Southern Region States

Southern Region StatesNative americans, early European

settlers (Spanish, English, German, French, Irish) enslaved Africans

Maintain strong loyalty to family tiesMore conservative than non-Southeners

in the areas of religion, morality, international relations and race relations

Long summers and short, mild wintersCrops grow easily in the SouthHighest religious attendance figures in

the nation (Protestant Christianity)

Southern Region StatesLOWER PERCENTAGES than the

rest of the US:High school graduatesHousing valuesHousehold incomeCost of living

Arkansas (AR)Pronounced as ARkanSAW – to honor

the Indians who originally inhabited the state

Mount Ida is known as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World.

Alma claims to be the Spinach Capital of the World

General Douglas MacArthur, soldier and statesman, was born in Little Rock

Milk is the official state beverage

Hope city, where bill Clinton was born

French interpretation of a Sioux word: acansa, meaning "downstream place

STATE MOTTO: regnat populous = the people rule

Arkansas (AR)

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Arkansas (AR)

Florida (FL)internationally known for tennis,

golf, auto racing, and water sports

Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream in Miami Beach

first bank automated teller machine

Dive Capital of the World.

Florida (FL)STATE MOTTO: In God We Trust It expresses a definite faith in a

deity referred to as God

Florida (FL)

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Georgia (GA)number one producer of the three Ps--

peanuts, pecans, and peaches in the USWatermelon capital of the world.Empire State of the South / Peach State

and Cracker StateWhere Coca-Cola was inventedworld's largest college campus (Berry

College)Juliette Gordon Low founded the girl

Scouts of America

Georgia (GA)STATE MOTTO: Wisdom, Justice,

Moderation 

Georgia (GA)

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North Carolina (NC)Largest producer of sweet potatoes in

the nation.Where Krispy Kreme Doughnut was

founded Pepsi was invented and first served in

New Bern furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile

productionWhere Dawson’s creek was filmedWhere the first airplane was flown

North Carolina (NC)STATE MOTTO: "Esse Quam

Videri" or On Friendship

North Carolina (NC)

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Tennessee (TN)Turtle Capital of the WorldLost Sea in Sweetwater, the

largest underground lake in the US

West Tennessee: most of state’s cotton is grown

East Tennessee: the Great Smoky Mountains

Middle Tennessee: fine horses and mules

Tennessee (TN)STATE MOTTO: Agriculture and

Commerce

Tennessee (TN)

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Virginia (VA)Known for the tobacco industrynicknamed the "Old Dominion"

and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" ◦8 presidents were born in Virginia◦7 presidents buried in Virginia◦6 presidents’ wives were born in

VirginiaWhere the Pentagon is locatedHome base for the United States

Navy's Atlantic Fleet.

Virginia (VA)STATE MOTTO: "Thus always to

tyrants" = Get your foot off my neck

originated with Marcus Brutus during the assassination of Julius Caesar

Virginia (VA)

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