The Creation of the American States teaches readers how and why all fifty American states were formed and carved into becoming a part of mankind’s greatest social experiment. Every state has a unique history that deserves a separate book. The Creation of the American States provides readers with essential information on how each of the fifty American states came into being from the time of the first explorers and settlers to becoming a state. It tells the story of how the United States was established over the course of four hundred years. A. Ward Burian examines what motivated brave souls to venture into an unknown wilderness and then delves into the time frame for each state’s discovery, settlement, and consolidation into the United States. With brief biographies interjected that spark human interest and provide perspective to what was taking place, The Creation of the American States shares a better understanding of how the North American continent was transformed from a wilderness into a powerful nation―state by state. A. Ward Burian first developed his love of history as a student at Dartmouth College. His forty-one years of business experience started in 1959 at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several New York City banks before partnering the creation of a money market and bond trading firm in Wall Street and London. In 1986, he co-partnered a residential real estate brokerage in Connecticut that was the first affiliate of Sotheby’s International Realty. Upon retirement, he was attracted to Williamsburg where he currently resides and became an associate member of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, a volunteer for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a volunteer researcher for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and an instructor at the Christopher Wren Association which is operated under the aegis of the College of William & Mary. He has also written George Washington’s Legacy of Leadership , published in 2007 by Morgan James Publishing. The Creation of the American States By A. Ward Burian Morgan James Publishing Copyright © 2019 A. Ward Burian All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-68350-909-7 Contents Preface, Introduction, PART ONE: The Thirteen Original Colonies, Chapter 1: Virginia, Chapter 2: New York, Chapter 3: Massachusetts, Chapter 4: Maryland, Chapter 5: Connecticut, Chapter 6: Rhode Island, Chapter 7: New Hampshire, Chapter 8: Delaware, Chapter 9: North Carolina, Chapter 10: New Jersey, Chapter 11: South Carolina, Chapter 12: Pennsylvania, Chapter 13: Georgia, PART TWO: The Additional 37 States In Chronological Order From Territory To Statehood, Chapter 14: Vermont, Chapter 15: Kentucky, Chapter 16: Tennessee, Chapter 17: Ohio, Chapter 18: Louisiana, Chapter 19: Indiana, Chapter 20: Mississippi, Chapter 21: Illinois, Chapter 22: Alabama, Chapter 23: Maine, Chapter 24: Missouri, Chapter 25: Arkansas, Chapter 26: Michigan, Chapter 27: Florida, Chapter 28: Texas, Chapter 29: Iowa, Chapter 30: Wisconsin, Chapter 31: California, Chapter 32: Minnesota, Chapter 33: Oregon, Chapter 34: Kansas, Chapter 35: West Virginia, Chapter 36: Nevada, Chapter 37: Nebraska, Chapter 38: Colorado, Chapter 39: North Dakota, Chapter 40: South Dakota, Chapter 41: Montana, Chapter 42: Washington, Chapter 43: Idaho, Chapter 44: Wyoming, Chapter 45: Utah, Chapter 46: Oklahoma, Chapter 47: New Mexico, Chapter 48: Arizona, Chapter 49: Alaska, Chapter 50: Hawaii, Epilogue, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Table A: Origin of Original 13 States, Table B: States by Date of Statehood, Maps: Territorial and State Maps, Sources for the Creation of the American States, CHAPTER 1 Virginia Founded as a colony in 1607 by John Smith and John Rolfe State on June 25, 1788 The First Colony As England was becoming a world power under Queen Elizabeth in the last half of the 16 century, it increasingly explored new trade routes to the Far East and the Americas. They were not alone as Spain and France were doing the same in an effort to claim new found lands as their own. Sir Walter Raleigh organized (but did not participate in) an expedition to Roanoke in 1584. He reported to Queen Elizabeth I that he had founded land that was ruled over by a Native American king by the name of "Wingina." The queen supposedly modified the name to "Virginia" in recognition of her being known as the "Virgin Queen." In 1606, a group of investors in England formed a joint stock company to explore Virginia and obtained a corporate charter from King James I. The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery were led by John Smith, John Rolfe, and Christopher Newport with 105 passengers and 39 crew. They entered the Chesapeake Bay in May of 1607 and sailed up a body of water they named James River to honor King James I. Selecting a protected location they built a fortified settlement and called it Jamestown. The venture was strictl