Answer:
Most States had their names derived from a simple Linguistic tradition of naming a place according to what the locals called it.
Explanation:
If we study the etymology of the names of US States, it becomes very clear that as Europeans started to take over local lands, they wanted to maintain the 'exotic factor' and uniqueness of the land and it's location tradition.
Even today, the names honor the long lost tribes and languages of North America.
For example, The State of IOWA is named after the local native American tribes of the Iwoas. KANSAS is named after the local tribe of Kaw, another native American tribe.
Some other names pay tribute to what others called their home. For example the Sioux tribe used to call their home Dakota, which means friends in their language. Today, the State is called Dakota.
Other States have even more interesting origins such as the State of Georgia which was named after King George of England.
The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony practiced a theocratic government that were limited to church members. They maintained a strict Puritan religious beliefs and made sure that no other independent religious views were allowed in.
The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War, gaining independence from the British Crown and establishing the United States of America, the first modern democracy.
Geography played a major part in shaping the first civilization. It helped them develop in the Huange He Valley, where rich soil was good for farming.
Britain annexes New Zealand 1838
United States warships arrive in Japan demanding that Japan opens its port trade 1853
New Zealand becomes independent 1853
Meiji restoration 1868
Sino Japanese war 1894
United States annexes Hawaii 1898
Spanish American war 1898
Australia becomes an independent commonwealth January 01 1901
Filipino US conflict 1899 1902
Russo Japanese war 1904 1905
