1. By Chennell Fragoso

2.  California became U.S
territory in 1847.
 There are 58 counties
within California total, the
San Bernardino County
being the largest.
 The total population in
2010 was 37,253,956
people.
 One out of every eight
United States residents
lives in California.
 The first motion picture
theater opened in Los
Angeles on April 2, 1902.

3.  Named after the
Platte River from the
French meaning
"broad river.“
 Nicknamed the
"Cornhusker State" .
 It was the 37th state in
the USA.
 State capital is
Lincoln.
 Largest city is Omaha.

4.  Capital of Wyoming is
Cheyenne.
 Name for residents is
“Wyomingites”.
 Wyoming's official flag
was adopted in 1917.
 Wyoming was the first
state to give women the
right to vote.
 Wyoming has the
lowest population of all
50 United States.

5.  Origin of state name: Taken from
the Spanish for the "colored" and
was applied to the Colorado river.
 The capital is Denver.
 Between 1763 and 1848, Colorado
belonged in varying proportions to
France, Spain, Mexico and the
Republic of Texas.
 Denver lays claim to the invention
of the Cheeseburger. The trademark
for the name Cheeseburger was
awarded in 1935 to Louis Ballast.
 Colorado has the highest mean
altitude of all the states.

6.  State capital is Columbus.
 Ohio derives from the
Iroquois Indian word
meaning "good river" or
"large river."
The official flag was
adopted in 1902.
 They have the only
American flag that is not a
rectangle.
 Residents are called
Ohioans.
 It is the 34th biggest state
in the USA.

7.  The 14th US state as of
March 4th, 1791.
 Name for residents is
Vermonters.
 Vermont was the first
state admitted to the
Union after the
ratification of the
Constitution.
 Vermont has more cows
than people.
 From the French “vert
mont,” meaning “green
mountain”.

8.  Became a state in 1812.
 State capital is Baton
Rouge.
 31st biggest state in the
USA.
 Louisiana was named
after King Louis XIV of
France.
 "Mardi Gras" is widely
celebrated in New
Orleans.

9.  The origin of the name is based
on Chippewa Indian word
"meicigama" meaning "great
water" and refers to the Great
Lakes.
 Detroit is known as the car
capital of the world.
 Michigan has the longest
freshwater shoreline in the
world.
 Michigan was the first state to
guarantee every child the right
to tax-paid high school
education.
 Although Michigan is often
called the "Wolverine State“,
there are no longer any
wolverines in Michigan.

10.  Florida is called the
“Sunshine State”.
 Their motto is “In God We
Trust”.
 Gatorade was named for
the University of Florida
Gators where the drink
was first developed.
 The largest lake in Florida
is Lake Okeechobee.
 The first graded road built
in Florida was Old Kings
Road in 1763.

11.  Illinois was the first state to
ratify the 13th Amendment
to the Constitution
abolishing slavery in 1865.
 The first Aquarium opened
in Chicago in 1893.
 The world's first Skyscraper
was built in Chicago in 1885.
 Metropolis, the home of
Superman, really exists in
Southern Illinois.
 The Illinois state dance is
square dancing.