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”’New Jersey”’ is a state in the northeastern United States. The third state in the union. The state of New Jersey received its name because of the British island of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, located in the English Channel.

The capital of the state is Trenton.

New Jersey’s nicknames

The Garden State

Area

New Jersey area

Total 8,722.58 sq mi (22,591.38 km2)
Width 70 miles (112 km)
Length 170 miles (273 km)

History

The Dutch were the first who settled in New Jersey at the beginning of the 16th century. They called their colony New Netherlands, with its capital New Amsterdam (future New York). In 1664, the British captured these territories from the Dutch. Since its inception, the province of New Jersey had been distinguished by its ethnic and religious diversity.

At the end of the 17th century, many Quakers settled here, which sold half of the colony, Presbyterians, Anabaptists, and so on. In 1702, the lands were united under the rule of the English crown. In 1776, New Jersey was one of 13 colonies that rebelled against the government of the metropolis. During the American Revolutionary War, American and British troops repeatedly crossed the state; several crucial battles took place here. The “military capital” of the revolution was Morristown, where George Washington twice stationed troops. (The National History Park was created there.) In December 1776, the Washington Army crossed Delaware, after which two decisive battles of Trenton took place.  In this place, British troops were defeated, and then Washington attacked Princeton and won one more time.

December 18, 1787, New Jersey became the third state of the United States, and two years later was the first which ratified the Bill of Rights. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the state fought on the side of the Union, and within both World Wars was the center of military production: battleships, destroyers, and cruisers were built here.
Today, New Jersey, despite its advanced industry and high population density, is called the state of the gardens. There are a lot of picturesque places where people can relax in peace and quiet, lush and diverse vegetation, especially striking with its colors in the autumn, a lot of wild animals that live not only in remote oak and coniferous forests, but also practically near with people.

Demographics

Around 8,800,000 people live in the state of New Jersey. The average population density in the state is about 1210.10/sq mi  (467/km2). The majority of the population lives in the New York and Philadelphia areas, as well as on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

The largest cities in the state of New Jersey are Newark (about 280,000 inhabitants), Jersey City (about 250,000 inhabitants), Paterson (about 150,000 inhabitants), Elizabeth (about 125,000 inhabitants) , the capital of Trenton (about 85,000 inhabitants), Camden (about 80,000 inhabitants) and Passaic (about 70,000 inhabitants).

 TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in New Jersey

* Princeton University
* Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
* New Jersey Institute of Technology
* Seton Hall University
* Rowan University

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New Mexico

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”’New Mexico”’ is a mountainous state in the southwestern United States. The state is bordered by Colorado in the north, by Oklahoma and Texas in the east, by Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora in the south, and by Arizona in the west. The name of the state was received from Spanish Nuevo Mexico.

The capital of the state is Santa Fe.

New Mexico’s nicknames

Land of Enchantment

Area

New Mexico area

Total 121,699 sq mi (315,198 km2)
Width 343 miles (551 km)
Length 370 miles (595 km)

History

The ancestors of the Pueblo tribes lived here, creating the Anasazi culture known for its fantastic rock buildings dating the XII century BC. On the territory of New Mexico also the ancestors of the Apaches, Comanches, and Navajo lived. The Spaniards appeared here in the XVI century when they were looking for gold.
The first Europeans who visited these places were the Spaniard Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and his slave Estebanico.
In 1605, these lands became the Spanish province of New Mexico. In 1680, the Pueblo Indians rebelled. Many people were killed, and few survivors escaped. Several years later, the Spaniards conquered the lands of the state. Since 1771, New Mexico became part of the Spanish colony of New Spain. Napoleon sold the north of New Mexico to the United States in 1803.

