Descriptions of each U.S. State history, economy, climate, geography, fun facts, and points of interest; also six links to more information.
History: Prior to European exploration, the Woodland culture Native Americans inhabited the area. By 1550, many groups of Native Americans lived in the area; Chowanoke, Roanoke, Pamlico, Machapunga, and many more. A Spanish Explorer, Juan Pardo, came to the region in 1556-1557 and established Fort San Juan. Carolina was established as a Royal Colony in […]
History: Indigenous people inhabited the area now called New York about 5000 years ago. Their later descendants included Native American tribes such as the Wampanoag, Mohican, Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, and Seneca. In 1624, the Dutch established a colony on what is now Manhattan Island called New Amsterdam. It was renamed New York when the British […]
History: Native Americans came to what is now New Mexico more than 12,000 years ago, living there for thousands of years before European exploration. In 1540, Francisco de Coronado, a Spanish explorer, came through the area in search of gold. The Spanish colonized the land starting in 1598, and founded Santa Fe in 1608. The […]
History: Native Americans, including the ancient Puebloan and Fremont people, lived and settled in Utah over 12,000 years ago. After 1700, the Navajo, Goshute, Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute tribes arrived and settled. Spanish explorer Francisco de Coronado led an expedition through southern Utah in 1540. Although part of New Spain, the Spanish showed little interest […]
History: Historians know that people were living in New Hampshire more than 12,000 years ago, who later became the Androscoggin and Pennacook tribes. In the early 1600’s French and English explorers visited the area. The English established the first European settlement in 1623 near present-day Dover. The French, English settlers, and their Indian allies fought […]
History: The first people to come to Nevada date back to over 14,000 years ago. The Washoe and Western Shoshone tribes were living in the area prior to European exploration. By 1519, the area had been claimed for Spain; then controlled by Mexico following independence from Spain in 1821. At the end of the Mexican-American […]
History: Native Americans have been in Vermont for at least 12,000 years, and developed into the Abenaki, Mohawk, and Pennacook tribes. French explorer Jacques Cartier visited in 1535 and claimed the area for France. However, it was lost to Great Britain after the French and Indian War in 1763. American settlers later declared the area […]
History: After Native Americans arrived in Montana thousands of years ago, they grew into the Crow, Cheyenne, Blackfeet, Assiniboine, Kootenai, and Salish tribes. The eastern part of Montana was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. For decades after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, American, British, and French traders fur traders explored the area, typically […]
History: Native Americans inhabited and settled in Missouri about 12,000 years ago. A complex Mississippian culture built cities with large earthen mounds. The first European arrivals were French Canadians, who created the first settlement at Ste. Genevieve in 1740. Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory claimed by France. In 1803 it was sold to […]
History: Native Americans are believed to have arrived in Virginia about 12,000 years ago. By 5000 years ago, they had settled and started farming, eventually leading to the Siouan, Iroquoian, and Powhatan tribes. After initial exploration by the Spanish and English, Queen Elizabeth I granted a royal charter for an English settlement in the New […]
