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Dedicatio
nThis project is dedicated to all the Americans who have
died fighting for my freedom. In the 226 years that the
United States has existed, many people believed in
freedom so much that they died fighting to save the
United States from our enemies. On September 11, 2001,
freedom began to mean something to me. I saw planes
hitting buildings filled with people who were free to earn
money for their families. The planes were driven by
people who force women to hide behind veils and
children to die before they turn five because they cant
visit a doctor. To all the children who lost parents on
September 11th in our War Against Terrorism: I think you
are heroes of the best kind. God will help you grow up
without a mother or a father and still be the best you can
be.

Intended
Audience
This

slide show project is

intended for fourth and fifth
grade students who are
learning about the fifty states
in the USA.

Content
Students

will be able to learn:

State capital and nickname
Number of state and date of
admission
The flags, birds, trees, and
flowers that represent each
state

How To Get Around

Users can navigate through the slide

show in alphabetical order of the state

by clicking on each screen.

Users can click on the individual state

abbreviation on the United States map,
and it will take them directly to the
state.

To return to the United States map

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click on the state flag.

Alabam
a
Capital: Montgomery

The Yellowhammer Stat

22nd State December 14,

1819

Yellowhamme
r

Longleaf
Pine

Camelli

Alask
a
Capital: Juneau

The Last
Frontier

49th State January 3,

1959

Willow Ptarmiga

Sitka
Spruce

Forget-Me-Not

Arizon
a

The Grand Canyon Sta

Capital: Phoenix
48th state February 14,
1912
Cactus Wren

Paloverde
Saguaro
Cactus

Arkansa
s

The Natural Stat

Capital: Little Rock

25th State - June 15, 1836
Mockingbird

Pine
Apple Blossom

Californi
a
Capital: Sacramento

The Golden Stat

31st State September 9,

1850

Redwoo
d

Valley Quai

Golden Poppy

Colorad
o

The Centennial Stat

Capital: Denver
38th State August 1,
1876

Lark Bunting

Blue Spruce
Columbine

Connecticu
tCapital: Hartford

The Constitution Stat

5th State - January 9,

1788
Robin

White Oak Mountain Laure

Delawar
e

The First State

Capital: Dover
1st State - December 7,
1787

Blue Hen Chicke

American Holly

Peach Blossom

Florid
a
Capital: Tallahassee

The Sunshine Stat

27th State - March 3,

1845

Mockingbird

Sabal Palm

Orange Blossom

Georgia

The Peach Stat

Capital: Atlanta
4th State - January 2,
1788

Brown Thrashe

Live Oak

Cherokee Rose

Hawai
iCapital: Honolulu

The Aloha Stat

50th State - August 21,

1959
Nene

Kukui
Yellow Hibiscus

Idaho

The Gem State

Capital: Boise
43rd State - July 3,
1890
Syringa

White Pine
Bluebird

Illinois

The Prairie Stat

Capital: Springfield
21st State - December 3,
1818
Cardinal

White Oak

Violet

Indian
a

The Hoosier Stat

Capital: Indianapolis
19th State - December 11,
1816
Cardinal

Tulip Tree
Peony

Iowa

The Hawkeye Stat

Capital: Des Moines

29th State - December 28,
1846
Wild Rose

Oak
Eastern
Goldfinch

Kansa
s

The Sunflower Stat

