Syracuse, New England?

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England and the Netherlands spent a lot of the 17th century duking it out over who would get to control trade routes with the colonies. New Netherland and the New England Confederation sorta even fought against each other in the Second Anglo-Dutch War... which ended in 1664 with a treaty that granted England control of New Netherland (and they promptly renamed it New York).

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Connecticut

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The Advocate thinks so:

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2. All-time greats

Running back Ernie Davis, a two-time All-American, became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy when he captured it in 1961. Sadly, he died two years later from leukemia. The Carrier Dome’s field is named for Davis, whose story is told in the 2008 movie “The Express,” which took its title from Davis’ nickname, the “Elmira Express.” As great as Davis was, football legend Jim Brown was Syracuse’s best all-around athlete. Brown, who became a Pro Football Hall of Famer and a young Les Miles’ idol with the Cleveland Browns, earned 10 varsity letters in football, basketball, lacrosse and track. Running back Floyd Little was Syracuse football’s only three-time All-American (1964-66) and was followed by Larry Csonka, a two-time All-American (1966-67) who went on to star at running back for the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins. Both are also Pro Football Hall of Famers. Wide receiver Quadry “The Missile” Ismail, a 1991 All-American who returned kicks for the Saints in 1998, is probably Syracuse’s greatest player of the last 25 years.

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without even mentioning Donovan McNabb

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today you are correct. but back in the beginning of this country the state of new York was part of new England.

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in fact, new England came close to seceding from the fledgling country called the united states on two occasions

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