CALIFORNIA. First settled on the Pacific slope. Formed from Mexican territory. Adopted a Constitution November 13, 1849. Admitted September 9, 1850. Area, 155,500 square miles. Population in 1850, 92,597; 1860, 380, 194. MINNESOTA. First settled on the St. Peter's River in 1805. Formed from Indian territory. Admitted May 11, 1858. Area, 81,259 square miles. Population in 1850, 6,077; 1860, 172,143. First settled by the Spaniards. Formed from Indian territory. OREGON. Adopted a Constitution in November, 1857. Admitted February 12, 1859. Area, 95,274 square miles. Population in 1850, 12,093; 1860, 52,405. Area, 109,600 square miles. Population in 1850, 11,380; 1860, 188, 193. Organized September 9, 1850. NEW MEXICO. Area, 124,450 square miles. Population in 1850, 61,547; 1860, no census. Organized November 2, 1853. WASHINGTON. Area, 71,300 square miles. Population in 1850, 1,201; 1860, 11,068. Organized May 30, 1854. NEBRASKA. Area, 122,007 square miles. Population in 1850, 10,716; 1863, 12,519. Organized in 1861. COLORADO. Area, 105,818 square miles. Population in 1860, 34,277. Established under the First Article of the Constitution of the United States: Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United States," &c. In pursuance of which provision the State of Maryland, December 23, 1788, passed “An act to cede to Congress a district of ten miles square in this State, for the seat of the Government of the United States." And the State of Virginia, December 3, 1789, passed "An act for the cession of ten miles square, or any lesser quantity of territory within this State, to the United States in Congress assembled, for the permanent seat of the General Government." These cessions were accepted by Congress, as required by the Constitution, and the permanent seat of Government established by the "Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States," approved July 16, 1790; and the act to amend the same, approved March 3, 1791. The district of ten miles square was accordingly located, and its lines and boundaries particularly established by a proclamation of George Washington, President of the United States, March 30, 1791, and by the "Act concerning the District of Columbia," approved February 27, 1801, Congress assumed complete jurisdiction over the said District, as contemplated by the framers of the Constitution. Area, 50 square miles. Population in 1850, 51,687; 1860, 75,080. In 1846, that portion of the District lying south of the Potomac was retroceded to Virginia by act of Congress. Slavery was abolished in this District by an act of Congress, approved April 16, 1862. ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF STATES. Maine was so called as early as 1623, from Maine, in France, of which Henrietta Maria, Queen of England, was at that time proprietor. Popular name-The Lumber or Pine Tree State. New Hampshire was the name given to the territory conveyed by the Plymouth Company to Captain John Mason, by patent, November 7th, 1629, with reference to the patentee, who was Governor of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. Popular name— The Granite State. Vermont was so called by the inhabitants in their Declaration of Independence, January 16, 1777, from the French verd mont, the Green Mountains. Popular nameThe Green Mountain State. Massachusetts was so called from Massachusetts Bay, and that from the Massachusetts tribe of Indians, in the neighborhood of Boston. The tribe is thought to have derived its name from the Blue Hills of Milton. "I had learnt," says Roger Williams, "that the Massachusetts was so called from the Blue Hills." Popular name-The Bay State. Rhode Island was so called in 1664, in reference to the Island of Rhodes, in the Mediterranean. Popular name-Little Rhody. Connecticut was so called from the Indian name of its principal river. Connecticut is a Mocheakannew word, signifying long river. Popular names—The Nutmeg or Free Stone State. New York was so called in 1664, in reference to the Duke of York and Albany, to whom this territory was granted by the King of England. Popular names-The Empire or Excelsior State. New Jersey was so called in 