Capital: Topeka
34th State- January 29,
1861
Western
Meadowlar
k

Cottonwood

Sunflower

Kentuck
y
Capital: Frankfort

The Bluegrass Stat

15th State- June 1,

1792
Cardinal

Tulip Poplar
Goldenrod

Louisian
a
Capital: Baton Rouge

The Pelican Stat

18th State April 30,

1812

Brown Pelican

Bald Cypress
Magnolia

Main
e

The Pine Tree Stat

Capital: Augusta
23rd State- March 1820
Chickadee

White Pine

Pine Cone
and Tassel

Marylan
d
Capital: Annapolis

The Old Line Stat

7th State April 1788

Baltimore
Oriole

White Oak

Black-eyed Susan

Massachuset
ts
Capital: Boston
6th State February 6,
1788

The Bay Stat

Chickadee

American
Elm

Mayflower

Michiga
n
Capital: Lansing

The Wolverine Stat

26th State- January 26,

1837
Robin

White Pine
Apple Blossom

Minnesot
a
Capital: St. Paul

Land of 10,000 Lake

32nd State May 11,

1858

Common Loon

Norway Pine
Lady
Slipper

Mississipp
iCapital: Jackson

The Magnolia State

20th State December 10,

1817
Mockingbir
d

Magnolia

Magnolia

Missouri

The Show Me Stat

Capital: Jefferson City

24th State- August 10, 1821

Bluebird

Dogwood
Hawthorn

Montan
a

The Treasure Stat

Capital: Helena
41st State- November 8,
1889
Western
Meadowlark

Ponderosa Pine Bitterroot

Nebrask
a

The Cornhusker Stat

Capital: Lincoln
37th State March 1,
1867
Western
Meadowlark

Cottonwood

Goldenrod

Nevad
a
Capital: Carson City

The Silver Stat

36th State October 31,

1864
Mountain
Bluebird

Single Leaf
Pinon
Sagebrush

New
Hampshire

The Granite Stat

Capital: Concord
9th State June 21, 1788
Purple Finch

White Birch
Purple Lilac

New
Jersey

The Garden Stat

Capital: Trenton
3rd State - December 18,
1787

Eastern
Goldfinch

Red Oak

Purple Violet

New Mexico

The Land of Enchantme

Capital: Santa Fe
47th State January 6,
1912
Roadrunner

Yucca
Pinon

New York

The Empire
State

Capital: Albany
11th State July 26, 1788

Bluebird

Sugar Maple
Rose

North
Carolina
Capital: Raleigh

The Tarheel Stat

12th State November 21, 1789

Cardinal

Pine
Dogwood

North
Dakota
Capital: Bismarck

The Peace Garden Sta

39th State November 2, 1889

Western
Meadowlark

American Elm

Wild Prairie Ros

Ohi
o
Capital:

The Buckeye Stat

Columbus
17th State March 1,
1803
Cardinal

Buckeye
Carnation

Oklahom
a

The Sooner Stat

Capital: Oklahoma City

46th State November 16,
1907
Scissortailed
Flycatcher
Redbud
Mistletoe

Orego
n
Capital: Salem

The Beaver Stat

33rd State February 14,

1859
Western
Meadowlark

Douglas Fir

Oregon Grape

Pennsylvani
a
Capital: Harrisburg

The Keystone Stat

2nd State December 12, 1787

Ruffled Grouse

Hemloc
k

Mountain Laurel

Rhode
Island

The Ocean Stat

Capital: Providence
13th State May 29,
1790

Rhode Island Red

Red Maple

Violet

South
Carolina
Capital: Columbia
8th State 23, 1788
Carolina Wren

Palmetto

Yellow
Jessamine

South Dakota

Mount Rushmore Stat

Capital: Pierre
40th State November 2,
1889

Click to see
Mount Rushmore

Black Hills
Spruce

Ring-necked
Pheasant

Pasque

South Dakota: Mt.

Rushmore

Faces of
four
presidents:
George
Washington
, Thomas
Jefferson,
Theodore
Roosevelt,
Carved by Gutzon Borglum from 1927 to
1931
and
Abraham
Lincoln
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Tennesse
e

