U.S. history

  • Idaho Genealogy

    Oct 19

    This is a landlocked, mountainous state in the western portion of the United States. The Native Indians associated with this region include the Nez Pierce and Coeur d'Alene people in the northern section and the Bannock tribe, along with the Northern and Western Shoshone tribes were in southern Idaho. Lewis and Clark expedition for the United...

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  • Hawaii Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The state encompasses the volcanic Hawaiian Island chain with hundreds of island covering some 1,500 miles. Long before it was a state of the United States, it was the Kingdom of Hawaii, from 1810 to 1893, an independent nation with diplomatic relations with other countries. The earliest possible settlers may have been the Polynesians people arri...

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  • Georgia Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The southeastern state of Georgia has been home to numerous Native American Indian tribes over the centuries. There were first pre-European Indian cultures dating back to 1,000 BC to 1,000 AD. The ones with the most influence in Georgia genealogy would be the tribes at the time the first Europeans arrived. There were the Creek, Cherokee, Yamas...

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  • Florida Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The peninsula of Florida was once considered a vast wilderness filled with lowlands, swamps and marshes. People from many regions have come over the years envisioning paradise and have made it their goal to make sure Florida was a wonderful haven. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León arrived in 1513 to this peninsula and called the region ...

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  • District of Columbia Genealogy

    Oct 19

    This district, is not a state, rather a territory founded on July 16, 1790 to serve as the young nation’s federal capital. A new "federal city" was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac River, to the east of the established settlement at Georgetown in Maryland, personally selected by President George Washington. Land for the distri...

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  • Connecticut Genealogy

    Oct 19

    One of the original 13 colonies of America, it was the 5th state to join the new nation in 1788. The earliest settlers to Connecticut were in 1636, coming from the Massachusetts colonies to start fresh. Native Indians, African-Americans and white Europeans have lived in this small land region for centuries. The Dutch first settled in the area...

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  • Colorado Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The main physical feature of Colorado are the Rocky Mountains. The plateau and mountainous regions provide abundance of rich national resources such as silver and gold. Most of the croplands are east of the Rockies. The land has been part of Spanish and Mexican holdings in the 17th century and into the early 1800s. In its earliest settlements,...

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  • California Genealogy

    Oct 19

    With great physically diverse lands in California and being large-sized it has attracted all types of people over the years. The state has hills, mountains, great forests, Pacific Ocean border, valley regions and deserts. The Spanish expedition led by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, first sailed on the Pacific west coast from Mexico in 1542. Settl...

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  • Arkansas Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The lands of Arkansas with its natural resources include abundant water; vast forests of quick-growing pines and valuable hardwoods. There are extensive deposits of oil, natural gas, and many other minerals. The first Europeans were Hernando de Soto's Spanish expedition which crossed the Mississippi River to Arkansas in 1541, spending several ...

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  • Arizona Genealogy

    Oct 19

    The lands of Arizona had been under Spain and then Mexico’s control and influence for centuries. Before the Europeans were the native Indian tribes of Navajos, Apache, Hopi and Zuni, some dating back to 15,000 BC. Centuries before the Spanish; the Hopi and Zuni had their cliff-dwelling villages. The Apache and Navajos had established villages...

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