1664, from the Island of Jersey, on the coast of France, the residence of the family of Sir George Carteret, to whom the territory was granted. Pennsylvania was so called in 1681, after William Penn. Popular name-The Key stone State. Delaware was so called in 1703, from Delaware Bay, on which it lies, and which received its name from Lord de la War, who died in this bay. Popular names-The Blue Hen or Diamond State. Maryland was so called in honor of Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I, in his patent to Lord Baltimore, June 30th, 1632. Virginia was so called in 1584, after Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen of England. Popular names-The Old Dominion, or Mother of States. Carolina was so called by the French in 1564, in honor of King Charles IX, of France. Popular name of South Carolina-The Palmetto State; of North CarolinaThe Old North or Turpentine State. Georgia was so called in 1732, in honor of King George II. Alabama was so called in 1814, from its principal river, meaning here we rest. Mississippi was so called in 1800, from its western boundary. Mississippi is said to denote the whole river, i. e., the river formed by the union of many. Popular name— The Bayou State. Louisiana was so called in honor of Louis XIV of France. Popular name-The Creole State. Tennessee was so called in 1796, from its principal river. The word Ten-as-se is said to signify a curved spoon. Popular name-The Big-Bend State. Kentucky was so called in 1792, from its principal river. Popular name—The State of the Dark and Bloody Ground. Illinois was so called in 1809, from its principal river. This word is said to signify the river of men. Popular names-The Sucker or Prairie State. Indiana was so called in 1809, from the American Indians. Popular name-The Hoosier State. Ohio was so called in 1802, from its southern boundary. Popular name-The Buckeye State. Meaning of Indian word Ohio-i, Beautiful. Missouri was so called in 1821, from its principal river. muddy water. Michigan was so called in 1805, from the lake on its border. a weir for fish. Popular name-The Wolverine State. Arkansas was so called in 1812, from its principal river. name-The Bear State. Indian name, meaning Indian name, meaning Indian name. Popular Florida was so called by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1572, because it was discovered ou Easter Sunday; in Spanish, Pascua Florida. Wisconsin was so called from its principal river. Indian name, meaning wild rushing river. Iowa was so called from its principal river. Popular name-Hawkeye State. Indian name, meaning the sleepy ones. Indian name, meaning river of the west. Oregon was so called from its principal iver. California, a Spanish word, and named from an arm of the Pacific Ocean. Popular name-The Golden State. Texas, a Spanish word applied to the Republic. Popular name-The Lone Star State. Kansas is an Indian name, meaning the smoky water. West Virginia. So called after Virginia. Nevada is a Spanish word, meaning white with snow. Remarks. POPULATION OF THE SEVERAL STATES, THE RATIO OF REPRESENTATION, AND THE NUMBER OF REPRE- First Census, taken in August, 1790. Massachusetts.. ..do.. ..do...... Feb. 6, 1788 378,717 Do. Do. Rhode Island. .do.. ..do...... May 29, 1790 69, 110 Do. Do. Connecticut. do.. .do...... Jan. 9, 1788 238, 141 Do. Do. New York. do.. .do.. July 26, 1788 340, 120 Do. Do. New Jersey. do.. .do.. .Dec. 18, 1787 184, 139 4 Do. Do. Pennsylvania .do. do.. .Dec. 12, 1787 434, 373 Do. Do. Delaware do. .do.. .Dec. 7, 1787 59, 096 Do. Do. Maryland .do. do.. April 28, 1788 319, 728 Do. Do. Virginia do.. .do.. ..June 26, 1788 748,308 10 Do. Do. North Carolina do. do. .Nov. 21, 1789 393, 751 Do. Do. South Carolina do. do. May 23, 1788 249, 073 Do. Do. Georgia... do. do. . Jan. 2, 1788 82,548 Do. Do. Vermont do. do. . March 4, 1791 85,539 Kentucky. do. do. June 1, 1792 73,077 See Williams's History of Vermont. Census of 1790. No census of Territory Territorial census. See American State See American State Papers, Mis., vol. i, Census of 1810. No census of Territory Territorial census. See American State Territorial census. See American State |