The Mohawk Valley (Yenęˀná•ˀna•č[1] in Tuscarora) region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains. Tuscarora, sometimes called Skarure(h/ʔ, is an Iroquoian language of the Tuscarora people, spoken in southern Ontario, Canada A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Mohawk River is a long River in the US state of New York. The Adirondack Mountains are a Mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany
The region is a suburban and rural area surrounding the industrialized cities of Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. Rome is a City in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 34950 at the 2000 census. The 5,882 square mile (15,234 km²) area is an important agricultural center and encompasses the heavily forested wilderness areas just to the north that are part of New York's Adirondack Park. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Adirondack Mountains are a Mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin
The (Mohawk Valley) is a natural passageway connecting the Atlantic Ocean, by way of the Hudson Valley with the interior of North America. For the Magazine, see Hudson Valley (magazine Indian Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy lived in the region, and in the 1700s immigrants of German, Dutch and Scottish settled the area, joined by Italians following the rapid industrialization of the mid-19th century. The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging During the 18th Century, the Mohawk Valley was a frontier of great political, military and economic importance. Colonists, such as Phillip Schuyler, Nicholas Herkimer, William Johnson, trading with the Iroquois set the stage for commercial and military competition between European nations, leading to the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution. Philip John Schuyler ( November 20[[ 733]] - November 18[[ 804]] was a general in the American Revolution and a United States Senator from Nicholas Herkimer (Ergheimer (c 1728&ndash August 16, 1777) was a militia general in the American Revolutionary War, who died of wounds after the William Johnson may be;Arts and Entertainment William Gary Johnson (1879–1949 called Bunk Johnson, American jazz musician William H The French and Indian Wars is a name used in the United States for a series of conflicts in North America that represented the actions there that accompanied In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Almost 100 battles of the American Revolution were fought in New York State, including the Battle of Oriskany and defense of Fort Stanwix. Background See also [[Battle of Saratoga]] [[Battle of Bennington]] A two-pronged attack known as the Saratoga Campaign of 1777, was launched by the Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort whose construction was started on August 26[[ 758]] by British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day A series of raids against valley residents took place during the war; led by John Johnson they were collectively known as the "Burning of the Valleys".
The Erie Canal was completed in 1825 as the first commercial connection between the American East and West. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
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Strategic importance
During the French and Indian War, the Mohawk Valley was of prime strategic importance; to the British, it provided a corridor to the Great Lakes from which to threaten New France directly, while to the French it provided a corridor to the Hudson Valley and on to the heart of British North America. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the For the Magazine, see Hudson Valley (magazine British North America consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary In addition, many settlements of the Mohawk, Britain's crucial Indian ally at the time of the war, were located in or near the valley. Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America
At the beginning of the war, the major British stronghold in the Mohawk corridor was Fort Oswego, located on Lake Ontario. Fort Oswego was an important Frontier post for British traders in the 18th century Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The French captured and destroyed the fort after a short siege in 1756, and the Mohawk Valley laid open to French advance as a result. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Although the French did not directly exploit this avenue of attack, its impact swayed some of the Iroquois tribes to the French side.
Mohawks of Mohawk Valley
The original inhabitants of common day Mohawk Valley are traced back as far as 10,000 plus years and included Algonquian people that later relocated from the newly established Fort Orange Dutch trading post region as early as 1624, otherwise as the name implies, the inhabitants were and remained Mohawks. This article is about the large number of peoples speaking Algonquian languages. Fort Orange (Fort Oranje was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland. Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America The name Mohawk Valley had its origins in the time period of 1614 and 1624-25 following the settlement of Dutch traders who established a post among the region of the Mohawk of Mohawk Valley as the Mohawk had become alliances and targets of the Indian Wars. The Mohawks of Mohawk Valley call themselves Kanien'keha'ka, and "People of the Flint" in part due to their creation story of a powerful flinted arrow. Among other things, the traditional use of Mohawk Valley flint as Toolmaking Flint is only one attribution to the Mohawk Valley People of the Flint name. Chipped stone tools were made by Stone age peoples worldwide Paleolithic tools were relatively simple repeated small flakes being struck or pressed from a cobble
Counties
Also, Schoharie County is sometimes considered to be part of the Mohawk Valley. Schenectady County is a County located in the US state of New York. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of New York. Fulton County is a County located in the US state of New York. Herkimer County is a County located in the US state of New York. Oneida County is a County located in the US state of New York. Schoharie County is a County located in the US state of New York.
Major cities
See also
External links
Sources
- Burning of the Valleys Military Association
- Fort Johnson in the Mohawk Valley
- Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission
- ^ Rudes, B. Amsterdam New York is the name of two locations in Montgomery County New York Amsterdam (city New York Amsterdam (town New York Gloversville is a City in Fulton County, New York, that was once the hub of America's glovemaking industry There is more than one place in the US state of New York known as Johnstown: Johnstown (town New York, located in Fulton County Rome is a City in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 34950 at the 2000 census. Rotterdam New York may refer to Rotterdam (town New York Rotterdam (CDP New York Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. The Mohawk Valley formula was a corporate plan for strikebreaking to discredit union leaders frighten the public with the threat of violence use local police and vigilantes Tuscarora English Dictionary Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999
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