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
“It’s like a whole other country”Click to see next slide 3
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
What is its capital?Click the star to find out.
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.