The States Season 1 Episode 2

Narrator: This next state was founded by religious extremists who did not believe in the separation of church and state. Since those early days it has evolved into what may be America's most liberal state, leading the way in the abolition of slavery and in support of universal education and healthcare. Greetings from Massachusetts, one of the original 13 colonies and the 6th state to join the Union.

Narrator: This next state boasts of plentiful game animals plus a rich and varied fish population, with more than 600,000 acres of lakes it attracts sportsmen from around the world. Greetings from Arkansas which became the 25th state on June 15th 1836.

Narrator: Every four years the people of this state gather in homes and schools for a unique political ritual called a caucus. The word comes from a Native American term that means "the gathering of tribal elders." Greetings from Iowa, which joined the Union on December 28, 1846 becoming the 29th state.