Probably South Carolina is the only one even close to what the FF intended. All others, but especially NY, NJ, MA, CT, and VA would elicit disappointment, although NY and NJ were always iffy, even back then.
The “Iffy-est” back then was Rhode Island !
Still its !
New York: The only major American city controlled by the enemy for most of the American Revolution. And this it remains so mostly since.