How did the 50 States of the United States come about?

Thirteen colonies in British North America:

New England colonies:

New Hampshire, later New Hampshire, was a British colony.

Massachusetts Bay Province, later Massachusetts and Maine, is a British crown colony.

Rhode Island and Providence Manor, which later became Rhode Island, are autonomous colonies.

Connecticut colony, later Connecticut, autonomous colony.

Central colonies:

New York Province, later new york and Vermont, was a colony under British rule.

New Jersey Province, later New Jersey, is a British crown colony.

Pennsylvania province, later Pennsylvania, is the owner colony.

Delaware colony, later Delaware, owner colony.

Southern colonies:

Virginia and Maryland are collectively called Chesapeake Colonies.

Maryland province, later Maryland, is the host colony.

Virginia colonies and dominions, later Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia, are British crown colonies.

North Carolina, later North Carolina and Tennessee, is a British crown colony.

South Carolina, later South Carolina, is a British colony.

Georgia, later Georgia, Alabama and northern Mississippi, is a British crown colony.

13 The earliest states in America:

Delaware, 1878 17 joined the United States in February;

Pennsylvania,1787 65438+February 12 joined the United States Federation;

New Jersey,1787 65438+February 18 joined the United States Federation;

Georgia:1788 01.02;

Connecticut:1788 065438+1joined the United States on October 9;

Massachusetts:1788 joined the United States on February 6;

Maryland:1788 joined the United States on April 28th;

South Carolina:1788 joined the United States on May 23rd;

New Hampshire:1788 June 2 1 joined the United States;

Virginia:1788 joined the United States on June 25th;

New york:1788 joined the United States on July 26th;

North Carolina:1789165438+1October 2 1 joined the United States;

Rhode Island:1790 joined the United States on May 29th;

Vermont:179/kloc-0 joined the United States on March 4th.

From 65438 to 0609, samuel de champlain, a French explorer, took what is now lake champlain as his own, and called the surrounding mountains "LesVertsMonts", hence the name of today's state.

The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the French-Indian War, and this land became British, and part of it was sometimes administered by new york and New Hampshire. Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain boys first rebelled against British rule, then fought against New York and New Hampshire, and finally established an independent Vermont Republic in 1777 (called New Connecticut in the first half of 1777, and changed to Vermont in July). During this period, the constitution of Vermont was drafted and signed, which was the first constitution in North America. 179 1 year, Vermont joined the United States and became its 14 state.

Kentucky:1792 June 0 1 Joined the United States.

After 1770, colonists from Virginia and North Carolina crossed Cumberland Canyon and arrived in Kentucky. Kentucky quickly developed into the first settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. After the American Revolution, Virginia was founded, and Kentucky, which belonged to Virginia at that time, immediately became Kentucky County, but Kentucky residents always wanted to leave Virginia. 1790, Kentucky delegates accepted the condition that Virginia leave Kentucky. 1792 in April, Kentucky's constitution was passed. 1 in June, Kentucky joined the Federation and became the 15th state in the United States.

Tennessee:1June 0, 7961joined the United States. It includes the western land donated by North Carolina to the federal government, and it is also the first state to upgrade from territory.

Northwest Territory: This territory includes American land west of Pennsylvania and northwest of Ohio River, which is equivalent to the whole northwest of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

/kloc-In the 8th century, the French established a trade post system in this area to control the fur trade.

1754, the French-Indian War broke out between Britain and France. According to the post-war Paris Treaty (1763), France gave up control of Ohio and the Old Northwest and handed it over to Britain.

1760 The Pontiac War weakened British military control and ended completely with the victory of the American War of Independence. According to the Paris Treaty of 1783, Britain ceded the area north of the Ohio River and west of the Apara Ridge to the United States.

Virginia, Massachusetts, new york and Connecticut each claimed ownership of the new district at that time, while other states (such as Maryland) resolutely opposed the adoption of the Confederacy Declaration before other states gave up ownership of the new district, because the states that did not claim ownership of the new district were worried that the states that won the new district first would grow excessively, and then those states would gain excessive control under the newly discussed federal government system.

After negotiations and concessions, those states gave up their ownership of the new district and transferred it to the federal government (new york 1780, Virginia 1784, Massachusetts and Connecticut 1785), so most of the land became state-owned land owned by the federal government of the United States, except Virginia and Connecticut. Since then, the United States has included land and people that are not a state.

Ohio:1March 0, 8031Joined the United States. Originated in the northwest, it was donated to the federal government by eastern states such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut and new york.

