Our “United” States, Their Capitals and Other Bits of

Knowledge

Kelly JeremiahW200/W531

Monday 11:30 Spring 02

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What is the capital of Alabama?Click the star to find out.

Montgomery

Motto: We dare defend our rights.

Origin of name: means “tribal town” in Creek Indian language.

Admission to Statehood: December 14, 1819

State Tree: Southern Longleaf Pine

State Flower: Camellia

State Bird: Yellowhammer

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Famous Alabamians: Hank Aaron, Carl Lewis, Rosa Parks

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Motto: FriendshipName origin: Caddo Indian word

meaning“friends”

She became a state on December 29, 1845

Tree: PecanFlower: BluebonnetBird: Mockingbird

Famous Texans:George W. Bush,Michael Johnson,

Dan Rather

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Indiana

The Hoosier State

Indianapolis

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Motto: The Crossroads of America

Name origin: Land of the Indians

Admission to Statehood:

December 11,1816

Tree: Tulip

Flower: Peony

Bird: Cardinal

Famous Hoosiers: David Letterman, Larry Bird, Michael Jackson

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What is Hawaii’s capital?Find out by clicking on the star.

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Motto: The life of the land isPerpetual in righteousness.

Origin of name: Hawaiian word “Owhyhee”

meaning homelandBecame a state on August 21, 1959

Tree: KukuiFlower: Hibiscus

Bird: Nene

Famous Hawaiians: King Kamehamea, Queen Liliuokalani, Don Ho,

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Do you know what the capital of Oregon is?

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Motto: She flies with her own wings.

Became a state:

February 14, 1859

Tree: Douglas Fir

Flower: Oregon grape

Bird: Western

Meadowlark

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Famous Oregonians: Dave Kingman, Pat Schroder

Salt Lake City

What is the Capital?Click the star to find out.

Motto: IndustryOrigin of name: Ute Indian language

meaning “people of the mountains”

Became a state: January 4, 1896Tree: Blue SpruceFlower: Sego lily

Bird: California SeagullLocation of 2002 Winter Olympics

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Famous Utahns: Butch Cassidy, Donny & Marie Osmond, Brigham Young

Utah

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Pennsylvania

Harrisburg

Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence

Origin of name: Named in honor of Admiral William Penn

Became a state: December 12, 1787

Tree: Eastern Hemlock

Flower: Mountain Laurel

Bird: Ruffed GrouseFamous Pennsylvanians: Louisa May Alcott,

Daniel Boone, Bill Cosby, Tara Lipinski

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South DakotaThe Mount Rushmore

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Motto: Under Godthe People rule.

Name origin:named for the

Dacotah (Sioux) IndiansReceived statehood: November 2, 1889Tree: Black Hills

SpruceFlower: Pasque Flower

Bird: Ring-neckedPheasant

Famous South Dakotans: Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Tom Brokaw

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What is the capital city of

South Carolina?Click on the star to find out.

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Motto: While I breathe, I hope.Name origin: named in honor of

England’s King Charles IShe became a state on May 23, 1788

Tree: Sabal PalmettoFlower: Yellow Jasmine

Bird: Great Carolina Wren

Famous South Carolinans: James Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Vanna White, William Westmoreland.