The result of the Spanish American wars of independence (1810-1826) was the annexation of state areas to Mexico (1821), and the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) ended in the seizure of territory by the Americans. As a result of the acquisition of area by the USA from Mexico in 1853, the region of the state expanded, and the final boundaries were determined by 1863. In 1912, the 47th state of New Mexico appeared in the USA.
In the XX century, the state became the place of the creation of the most significant scientific base. In Los Alamos in the 1940s, the first nuclear bomb was tested, and after a few weeks, two nuclear warheads were dropped on Japan.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the astroclimate of the state attracted astronomers’ attention to it: in the Mayhill region there are more than a dozen observatories with remote access that allow an observer to control telescopes via the Internet from anywhere in the world.

Demographics

Around 2,100,000 people live in the state of New Mexico. The average population density in New Mexico is about 17.2/sq mi  (6.62/km2).

The largest city in the state is Albuquerque, where about 560,000 people live. Other big cities in New Mexico are Las Cruces (about 100,000 people), Rio Rancho (more than 90,000 people), the state capital Santa Fe (about 70,000 people) and Roswell (about 50,000 people).

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in New Mexico

* University of New Mexico
* New Mexico State University
* New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
* Eastern New Mexico University
* Western New Mexico University

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New York

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”’New York”’ is a state in the northeastern USA on the Atlantic coast, near the border with Canada. It is the largest state in the Mid-Atlantic States group. The state is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut in the east, by Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the south, by Erie and Ontario lakes and by the Canadian province of Ontario in the west, by the province of Quebec in the north.

The capital of the state is Albany.

New York’s nicknames

The Empire State

Area


New York area

Total 54,555 sq mi (141,300 km2)
Width 285 miles (455 km)
Length 330 miles (530 km)

History

The Iroquois and Algonquin Indian tribes lived on these lands. The indigenous people did not participate in the history of the state after Europeans began to rule here. The first European that visited territories of the state was Italian Giovanni Verrazano. It happened in 1524.
The first significant event in the history of the state was the visit of Henry Hudson, captain of the Dutch East India Trade Company. His name was immortalized in the name of the largest river in the state. On the river, he reached the place, near the current capital of the state. The fort of Nassau was built in 1614-1618 here. It was the first European settlement in this region.

Back in 1621, the Netherlands declared the vast territory of the state its colony called New Netherlands, and on the place of the New York City, the city of New Amsterdam was founded. Conflicts because of the territory began, and the Dutch governor, Peter Stuyvesant, surrendered a colony to the British. New colonizers immediately renamed the city in New York, in honor of the son of King Charles I of James Stewart, Duke of York. In 1688, New York and New Jersey entered the dominion of New England. In 1688-1689, a rebellion occurred in England, called the Glorious Revolution. The governor of New York, J. Lizler, taking advantage of the situation, raised a rebellion against the English crown. In 1691 it was crushed, and the power of the royal house was restored.
Nevertheless, a congressional assembly was created in the colony of New York.

Different battles were fought here during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence from the Metropolis was adopted in Philadelphia, and the representative of New York, R. Livingston, took part in the drafting of the text. In April 1777, New York ratified the USA Constitution, and in July 1778 it became the 11th state with its capital in Kingston. Since 1797, the capital of the state is Albany.

In 1825, the construction of the 540 km long Erie Canal, which connected the Great Lakes system with the Atlantic Ocean across the Hudson River, was completed. With its discovery, trade has significantly intensified. In 1831, the first USA railway between Albany and Schenectady began to operate, and already in the 1850s, the entire state was covered by a network of railways. In the period of the 1850s, New York became known as the leading industrial state of the country.
In the Civil War of 1861-1865, more than 500,000 New Yorkers fought on the side of the North.
The development of the state continued even more vigorously, since the flow of immigrants has not only not dried up, but has also increased significantly.

Demographics

Around 19,500,000 people live in the state of New York. The average population density in the state is about  416.42/sq mi  (159/km2).

The state of New York ranks second in the United States regarding the number of immigrants coming here. At the same time, internal emigration from the state, especially to Florida, is very high.

The state has the largest city in the United States – New York. The population of New York City exceeds 8,175,000 people, and the metropolis “Big New York” – about 19,000,000 people.

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in New York

* Cornell University
* Columbia University in the City of New York
* New York University
* University at Buffalo, State University of New York
* University of Rochester

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North Carolina

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”’North Carolina”’ is a state in the eastern United States, one of the so-called South Atlantic states. The name of the state was received from the province of Carolina, which was named by the English king Charles II in honor of his father – King Charles I.

The capital of the state is Raleigh.

North Carolina’s nicknames

Old North State, Tar Heel State

Area


North Carolina area


Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2)
Width 190 miles (305 km)
Length 330 miles (531 km)

History

North Carolina was the first American territory that was colonized by the British. Sir Walter Raleigh founded two colonies on the coast of North Carolina in the late 1580s.

By the end of the 17th century, several permanent settlements were founded on the territory that covered modern South Carolina and the State of Tennessee. In 1712, North Carolina became a separate colony. Seventeen years later, it again became Royal. In April 1776, North Carolina became the first colony that sent delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British crown.

North Carolina is one of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule in the American Revolution. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina ratified the Constitution and became the twelfth state in the Union.

Between the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War, North Carolina took measures to establish state and local governments. In 1840, the construction of the state capitol building in Raleigh was completed, where it is still located.

In the middle of the century, rural and commercial areas of the state became more connected due to the construction of a 129-mile wooden road.

In 1860, North Carolina was a state with a population of slightly less than 1 million people. Approximately one-third of the population were slaves. There were also about 30,000 free Afro-Americans residing in the state. North Carolina was the last state that left the Union during the Civil War in 1861. There were no major battles in North Carolina. All the troops of this state mostly fought in all the major battles in northern Virginia.

In the 20th century, North Carolina became a leader in agricultural industry. The state’s industrial output — mainly textiles, chemicals, electrical equipment, paper, and paper products — ranked eighth in the nation in the early 1990s. Tobacco, one of North Carolina’s earliest sources of income, remains vital to the local economy. Recently, technology became a driving force in the state, especially with the creation of the Research Triangle between Raleigh and Durham in the early 1950s.

Demographics

Around 9,660,000 people live in North Carolina. The average population density in the state is about 208.7 / sq mi (80.6 / km2).

The largest cities in North Carolina are Charlotte (over 730,000 inhabitants), the capital of Raleigh (about 410,000 inhabitants), Greensboro (about 270,000 inhabitants), Winston-Salem (about 230,000 inhabitants) and Durham (about 230,000 inhabitants).

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in North Carolina

* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
* Duke University
* North Carolina State University
* University of North Carolina at Charlotte
* Wake Forest University

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North Dakota

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”’North Dakota”’ is a state in the north of the central part of the United States, one of the so-called states of the Northwest Center.
The territory of Dakota was named after the Dakota Indians (one of the Sioux peoples) who lived on these lands.

The capital of North Dakota is Bismarck.

North Dakota’s nicknames

Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State

 Area

North Dakota area


Total 70,762 sq mi (183,843 km2)
Width 211 miles (340 km)
Length 335 miles (539 km)

History

Indian tribes of the Sioux group lived there. There were also tribes of Mandan, Hidatsa, and semi-nomadic Arikaras, who then united into an alliance of three tribes. The French-Canadian officer, explorer, and fur trader Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de La Vérendrye was the first European who came into contact with these tribes. He visited the Mandan village in 1738 and was surprised at the level of culture.

The Mandans were among the first local tribes that established trade relations with the Europeans. In 1803, after the Louisiana purchase, these lands stopped to be French possessions and became part of the United States. Since 1861, North Dakota and South Dakota were one territory. Only in 1889, they were divided. November 2, 1889, was the date of formation of the state of North Dakota.
The history of active development of the territory of the state began from this moment. The end of the XIX century was held in the construction of railways in the region. At the same time, the emigrants’ state was mastered, among which a prominent role belonged to the Russian Germans.

