1. By: Wendy Miller
Period 2
1/17/2012
50 STATES

2. California
 States capital is Sacramento.
 States bird is a Valley Quail.
 California is a big state it is where people live and go
visits.
 California is the 31st state.
 The states flower is the California poppy.
 The states nickname is the Golden State.

3. Hawaii
 The capital is Honolulu.
 The state bird is the Nene.
 Hawaii was the 50th state.
 The Hawaiian flag has eight stripes of
white, red, and blue that represent the eight
main island.
 The state flower is the Hibiscus.
 The nickname is the Aloha state.

4. Ohio
 The states capital is Columbus.
 The states bird is the Cardinal.
 Ohio was the 17th state.
 The large blue triangle represents Ohio’s hills
and valleys, and the stripes represent the roads
and waterways.
 The flower is the Scarlet Carnation.

5. Arizona
 The state capital is Phoenix.
 The day Arizona became a state is on
February14,1912.
 The state bird is the Cactus Wren.
 Arizona is the 48th state.
 The flower is the Cactus Blossom.

6. Florida
 The capital is Tallahassee.
 The state bird is the Mockingbird.
 This was the 27th state.
 The nickname was Sunshine State.
 The day Florida became a state was
March 3, 1845.

7. New Jersey
 The capital is Trenton.
 New Jersey became a state on
 December 18, 1787.
 The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch.
 New Jersey is the 3rd state.
 The state flower is the Violet.

8. New York
 The state capital is Albany.
 New York became a state on July
26,1788.
 The state bird is the
 Bluebird.
 New York is the 11th state.
 State flower is the Rose.

9. Nevada
 The state capital is Carson City.
 Nevada became a state on
October 31,1864.
 The state bird is the
Mountain Bluebird
 Nevada is the 36th state.
 The nickname is the Silver State.

10. Washington
 The capital is Olympia.
 Washington became a state on
November 11,1889.
 The states bird is the
Willow Goldfinch.
 Washington is the 42nd state.
 The state flower is the Pink
Rhododendron.

11. New Mexico
 The capital is Santa Fe.
 New Mexico became a state on
 January 6, 1912.
 The state bird is the Roadrunner.
 It is the 47th state.
 The flower is called the Yucca
flower.