How were United States
formed...?
The country, perhaps the most powerful in the world,
with its five centuries of history, which has been an independent nation only about two and a half centuries, began being thirteen colonies.
Their history as a nation, start with 13 colonies. These
13 colonies were almost all English, some were before occupied by Indian,
others by Dutch, Spanish, French or Swedish.
They are located on the east
part of current territory of the U.S., almost all on the Atlantic coast. They represent little more than the nine percent of the current territory and range from North Florida to Canada.
Subsequently, by struggles with of England for the
independence, wars with Spain, Mexico and their own fight with the amerindian,
their territory grew larger.
Two purchases were added: the French Louisiana, to Napoleon in 1803, and Alaska, who was purchased to Russia in 1867, by seven million two hundred thousand dollars.
The flag national memory them thirteen colonies, represented by their thirteen bars horizontal alternating red and white (seven red and six white) in the square of the edge upper left was first a little English´s flag.
After the Independence was replaced by a circle formed by thirteen star white on background blue (another time the thirteen) and finally the circle is developed in a rectangle with them 50 States currently included.
The following review us has about them first settlers
of each , the origin of the name and the date of creation, being this last
sometimes subject to different interpretations, because not all had an act of
Foundation formal and precise...
North Carolina
The colony that finally was founded in founded in 1584
was named in tribute to the King Carlos I (the one who wanted to manage English
Parliament and ended up beheaded) .
The initial name was Carolana ("land of Carlos" derived from his name in
latin, Carolus) then derived to Carolina, and subsequently split into North
Carolina and South Carolina. (Later on, I'll tell you how that came to happen).
It was the first colony to attempt to form a Congress
continental, sending representatives to the and laying the bases to the
movement of independence.
In this State was born the first child of English
immigrants, as in the first North American person, as we understand to North
America in its origin, that is to say, English colony.
The capital is Raleigh, in honor to Sir Walter Raleigh,
navigator and politician, Queen Elizabeth I´s favourite
Massachusetts
It was originally populated by native Massachusetts,
Algonquins, Mohicans, Pocomut and others. Smallpox killed the 90% of them
between 1617 and 1619.
In 1620, arrived the famous ship
"Mayflower", which after a series of adventures arrived to what would later would become Plymouth.
in this boat they came
religious dissenters persecuted in England. They formed one of the bases of the
essence of being American.
Here the war of the
independence was started effectively, with the battles of Lexington and Concord. It all started with
the intention of England to collect "seal tax"- by which all paper that could serve for any application
should pay a gabelle for the Crown.
Seems to be that by always-strained relations with England, not called
its State with the name of any King or characters of his nobility, and left his
Massachusetts
Virginia
Early explorers were the Spaniards to 1523. Also came
the Jesuit and later the Franciscan. The
Indians that inhabited this area were the Algonquins, Cherokee Chessenepian and
others. Powatan, Chief of the Algonquins (and coincidentally father of the
known Pocahontas), came to send near 15000 Indian.
In 1584, the Queen Elizabeth I granted authorization
to Walter Raleigh, to found a colony. This colony, was named Virginia, in
homage to the Queen, who by not having married ever, was called "the
Virgin Queen", although Virgin seems to be that it had nothing.
Its capital
is Richmond.
Maryland
Also here were the Algonquins, and also the Spaniards,
who always started from Florida, but did not leave any stable settlement. William Claybourn settled in 1631 and almost
at the same time George Calvert asked Carlos I authorization to found a
colony. The initial story of this State
was the fight between Calvert (Catholic) and Claybourn (Protestant) fight that
lasted nearly a century. But eventually, all were United in the war of the
independence.
The State received its name Maryland, land of Maria,
by Maria of France, wife of of the King Carlos I
Its capital is Annapolis, guess of in tribute to the
Queen Anna.
Rhode Island
The Italian Giovanni Verrazzano was the first European
who explored here, looking for a passage by water, traversing the continent to
reach East.
