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Do you know your States and Capitals?
Understanding the United States of America
Click Here to Begin
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
Now lets see what YOU know about the States
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
If you got any of these wrong or just want to see any information you might want to know, make sure you check out this website. Anything and everything you need to know can be found here…
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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