The first non-native country to make a settlement in each of the U.S.
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Countries who founded first non-native settlement
France: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Maine, Vermont, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
Spain: California, Arizona, New Mexico, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee.
Great Britain: Washington, Oregon, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rode Island, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, West Virgina.
The Netherlands: Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware.
Sweden: Pennsylvania
The United States: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma.
Russia: Alaska.
I love maps like this. I’m sure 99 percent could not have correctly identified each States first non native settlers.
I’m pretty sure the Spanish were ahead of the French in Florida.