The twentieth century brought the state a commercial boom: at the beginning of the century, leading retail chains were formed in large cities of the state. Their owners were among the first in North Dakota that had mastered the mail order system at the end of the 19th century.
In the middle of the last century, state politicians declared themselves isolationists. Following these trends, the United States was not recommended to participate in the Cold War and some national conflicts in foreign territories.

From the 1980s to the beginning of the 21st century there was a cutback of economic activity. Many associate it with the accumulated demographic problems of the region. In recent years there has been a small but relatively stable influx of immigrants. The state is still famous for its developed farming culture.

Demographics

More than 700,000 people live in North Dakota. The average population density in the state is about 11.70/sq mi  (3.83/km2).

The largest cities in North Dakota are Fargo (about 110,000 inhabitants), Bismarck (about 65,000 inhabitants), Grand Forks (about 50,000 inhabitants), Minot (about 45,000 inhabitants) and West Fargo (about 30,000 inhabitants).

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in North Dakota

* University of North Dakota
* North Dakota State University
* Minot State University
* University of Mary
* Valley City State University

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Ohio

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”’Ohio”’ is a state in the north-east of the Midwest USA, the first state included in the confederation after the adoption of the Order of the North-West in 1787.
The name Ohio received from the name of the Ohio River, the most affluent tributary of the greatest river of North America – the Mississippi. In turn, the name of the Ohio River comes from the word ohi-yo, which means “big river” in the language of the Iroquois Indians.

The capital of the state is Columbus.

Ohio’s nicknames

The Buckeye State, Birthplace of Aviation, The Heart of It All

Area


Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km2)
Width 220 miles (355 km)
Length 220 miles (355 km)

 History

Archaeological excavations confirm that the territory of Ohio was inhabited by nomadic tribes 15 thousand years ago. But the nomads disappeared for an unknown reason three thousand years ago.
On the territory of Ohio, the Serpent Mound is preserved – the oldest monument of the legendary and mysterious Indian culture of Aden. There are still discussions about the ethnicity of these people of the pre-Columbian era, who built funerary complexes, conducted elaborate ceremonies, built houses and entire villages engaged in farming. Later, the Algonquin Indians came here, as well as the Sioux and the Iroquois, but they were far from the level of the people of the vanished Aden culture.

The first European in Ohio was Frenchman Adrien Jolliet. At the same time, French trackers discovered the Ohio River, and only then the British came here that bought fur from local Indians, buy themselves, beaver The peaceful coexistence of competing merchants did not work out, and in the 1740s in Ohio, open armed clashes began between the French and the British. Then the Anglo-French colonial war of 1754-63 began. The territory of Ohio passed to Great Britain.

But, having beaten the French, the British faced fierce resistance from the indigenous population. The Indians gathered in a tribal alliance led by the leader Pontiac and killed many British colonists. The French promised help to the Indians, but they did not keep their words, and the Indians were forced to retreat. In the history of North America, Ohio received the sad glory of the place where the bloodiest massacres and scalping of Indians – including women and children – by white settlers occurred. The British and Americans were also helped by the fact that the Indians did not have immunity against the diseases brought from the Old World, and the Redskins almost all became extinct during epidemics of fever.

In 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended, which began in 1775, and the territory of Ohio passed to the Americans. August 20, 1794, there was a famous Battle of fallen trees, in which the remnants of Indian tribes were defeated. In 1803, Ohio became the seventeenth state of the United States. At the same time began the mass eviction of the remaining Indians on a reservation on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

During the Civil War between the North and the South of 1861-65, the Ohio state reaffirmed its crucial importance for the United States: its railways played a decisive role in the delivery of goods and troops, and in the army of northerners most soldiers were from Ohio.

Demographics

About 11.6 million people live in Ohio. The average population density in the state is about 282/sq mi  (109/km2).

