Date post: | 28-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | suzanna-whitehead |
View: | 216 times |
Download: | 0 times |
Virginia
VirginiaCreated by, Christina Wagner
1GeographerState Capital: RichmondRegion: Southeast3 Major Cities: Norfolk, Chesapeake, and ArlingtonMajor Rivers: Rappahannock, James, and York
Historian Date Admitted to the Union: June 25, 1788State Number: 10th state Major Historic Event: 1946- The Supreme Court rules that segregation laws to be illegal.
Economist Major Manufacturing Products: Chemicals, food, machinery, and transportation equipment Agriculture: Beef, cattle, broilers, corn, eggs, milk soybeans, tobacco, turkeys, and wheat
Political ScientistGovernor: Terry McAuliffeU.S. Senators: Tim Kaine and Mark Warner
State InformationState Nickname: Old Dominion and Mother of PresidentsState Dog: FoxhoundState Flower: Flowering DogwoodState Fish: Brook Trout
State Information [continued]Famous Person: Tomas Jefferson-Why? A man of many talents and the 3rd president. Those talents included studying ancient tools and bones.Place to Visit: The Pentagon-Why? The Pentagon is the headquarters of the US department, and its one of the largest office buildings in the world.