Albany, New York, was settled after the American War for Independence.
Albany, New York . It was settled by Dutch colonists who in 1614 , built Fort Nassau for fur trading and Fort Orange in 1624 . It became the capital of New York State in 1797 , following the United States gaining independence in the American Revolutionary War . The American Revolutionary War ( 17751783 ) , also known as the American War of Independence , was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies , which declared independence as the United States of America . On September 3 , 1783 , the belligerent parties signed the Treaty of Paris , formally ending the war , in which Britain agreed to recognize the sovereignty of the United States .