The largest cities of Ohio are Columbus (about 800,000 inhabitants), Cleveland (about 400,000 inhabitants), Cincinnati (about 300,000 inhabitants), Toledo (almost 300,000 inhabitants), Akron (about 300,000 inhabitants) and Dayton (about 150,000 inhabitants).

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in Ohio

* The Ohio State University
* University of Cincinnati
* Case Western Reserve University
* Kent State University
* Ohio University

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Oklahoma

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”’Oklahoma”’ is a state in the south of the central part of the USA. The name of the state received from the Choctawan Indian, and means “red people.”

The capital of the state is Oklahoma-city.

Oklahoma’s nicknames

Area


Oklahoma area

Total 69,899 sq mi (181,040 km2)
Width 230 miles (370 km)
Length 465 miles (750 km)

History

About 9 thousand years ago Paleo-Indians lived in this land, belonging to the Clovis culture. Their descendants were visited by Europeans in 1541 when conquistador Francisco de Coronado arrived there. The inhabitants of Spain came there in search of the mythical Seven golden cities. But, disappointed with the view of poor Indian homes, they quickly left.

The Wichita, Kuapo, Kaddo, Osage and Pueblo Indian tribes lived there sedentary. They grew maize, beans, pumpkins, and melons. Comanches, Choctaws, Seminoles, Utah, and Apaches were engaged in collecting and hunting. From time to time, the tribes fought in different tribal alliances, but the rest of the time they traded with each other. From the 17th century, French merchants, who bought fur, were frequent visitors, and in 1800 Spain gave control over the territory to the French. In 1803, a Louisiana deal took place, as a result of which the United States acquired their colonies from France, including Oklahoma.

By giving the Indians the right to own these lands, the USA government reserved the right to control it. The military forts, trading posts, and the first ranches were built. In 1820, an unsuccessful attempt was made to convert the Redskins to Christianity, then reservations were made. On April 22, 1889, the government officially allowed white settlers to live there. Settlement were built very quickly. The Indians did not like this. In 1905, they commissioned the Cherokee leader to write his constitution called the Sequoia Convention, but Congress rejected this document. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma officially became the 46th USA state with the capital of Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma survived the shock on April 19, 1955. Then, 168 people died in an explosion in a car bomb in Oklahoma City. The explosion destroyed the federal building named after Alfred Marr, damaged 324 buildings within a radius of 16 blocks. It was the most massive terrorist attack in the recent history of the United States (not counting the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, in New York).

Demographics

Around 3,800,000 people live in Oklahoma. The average population density in Oklahoma is about 55.2/sq mi  (21.3/km2).

The largest city in the state is Oklahoma City, with about 600,000 people living here. Other major cities in Oklahoma are Tulsa (about 400,000 people), Norman (more than 110,000 people), Broken Arrow (more than 100,000 people) and Lawton (about 100,000 people).

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in Oklahoma

* The University of Oklahoma
* Oklahoma State University
* The University of Tulsa
* The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
* University of Central Oklahoma

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Oregon

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”’Oregon”’ is a mountainous state in the northwestern United States, one of the so-called Pacific states. One of the most popular versions of the state name is the hypothesis about the origin of the word Oregon from the French ouragan (hurricane). Initially, the land of modern Oregon, European researchers called “Ouragon,” and only later changed its name to the current one.

The capital of the state is Salem.

Oregon’s nicknames

The Beaver State

Area

Oregon area

Total 98,381 sq mi (254,806 km2)
Width 400 miles (640 km)
Length 360 miles (580 km)

History

The territory of Oregon was settled by the tribes of the Indian’s tribes several thousands BC. By the time the first Europeans arrived in Oregon, the Indians of the Bannocks, Shasta, Klamath, Chinook, Nez-Perce, Kalapuya peoples, prayed, Takelema and others lived here.