Indians who
inhabited the place were the Narranguansett and the Niauatis. There was no
fight with the Indians, killed them pests, presumably brought by Europeans. The
survivors that were, form part of an important book. Roger Williams in 1636 is established what
is can take as date founding was a State particularly tolerant with them
different beliefs religious.
It is believed that the name derives of the of the
island Rhodes, with that Verrazzano it baptized in their early.
Is the State
but little of the country.
Delaware
Originally inhabited by Indians Delaware (relatives of
the Algoquindos) and the Nantikote. One
of the first Europeans to arrive, was Henry Hudson English (I guess that you
will have discovered the river which made him famous) who explored the Bay of
Delaware 1609. The first settlement was Dutch, in 1631, who established the
strong's Zwaanendel finally butchered by the Indian. In 1635 the Swedes tried
to settle founded new Sweden disagreements with the Dutch who had been, until
1655 the Dutch evicted the Swedes. But in 1664, the English came and stayed
with the colony.
During the war of the independence, the only battle
that is waged in this State was in the river Brandywine, in where is believes
that was raising by first time the United States´s flag.
The capital is Dover
Nueva Jersey
Some indigenous very particular, the Lenape, inhabited
these lands in times of the arrival of them European. Particular was that they
were shaped by matriarchal clans. The
first Europeans were Dutch who founded new Netherlands and the Swedish, new
Sweden. But in 1664, "came the English fleet" under the command of
Richard Nicols... and it took control of new Amsterdam and the entire colony
became English. Its name derives from
Jersey, the island where is refuge Carlos I by some time, during the war civil
English.
Its capital is Trenton.
Connecticut
As in other States, also walked the Algonquins Indians
as owners of the place. The first
European was the Navigator Adriaen Block, who claimed the area for
Holland. But actually, them Dutch not
made nothing by keep the place and slowly them English, come from
Massachusettts, is were taking over of the place until possession is completely
of it in 1654
Its name derives
from an indian Word , whose
pronunciation is very difficult, but sounds like “ Connecticut” , that means “ place of de long river” due by the river that cross from north to south,
and called just “ Connecticut”
Capital, Hartford
Nueva York
Fits clarify that this review is refers to the
"State" of New York and not to the city, that, just not is the
capital of the State, as well as nor not is of them United States
Here them Indian Algonquins shared with them Iroquois
were the first inhabitants. Participated in the war of independence from
England, the first in favour of England the second in favor of the States.
Giovanni
Verrazzano in 1524 and on behalf of France was of the first Europeans. The
English Henry Hudson 1609 on behalf of the Dutch acknowledged the area... The
Dutch settled in various places founding new Amsterdam (today Manhattan). It
says that the Governor Peter Minuit bought the island to the Indian by 24
dollars!! To all this, the English, who had occupied Long Island were slowly
occupying the State, supported by King Carlos II and from 1664 it became the
State of New York was named to the Duke of York,
Its capital is Albany
Nueva Hampshire
The usual algonquindos Indians were as always.
Recently in 1631 was declared British proviencia know because he is called New
Hampshire
Capital: Concord
Pensilvania
The original indigenous population were Delaware,
Iroquois, Susquehannock and Erie. The
colony has origin in the assignment of a part something less than 120000 m2 (and the State
is almost a perfect rectangle) that King Carlos II ceded it to the Quaker
William Penn, for having forgiven a debt of about 15000 pounds at that
time. Penn, as good Quaker was a man well and unpretentious, so he called the
Cologne "Silvania" (from the latin land of forests) but the use and
history devoted to "Pennsylvania
Its capital is Harrysburg.
South Carolina
Has its origin in the the separation of the original
state of Carolina, occurred in 1712, that had as motive the separation of them
counties of Albemarle and Craven.
Has its origin in the the separation of the original
state of Carolina, occurred in 1712, that had as motive the separation of them
counties of Albemarle and Craven.
Differences of approach problems with Spanish attacks
that followed claiming parts of the colony. So were North Carolina and South
Carolina Capital: Columbia.
Georgia
Created as a colony taking part of Carolina, in 1730
was Named in honour of King George II
Its capital is Atlanta.
