If you have a map of 19th century US and the names of the states are changed to Irish names, ie: Irish Sea , Mulligan, etc. And the question was to compare the map to a typical US map, would you answer with just explaining the obvious changes, or is there some hidden message to this? What would the purpose, other than, come Irish spoke Gaelic and to show that the US is their new "promised land" be. Other than that, I have seached for some 11th grade worthy answer to these questions and have not found one.

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If you have a map of 19th century US and the names of the states are changed to Irish names, ie:  Irish Sea , Mulligan, etc. And the question was to compare the map to a typical US map, would you answer with just explaining the obvious changes, or is there some hidden message to this?  What would the purpose, other than, come Irish spoke Gaelic and to show that the US is their new "promised land"  be.  Other than that, I have seached for some 11th grade worthy answer to these questions and have not found one.
Thak you.

Damon · Answer

State names usually have some historical significance, named after a native American chief or tribe (eg Massachusetts) or Historical Leader (Viginia for virgin queen Elizabeth or Pennsylvania for William Penn etc) or place where some settlers came from (New Whatever)