Initially, the United States consisted of 13 states, to which 37 states were added between the 19th and 20th centuries, thus reaching the current 50 states. The five largest cities are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix., the 50 states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idahi, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusett, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah , Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