The Volunteer Stat

Capital: Nashville
16th State June 1, 1796

Mockingbird

Tulip Poplar
Iris

Texas

The Lone Star Stat

Capital: Austin
28th State December 29,
1845
Mockingbird

Pecan

Bluebonnet

Utah

The Beehive Stat

Capital: Salt Lake City

4th State January 4, 1896

California Gul

Blue Spruce

Sego Lily

Vermon
t

The Green Mountain Sta

Capital: Montpelier
14th State March 4, 1791

Hermit Thrush

Sugar Maple

Red Clover

Virgini
a
Capital: Richmond

The Old Dominion Sta

10th State June 25, 1788

Cardinal

Dogwood

Flowering
Dogwood

Washington

The Evergreen Stat

Capital: Olympia
42nd State November 11, 1889

Willow Goldfinch

Western HemlockRhododendron

West
Virginia

The Mountain Stat

Capital: Charleston
42nd State November 11, 1889

Cardinal

Sugar Maple
Rhododendron

Wisconsi
n

The Badger Stat

Capital: Madison
30th State May 29, 1848

Robin

Sugar Maple
Wood Violet

Wyomin
gCapital: Cheyenne

The Equality Stat

44th State July 10, 1890

Meadowlark

Cottonwood

Indian
Paintbrush

Credits
The photograph of the Yellowhammer on the Alabama slide is
courtesy of Stephanie Monoitte.
http://www.md.ucl.ac.be/peca/test/Yellowhammer.html
The photograph of the Camellia on the Alabama slide is
courtesy of D.L. Pietryka.
http://www.blitzworld.com/garden/camellia.htm
The photograph of the California Gull on the Utah slide is
courtesy
of Jim Stanz.
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i0530id.html
The photograph of the White Oak on the Maryland slide is
courtesy of Tom Darden.
http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/html/tree.html

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Capital of
Minnesota
What is the capital of Minnesota?
1. St. Paul
2. Charleston
3. Minneapolis
4. Lansing

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First
State

What was the first state to be admitted to the Unio

1. New York
2. Delaware
3. Pennsylvania
4. Massachusetts

Next Question

Concord is the capital

of
What states capital is Concord?
1. New Hampshire
2. Rhode Island
3. Vermont
4. New Jersey

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Pacific Coast
States

What states have the Pacific Ocean on their coast?

1. Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina
2. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
3. California, Oregon, Washington
4. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan

Next Question

Mount
Rushmore
What state is Mount Rushmore in?
1. South Dakota
2. Minnesota
3. North Dakota
4. Wisconsin

Next Question

Capital of
Delaware
What is the capital of Delaware?
1. Frankfort
2. Reno
3. Dover
4. Detroit

Next Question

Land of 10,000
Lakes

Which states nickname is Land of 10,000 Lakes?

1. Michigan
2. Ohio
3. New York
4. Minnesota

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Capital of Kansas
What is the capital of Kansas?
1. Helena
2. Springfield
3. Boise
4. Topeka

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Southern States
Which states are southern states?
1. Maine, Colorado, and Mississippi
2. Florida, Georgia, and Alabama
3. California, Ohio, and Utah
4. New York, Texas, and Maine

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Location of New
Mexico
Where is New Mexico located?
1. In the northeast.

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2. Next to Alaska.
3. Between Texas and Oklahoma.
4. West of Texas and east of Arizona.

Capital of Florida
What is the capital of Florida?
1. Augusta
2. Lansing
3. Tallahassee
4. Trenton

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Border Canada
Which states border Canada?
1. Texas and Indiana
2. Montana and North Dakota
3. Wyoming and Oregon
4. Wisconsin and Iowa

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Capital of New
York
What is the capital of New York?
1. Albany
2. Hartford
3. Richmond
4. Madison

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Great Lakes
Which state touches the most Great Lakes?
1. Colorado
2. New York
3. Michigan
4. Ohio

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Border Gulf of Mexico

Which states border the Gulf of
Mexico?
1. Texas, Ohio, and Indiana
2. Montana, Mississippi, and North Dakota
3. Louisiana, Texas, and Florida

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4. California, Arizona, and New Mexico

Austin is the Capital

of
What states capital is Austin?
1. Alabama
2. Utah
3. Texas
4. North Dakota

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The Garden State

Which states nickname is The Garden State?
1. New Jersey
2. Ohio
3. New York
4. South Carolina

Next Question

Capital of Idaho
What is the capital of Idaho?
1. Boise
2. Cheyenne
3. Concord
4. Pierre

Next Question

Atlantic Coast States

Which states border the Atlantic
Ocean?
1. Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan Next Question
2. Washington, California, and Oregon
3. Arkansas, Missouri, and Minnesota

4. North Carolina, South Carolina, and Massachuse

Olympia is the Capital

of
What states capital is Olympia?
1. Arkansas
2. Oregon
3. Utah
4. Washington

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Location of Texas
What state is Texas directly south of?
1. Arkansas
2. Oklahoma
3. Michigan
4. New Mexico

Next Question

Divided State
What state is divided by Great Lakes?
1. Michigan
2. Wisconsin
3. Maine
4. Texas

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State Bird: Cardinal

What states share the Cardinal as their state bird

1. Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, and Florida
2. Alaska, Georgia, Maine, and North Carolina

3. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohi

4. Indiana, Maine, North Carolina, and
Missouri
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Number of States
How many states are in America?
1. 49
2. 48

End test and

3.
50
4. 52

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