The first European explorer of Oregon was the Spaniard Juan Pérez Hernandez, who in 1774 headed the expedition that studied the northwest coast of America. In 1778, the Oregon coast was explored by the famous English navigator James Cook. In 1805, an American expedition came to the territory from the east. It was organized by the President of the United States for the exploration of the areas of the “colony of Louisiana” bought by the United States from France in 1803. In March 1811, the first permanent European settlement in Oregon was founded – Fort Astoria. In 1818, England and the United States signed an agreement on the joint development of the “Oregon lands,” and no specific border between states was established here.

In the early forties of the XIX century, there was a growth of immigrants in Oregon from the east of the USA. This caused an increase of tension between Britain and the United States, even a military conflict was brewing, but in 1846 in Washington, an agreement was signed that established the border between the British colonies in Canada and the American lands in Oregon.

On February 14, 1859, the USA Congress decided to admit Oregon to the union as the thirty-third state of the United States. During the years of the Oregon Civil War, cavalry and infantry regiments were formed, mainly guarding trade routes and settlements in the Northwest United States. A new impulse to the economy was given by the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway in the eighties of the 19th century, which connected the northwestern states with the Midwestern United States. By the beginning of the 20th century, Oregon was a major producer of lumber, as well as wheat, fruit, and other agricultural products.

In the post-war decades, Oregon ceased to be a state-dependent only on logging and agriculture. Various branches of industry, including high-tech, were actively developing there.

Demographics

About 3,870,000 people live in the state. The average population density in Oregon is about 39.9/sq mi  (15.0/km2).

The largest cities of the state are Portland (more than 580,000 inhabitants), Eugene (about 160,000 inhabitants) and the state capital, Salem (about 155,000 inhabitants). All of them are located in the area of the Valley of the River Willmet, where most of the inhabitants of the state live.

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in Oregon

* Oregon State University
* University of Oregon
* Portland State University
* Oregon Health & Science University
* Reed College

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Pennsylvania

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”’Pennsylvania”’, officially, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is one of the states of the United States.

The name of the state is received from the Latin words Penn Sylvania, which means “Penn’s Land and Forests.”
The state of Pennsylvania got this name because the English king Charles II donated the lands of modern Pennsylvania to William Penn. This gift was made to pay off the king’s debt to the father of William Penn, Admiral Penn, in whose honor the new colony was named.

The capital of the state is Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania’s nicknames

Keystone State, Quaker State

Area

Pennsylvania area

Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km2)
Width 283 miles (455 km)
Length 170 miles (273 km)

History

This region has been inhabited by Indian tribes of Delaware, Susquehannock, Iroquois, Erie, and Shonie for centuries. The first European who visited Pennsylvania was Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano. He explored the east coast of North America in 1524. At the beginning of the XVII century, a dispute broke out between England and Holland because of the lands of the state. By the 1630s, Sweden joined the conflict. The territory first came into the possession of the Dutch, and by 1664 finally ceded England.
In the XX century, Pennsylvania was in the group of leaders in the number of coal mines.

In the 18th century, Pennsylvania became a refuge for Europeans who did not agree with the religious and political doctrines of their governments. The ranks of the inhabitants of the colony were replenished by Germans, Scots and Irish, and the Dutch have lived here since the times of New Holland. An agreement was concluded between the Indians and Christians here – an alliance with the people of Leni-Lenape. Then the agreement was violated during the French-Indian War (1754-1763). After its end, the Indians’ dissatisfaction resulted in the “Pontiac Rise,” named for the leader of the Ottawa tribe.

Subsequently, Pennsylvania became the scene of the battles of the Civil War. There, near the Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), a battle took place, which is considered a turning point in the development of the war. Besides, it was Pennsylvania that provided the northerners with everything needed: from food to warships built at local shipyards. The state also performed the same role during World War II.
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed here. At its announcement, residents were called by the ringing of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall Bell Tower (now it is one of the main symbols of the United States). Here, the delegates of the thirteen first independent states adopted the Constitution of the country, which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ratified on December 12, 1787, becoming the second state of the Union after Delaware. Before moving to Washington, the USA federal government worked in this city.

