i heard that 11 of the 50 states were named after people but it didnt say what states or the people they were named after does anyone know please help it interested me and now i wanna knowWww@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Delaware; named in turn for Sir Thomas West Georgia; In honor of George II of England Louisiana; In honor of Louis XIV of France Maine; It has been considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles I of England!. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France!. Maryland; In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England) North Carolina; In honor of Charles I of England New York; In honor of the Duke of York Pennsylvania; In honor of Adm!. Sir William Penn South Carolina; In honor of Charles I of England Virginia; In honor of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England Washington; In honor of George Washington West Virginia; In honor of Elizabeth, “Virgin Queen” of EnglandWww@QuestionHome@Com Delaware: named for Sir Thomas West, the 12th Baron De La Warr!. Georgia: in honor of King George II of England!. Louisiana: the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle named the region Louisiana to honor France's King Louis XIV in 1682!. New York: named in honor of the Duke of York North Carolina and South Carolina: the word Carolina is from the word Carolus, the Latin form of Charles!. Charles I (1600-1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, from March 27, 1625 until his execution in 1649!. Pennsylvania: the name Pennsylvania is a Latinized word made up of Penn + sylva "woods" + nia (noun suffix) or, roughly, "Penn's Woodland", named in honor of Admiral Penn!. Washington: in honor of the first president of the United States, George Washington!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Washington, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania are currently states!. Franklin was a state at one time!. That makes ten!. If there must be one more, could it be New York, named to honor the Duke of York, the future King James II!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Virginia, for Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen) Pennsylvania, for William Penn Georgia, for King George II Maryland, for Henrietta Marie, wide of Geroege II Delaware, Lord De La Warr Louisianna, for Louis XVI of France New York, for the Duke of York North Carolina, South Carolina, for Charles I Washington, for George Washington and West Virgina, again for Elizabeth I!.!. Thats the ones I know of!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Washington (after George) Virginia ( after the virgin queen, Elizabeth) Georgia (after King George) Pennsylvania (after William Penn's father, meaning Penn's Woods) New York (after the Duke of York) Maryland (after queen something or other, I forgot) Louisianna (after France's King Louis) I can't think of any more!. There are several named after Indian tribes so perhaps they mean that!?Www@QuestionHome@Com See below!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |