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Understanding the United States of America

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The United States is made up of 50 States, that each have their own separate government.

A state can be defined by the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.

Each state has their own capital, that is the headquarters of their state government.

What is a State?

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There were 13 original colonies, and when the United States broke away from Britain those colonies became the first States of America.

With the expansion westward the United States grew to 38 states in just 100 years of being an independent country.

Since the beginning of the 20th century the United States has added 5 states, with the most recent being Alaska in 1959.

Background of the States

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What State is this???A. Wyoming

B. Florida

C. California

D. Massachusetts

New York

Delaware

Hawaii

Colorado

What was the First State?

A.New Orleans

B.Columbia

C.Little Rock

D.Jackson

What is the Capital of Mississippi?

California

Alaska

Texas

Rhode Island

What is the largest State of the U.S.A.?

What is the most populated State?

A.Ohio

B.California

C.New York

D.Texas

Which of these is not a State?Guam

Idaho

Wyoming

Maine

What State is Kansas City in? Nebraska

Kansas

Missouri

New Mexico

What State’s nickname is the Mountain State?

Colorado

Maryland

Utah

West Virginia

What State is Grand Canyon in?

A. New MexicoB. Montana

C. ArizonaD. North Dakota

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State Facts and Information

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CORRECT!Florida is located in the southeast area of the United

States, in between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

It is known at the panhandle state due to its shape.

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CORRECTDelaware joined the

Union on December 1, 1787 to become the first state.

5 days before the second state Pennsylvania

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CORRECTJackson became the

capital of Mississippi in 1821 after President Andrew Jackson.

Currently there is a population of 130,694 in 2008.

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Alaska covers

663,267 square

miles, which is

more than double

the square

mileage than the

next state Texas,

268,580 square

miles.

Rhode Island is

the smallest state

in size with 1,545

square miles

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CORRECT!California’s

population in July of 2009 was 36,961,664

The second largest population by state is Texas with 24,782,302 people

The lowest state population is Wyoming with 544,270 people

CORRECT!Guam is not one of

the official 50 States of the U.S.A.

It is however a part of the United States territory.

Guam even has seats in Congress, but does not vote in Presidential elections.

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Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri

CORRECT!The Appalachian

Mountains are the mountain range east of the Mississippi River.

West Virginia is full of mountains in this region, which is why it was given this nickname.

CORRECT!The Grand Canyon is

a gorge that was carved out by the Colorado River.

It is in the Grand Canyon National Park, which was one of the first national parks in the United States.

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