• Placing at least 13,000 years of Indigenous history before European colonization changes the chronological frame of New York history.
• The Erie Canal reduced transport costs and expanded market connections between the interior, Great Lakes, Hudson River, and Atlantic trade.