The 19th century was the time of the era of the Pennsylvania Oil Fever, which began in 1859 with the drilling of the very first USA well near the town of Titusville. But by the end of the century, the attention of industrialists switched to the extraction of coal and iron ore. The steel industry of the state became the basis for the emergence of powerful financial dynasties. In the 1980s, an industrial crisis caused by a decrease in coal demand turned Pennsylvania from the leading state of the USA Industrial Belt into the economically depressed territory of the Rust Belt of the country. And the state authorities have relied on the development of innovative high-tech production, tourism, and the service sector.

 Demographics

Pennsylvania has more than 12,700,000 people, with an average population density of about 284/sq mi  (110/km2).

The largest cities of Pennsylvania are Philadelphia (about 1,530,000 inhabitants), Pittsburgh (more than 300,000 inhabitants) and Allentown (about 120,000 inhabitants). In the capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg city about 50,000 people live.

 TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in Pennsylvania

* Penn State University
* University of Pennsylvania
* Carnegie Mellon University
* University of Pittsburgh
* Temple University

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Rhode Island

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”’Rhode Island”’, officially, The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is the smallest state in the USA, located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
The name of the state is received from the Dutch words Roodt Eylandt, which means “red island.”

The capital of the state is Providence.

Rhode Island’s nicknames

The Ocean State, Little Rhody

 Area


Rhode Island area


Total 1,214 sq mi (3,144 km2)
Width 37 miles (60 km)
Length 48 miles (77 km)

History

Baptist Roger Williams arrived on the lands of the future state as a refugee from the colony of Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay and bought a piece of land on the Cape of Narragansett Bay from the Indians. William called this place “Providence Plantations” and urged his fellow believers to him. After two years large groups of dissidents from the church arrived on the island. In 1638, part of the colonists bought Rod Island from the Indians.

In 1663, King Charles II of England supported the colony with his charter, which stated that its inhabitants had the right to freedom of religion and self-government.
The relations between the colonists and the Algonquian Indians of the Wampanoag, Narragansett, and Niantic were quite good, but over time conflicts began. In 1675-1676, the war of King Philip broke out. After this war, in which the colonists won, there were no more conflicts with the Indians. King James II in 1686 created the dominion of New England, and Rhode Island was forced to enter it. Under King William of Orange, Rhode Island’s independence was restored. On May 4, 1776, the state declared its independence from the British crown in the context of the inflamed American Revolutionary War. Two months later, the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

Rhode Island entered the United States on May 29, 1790, as part of the first group of 13 British colonies.
The state received its first impetus to the creation of industry in 1764 when it refused to continue using the free labor of slaves. In a short time the state’s population growth due to immigrants who came to Rhode Island in search of work. The newcomers were mostly Europeans.
During the Second World War, Rhode Island became the largest supplier of torpedo shells in the United States. After 1945, when there were no military orders, a period of stagnation began in the state’s economy, accompanied by rising unemployment and, as a result, crime. Until the early 1980s, Rhode Island was considered one of the most criminal regions of the country.
The diversification of the economy, including the expansion of services, was chosen as an alternative to this situation. The state has developed very well the improvement of a complex of medical services; today, health care makes the most significant contribution to its GDP.

Demographics

Rhode Island has more than 1,050,000 people. The average population density in the state is about 1006/sq mi  (388/km2).

The largest cities in Rhode Island are Providence (more than 180,000 inhabitants), Warwick (more than 80,000 inhabitants), Cranston (about 80,000 inhabitants), Pawtucket (more than 70,000 inhabitants) and East Providence (about 50,000 inhabitants).

TOP 5 Universities

Best Universities in Rhode Island

* Brown University
* University of Rhode Island
* Rhode Island School of Design
* Johnson and Wales University
* Rhode Island College

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