Articles Containing Tag: U.S. states

Before Kansas was Kansas, it was populated by the indigenous people known as the Paleo-Indians. The state got its name… Read More

Iowa, also known as the Hawkeye State, became the 29th state admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846. The… Read More

On December 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state to join the Union. Like many other territories, before it became… Read More

Illinois became the 21st state on Dec. 3, 1818. Long before the Europeans came to the area, the land was… Read More

Hawaii is a very unique state. It is made up of a group of volcanic islands in the central Pacific… Read More

The first written records of Europeans in the area that became known as Florida began in 1513 when the Spanish… Read More

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787, making it the first state in the new Union…. Read More

Connecticut was one of the first 13 colonies established in the New World, and it has a history full of… Read More

Colorado is sometimes referred to as the “Centennial State” in honor of the one-hundredth year of the Declaration of Independence… Read More