Why does the US have states?

Answer 1

Yes,50 of them. Alabama /ˌæləˈbæmə/ AL 181912141819-12-14 04,627,851 Montgomery Birmingham State of Alaska Alaska /əˈlæskə/ AK 195901031959-01-03 00,683,478 Juneau Anchorage State of Arizona Arizona /ˌærɪˈzoʊnə/ AZ 191202141912-02-14 06,338,755 Phoenix Phoenix State of Arkansas Arkansas /ˈɑrkənsɑː/ AR 183606151836-06-15 02,834,797 Little Rock Little Rock State of California California /ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjə/ CA 185009091850-09-09 36,553,215 Sacramento Los Angeles State of Colorado Colorado /ˌkɒləˈrædoʊ/ CO 187608011876-08-01 04,861,515 Denver Denver State of Connecticut Connecticut /kəˈnɛtɪkət/ CT 178801091788-01-09 03,502,309 Hartford Bridgeport[14] State of Delaware Delaware /ˈdɛləwɛər/ DE 178712071787-12-07 00,864,764 Dover Wilmington State of Florida Florida /ˈflɔrɪdə/ FL 184503031845-03-03 18,251,243 Tallahassee Jacksonville[15] State of Georgia Georgia /ˈdʒɔrdʒə/ GA 178801021788-01-02 09,544,750 Atlanta Atlanta State of Hawaii

Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian) Hawaii /həˈwaɪi/, [haʋaiʔi] HI 195908211959-08-21 01,283,388 Honolulu Honolulu State of Idaho Idaho /ˈaɪdəhoʊ/ ID 189007031890-07-03 01,499,402 Boise Boise State of Illinois Illinois /ɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ IL 181812031818-12-03 12,852,548 Springfield Chicago State of Indiana Indiana /ˌɪndiˈænə/ IN 181612111816-12-11 06,345,289 Indianapolis Indianapolis State of Iowa Iowa /ˈaɪəwə/ IA 184612281846-12-28 02,988,046 Des Moines Des Moines State of Kansas Kansas /ˈkænzəs/ KS 186101291861-01-29 02,775,997 Topeka Wichita Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky /kənˈtʌki/ KY 179206011792-06-01 04,241,474 Frankfort Louisville State of Louisiana Louisiana /luˌiziˈænə/ LA 181204301812-04-30 04,293,204 Baton Rouge New Orleans State of Maine Maine /ˈmeɪn/ ME 182003151820-03-15 01,317,207 Augusta Portland State of Maryland Maryland /ˈmɛrələnd/ MD 178804281788-04-28 05,618,344 Annapolis Baltimore[16] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts/ MA 178802061788-02-06 06,449,755 Boston Boston State of Michigan Michigan /ˈmɪʃɪgən/ MI 183701261837-01-26 10,071,822 Lansing Detroit State of Minnesota Minnesota /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ MN 185805111858-05-11 05,197,621 Saint Paul Minneapolis State of Mississippi Mississippi /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/ MS 181712101817-12-10 02,918,785 Jackson Jackson State of Missouri Missouri /mɪˈzʊəri, mɪˈzʊərə/ MO 182108101821-08-10 05,878,415 Jefferson City Kansas City[17] State of Montana Montana /mɑnˈtænə/ MT 188911081889-11-08 00,957,861 Helena Billings State of Nebraska Nebraska /nəˈbræskə/ NE 186703011867-03-01 01,774,571 Lincoln Omaha State of Nevada Nevada /nəˈvædə/ NV 186410311864-10-31 02,565,382 Carson City Las Vegas State of New Hampshire New Hampshire /nuˈhæmpʃɚ/ NH 178806211788-06-21 01,315,828 Concord Manchester[18] State of New Jersey New Jersey /nuˈdʒɝzi/ NJ 178712181787-12-18 08,685,920 Trenton Newark[19] State of New Mexico New Mexico /nuˈmɛksɪkoʊ/ NM 191201061912-01-06 01,969,915 Santa Fe Albuquerque State of New York New York /nuːˈjɔrk/ NY 178807261788-07-26 19,297,729 Albany New York[20] State of North Carolina North Carolina /ˌnɔrθˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə/ NC 178911211789-11-21 09,061,032 Raleigh Charlotte State of North Dakota North Dakota /ˌnɔrθdəˈkoʊtə/ ND 188911021889-11-02 00,639,715 Bismarck Fargo State of Ohio Ohio /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/ OH 180303011803-03-01 11,466,917 Columbus Columbus[21] State of Oklahoma Oklahoma /ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/ OK 190711161907-11-16 03,617,316 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City State of Oregon Oregon /ˈɔrɪgən/ OR 185902141859-02-14 03,747,455 Salem Portland Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania /ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnjə/ PA 178712121787-12-12 12,432,792 Harrisburg Philadelphia State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Rhode Island /roʊdˈaɪlənd/ RI 179005291790-05-29 01,057,832 Providence Providence State of South Carolina South Carolina /ˌsɑʊθkɛrəˈlaɪnə/ SC 178805231788-05-23 04,407,709 Columbia Columbia[22] State of South Dakota South Dakota /ˌsɑʊθdəˈkoʊtə/ SD 188911021889-11-02 00,796,214 Pierre Sioux Falls State of Tennessee Tennessee /ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ TN 179606011796-06-01 06,156,719 Nashville Memphis[23] State of Texas Texas /ˈtɛksəs/ TX 184512291845-12-29 23,904,380 Austin Houston[24] State of Utah Utah /ˈjuːtɑː/ UT 189601041896-01-04 02,645,330 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City State of Vermont Vermont /vɚˈmɑnt/ VT 179103041791-03-04 00,621,254 Montpelier Burlington Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia /vɚˈdʒɪnjə/ VA 178806251788-06-25 07,712,091 Richmond Virginia Beach[25] State of Washington Washington /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ WA 188911111889-11-11 06,468,424 Olympia Seattle State of West Virginia West Virginia /ˌwɛstvɚˈdʒɪnjə/ WV 186306201863-06-20 01,812,035 Charleston Charleston State of Wisconsin Wisconsin /wɪsˈkɑnsɪn/ WI 184805291848-05-29 05,601,640 Madison Milwaukee State of Wyoming Wyoming

Answer 2

it has states so that way we can idetnify the people in the union and to separate the country to be able to identify everything such if there was a flood and we had no states we would have trouble finding where it is but with states we know where it is and how to get there

-Chelsea