Louisiana:1812 joined the United States on April 30th. /kloc-in 0/804, the part of Louisiana south of the 33rd latitude line purchased by the United States from France became the territory of Orleans, and the rest became the territory of Louisiana (later renamed the territory of Louisiana, and the territory of Orleans was renamed the territory of Missouri after joining the Union in the name of Louisiana).

1682, Frenchman Kavalir declared "Louisiana" as French territory.

1762, Spain bought the "Louisiana" colony from France, and since then a large number of French immigrants have lived here, so the state is still one of the main French-speaking areas in the United States. 1After the founding of the United States in 776, 1803, the United States bought Louisiana from France and became a part of the United States. In the future, it will be divided into several states, of which Louisiana is only a part.

Indiana:18161211. /kloc-In 0/800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, and the rest of the land formed the Indiana Territory. 1June, 805, the territory of Michigan was separated. 1809 In March, the territory of Illinois was divided. 1816165438+1October 7th, the southern region joined the federation and became Indiana.

Mississippi:18171210 joined the United States. The land donated by Georgia to the federal government constitutes Mississippi territory. 18 17 On March 3rd, the eastern part of Mississippi was separated from Alabama.

Illinois:1818 65438+joined the United States on February 3, 2008, and came from the territory of Illinois in the northwest territory.

Alabama:18191214 joined the United States, which originated in Alabama in the eastern half of Mississippi territory.

Maine:1March, 82015th joined the United States.

On March 1820 and 15, Maine separated from Massachusetts, and Maine became a new state in the United States because there was a sea between Maine and Massachusetts.

Missouri:1821August 10, the southeastern part of the territory joined the union in the name of Missouri 18 19. In March, the territory of Missouri was established south of 36 30' north latitude. 182 1 year, after southeastern Missouri joined the union in the name of Missouri, the rest became unorganized territory.

1834, the east bank of the Missouri River was assigned to the territory of Michigan. The rest are gradually divided into new territories: Iowa (1838), Minnesota (1849), Kansas (1854), Nebraska (1854) and Colorado (18/kloc).

Arkansas: June 1836 15 joined the United States Federation and came from Arkansas territory.

Michigan:1837 065438+/kloc-0 joined the United States on October 26th and originated in Michigan.

Florida:1845 joined the United States on March 3rd. Originated from the territory of Florida, Florida was originally a Spanish colony, and became the territory of the United States in 18 19.

Texas:1845 65438+joined the United States on February 29th. 182 1 After the Mexican War of Independence, the land in Texas became the territory of Mexico. Due to the different opinions of the concentrated and scattered people in Mexico, the immigration policy towards Texas is also changing. 1835, local immigrants in Texas began to organize and integrate, thinking that the Mexican government violated the original constitution of 1824, which led to the Texas revolution.

1835, 1835 On February 20th, 2015, Texans signed the first statement in Goliad, demanding that Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna respect the then 1824 Constitution, but Santa Anna led an attack in an attempt to quell civil strife. The repression led to the gradual intensification of the opposition between the Mexican government and Texans, including the Mexican government's ban on slavery, so Texas officially declared its independence and established the Republic of Texas on March 2, 1836.

The United States recognized the Republic of Texas on 1837, and France officially recognized it on 1839 on September 25th. Mexico refused to recognize the independence of Texas, announced that Texas would be reintegrated into its territory, and warned that if the United States intervened, war would break out between the two countries. Texas maintains an independent position, emphasizing that the Rio Grande is its border. Britain tried to mediate the dispute, but failed because Mexico refused to recognize Texas. 1845, the United States announced that it would recognize the Rio Grande River as its border if Texas was willing to join the United States. In the same year, Texas joined the United States and became the 28th state.

Iowa:1846 65438+joined the United States on February 28th. From Iowa territory,1846 65438+On February 28th, Iowa was established in the southeast of Iowa territory; The rest became unorganized territory.

Wisconsin:1848 joined the United States on May 29th. From the northwest.

California:1850 joined the United States on September 9. 1847 after the us-Mexico war, this territory was divided between the United States and Mexico. That part of Mexico's territory later became Baja California. The territory acquired by the United States is called Upper California. 1850, California officially became a federal 3 1 state.

Minnesota: 1858 May 1 1 joined the union and came from Minnesota. The territory of Minnesota includes the whole of Minnesota and parts of North Dakota and South Dakota, which is formed by the division and merger of parts of Iowa and Illinois.

Oregon: 1859 February 14 joined the Federation and came from Oregon territory. The territory of Oregon is located in the north of 42 degrees north latitude, south of 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Pacific Ocean, including today's southern British Columbia, Canada, and all of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming in the United States.

In addition, from 1848 to 1859, the federal territory established by the United States in the above-mentioned areas south of 49 degrees north latitude is also called Oregon area. 1859, 14 February, Oregon was established in the existing area, and the eastern part of Oregon was included in the Washington area, which no longer exists. Later, the eastern part of Washington State was divided into Idaho.

Kansas:1861065438+1joined the Federation on October 29th, and came from the territory of Kansas. The territory of Kansas includes what is now Kansas and parts of eastern Colorado. A part of Colorado established the Colorado Territory on February 28th, 186 1.

West Virginia:1863 joined the trade union on June 20th. 1861April, the American civil war broke out, and Virginia withdrew from the United States and joined the United States. Forty-eight counties in northwest Virginia are called "West Virginia" because their economic structure is different from that in the east and slavery is not popular. That summer, Union troops under McClellan took control of what is now West Virginia. With the signing of 1863 Wheeling Convention, West Virginia was accepted as the 35th state of the United States by the US Congress.

Nevada:1864101October 3 1 day joined the Federation and came from Nevada territory. Including part of Arizona territory and later added Utah territory, Nevada territory split from Utah territory, including parts of western Nevada.

Nebraska:1867 March 0 1, from Nebraska. The original territory of Nebraska included the northern part of the land purchased by Louisiana. 186 1 year, the northern part of Nebraska territory was divided into Dakota territory, and part of the western part was also divided into Colorado territory and Washington territory. From 65438 to 0867, the territory of Nebraska was upgraded to the 37th state in the United States, Nebraska.

Colorado: 1876 August 0 1 joined the union and came from Colorado territory. Colorado territory went through three stages before it became American territory: Louisiana purchase in 1803 (including this purchase was confirmed by the Adams-anis Treaty in18/9), Texas annexation in 1845 and Mexican land cession in 1848. The US-Mexico border was confirmed by the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty in 1848, when the US-Mexico war ended, and the Texas border was finally confirmed in the 1850 compromise passed by Congress.

North Dakota:1889165438+10 joined the union on October 2, from Dakota territory. Dakota territory consists of Minnesota territory and part of Nebraska territory, including the whole of South Dakota and North Dakota, as well as parts of Montana and Wyoming. After 1868, the territory of Dakota is roughly equivalent to the present South Dakota and North Dakota.

South Dakota:1889165438+1joined the trade union on October 2.

Montana:1889165438+/kloc-0 joined the trade union on October 8, from Montana. Montana was split from Idaho. After the division of Idaho territory in Montana, part of the territory was returned to Dakota territory.

Washington State:1889165438+1October 1 1 Joined the Union and came from the territory of Washington. Washington, D.C. is located in northern Oregon. 1889165438+1October 1 1, the territory of Washington joined the Federation as Washington state.

Idaho: 1890-07-03 joined the alliance and came from Idaho territory. The territory of Idaho consists of Oregon, Washington and Dakota, including the whole of Idaho, Montana and most of Wyoming. Then the cameras in Montana and Wyoming separated. 1890, Idaho was upgraded to the 30th state in the United States.

Wyoming: 1890 July 10 joined the union.

Utah: 1896 0 1.04, from Utah territory.

Oklahoma:1907 165438+1October16. 154 1 year, the Spanish explorer Francisco Vá zquez de coronado crossed Oklahoma on his westward journey, which was the earliest record of Europeans arriving in this state. In the18th century, the French came to Oklahoma and ruled there for many years. 1803, the United States bought land from the French in Central America, including Oklahoma.

New Mexico:1912 065438+10 joined the Federation on October 6, coming from New Mexico. In addition to New Mexico, the original territory of New Mexico includes the whole of Arizona and parts of Nevada and Colorado.

Arizona:191February 14 joined the union and came from Arizona territory. Arizona territory is the southwest of New Mexico territory, which was divided and born during the Civil War.

Alaska:1959 065438+1joined the trade union on October 3rd. Alaska was once a Russian colony in North America. 1867, Russia was sold to the United States and became American territory. From 1884 to 19 12, it was designated as a special zone by the United States. 1On July 7th, 958, US President dwight eisenhower signed the AlaskaStatehoodAct, which was approved by the National Assembly. 1On June 3rd, 958, Alaska officially became the 49th state in the United States.

Hawaii:1959 August 2 1 Joined the Federation. 1830, British and American missionaries arrived in Hawaii. 1842, the United States first recognized the kingdom of Hawaii. 1894, the Republic of Hawaii was founded and the kingdom of Hawaii was destroyed. 1897, Hawaii signed a merger treaty with the United States. 1898, the Republic of Hawaii merged with the United States and became a region of the United States. On August 2 1, 1959, the territory of Hawaii was changed to Hawaii, officially becoming the 50th state of the United States of America.