The United States of America

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 The United States of America
On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence
was issued, establishing the United States of America.

America celebrates Independence Day each year on

the 4th July .

The largest state is Alaska and the smallest state is

Rhode Island.

The largest city in the USA is New York.

The most popular team sports in the US are American

football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey.

The currency of the United States is the Dollar.

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 The United States of America
USA Population: 322m

It is the 3rd most populated

country in the world after
China (1.3bn) and India
(1.2bn).

There are 50 states in the

U.S.A.

Capital City: Washington D.C.

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 United States Geographical Facts

Longest River:
Missouri River (3,768km)

Tallest Mountain:
Denali (Mt. McKinley) 6,190m

Longest Mountain Range:

Rocky Mountains (The Rockies)
(4,800km)

Largest Lake:
Lake Superior

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 Major Rivers of the USA
Together, the Missouri and Mississippi
Rivers are the 4th longest river system
in the world. They flow into the Gulf of
Mexico.

The Rio Grande rises in Colorado, and

flows into the Gulf of Mexico. It forms
a natural border between the United
States and Mexico.

The Colorado River rises in Colorado

and flows into the sea in Mexico.

New York is built on the Hudson River.

The Yukon River rises in Canada, and

flows into the Bering Sea.

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 Major Mountain Ranges of the USA

The Rocky Mountains, often known as

the Rockies, that stretch over 4,800km
from Canada to New Mexico.

The Appalachian Mountains are the

major mountain range on the east coast
of America and Canada.

The Sierra Nevada range is in California.

It is Spanish for Snowy Range

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 The Great Lakes of the USA
The Great Lakes are a series of interconnecting fresh water lakes on the border of the United States and Canada.

The largest is Lake Superior, and the smallest is Lake Ontario.

The Great Lakes were formed after the last Ice Age.

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 The Flag of the United States is often called the Stars and the Stripes or the Star-Spangled Banner
The 13 stripes represent the 13 British Colonies that declared independence
from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the original United States
The 50 stars represent each of the 50 states.
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 The Great Seal of America
E Pluribus Unum is Latin for out of many, one.
13 stars appear above the Bald Eagle, who holds an olive branch
with 13 leaves and 13 arrows representing
a strong desire for peace, but always ready for war.
The number 13 represents the original colonies of the U.S.A.

Novus Ordo Seclorum is a Latin

phrase which comes from the Ancient
Roman poet Virgil, which means a
new order of the ages.
Annuit Coeptus is Latin for
He (God) has approved our MDCCLXXVI is 1776 in Roman
undertakings. Numerals and refers to the year the
United States Declaration of
The Eye of Providence Independence.
represents the eye of God
watching over mankind. The Pyramid also has 13 layers.
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 The Motto of the United States of America
is In God We Trust since 1956.
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 American Sports
NFL The National Football League is American Footballs
American highest level. 32 teams participate.

Football Major League Baseball is Baseballs highest level. MLB

30 teams participate.
Baseball
NBA The National Basketball Association is the highest level
Basketball for Basketball in the USA. 30 teams participate.

The National Hockey League is Ice Hockeys highest level NHL

in both the U.S. and Canada. 30 teams participate.
Ice Hockey
MLS Major League Soccer is soccers highest level in both
the United States and Canada. 20 teams participate.
Soccer
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 United States Cents

1c Abraham Lincoln 10c Franklin D. Roosevelt

(Dime)
5c Thomas Jefferson
(Nickel)

50c John F. Kennedy

(Half-Dollar)

25c George Washington $1 Sacagawea (Native American)

(Quarter) (Dollar)
Individual Images for each state

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 United States Dollars
Benjamin Franklin Ulysses S. Grant
(Founding Father) (18th President)

Andrew Johnson Alexander Hamilton

(7th President) (Founding Father)

Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson

(16th President) (3rd President)

The currency of the United States is the U.S. dollar.

It is printed in bills in seven denominations:
$1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. George Washington
(1st President)
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 Higher United States Dollar Bills
William McKinley Grover Cleveland
(25th President) (22nd & 24th President)

Salmon P. Chase
James Madison
(6th Chief Justice
(4th President)
of the USA)

Woodrow Wilson
(28th President)

Previously there have also been five larger denominations:

$500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 were printed for general use (in large transactions),
and a $100,000 bill for certain internal transactions.
These Dollar Bills are no longer in use.
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 Alabama (AL) Nicknames:
The Yellowhammer State
State Capital: Montgomery
Heart of the Dixie
Largest City: Birmingham
The Cotton State
Population: 4.8m
The
Yellowhammer
is the State
Bird.

The Dixie is a common

name for the South.

Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to give up
her seat to a white person in 1955, Montgomery, Alabama, this led to a Bus
Boycott that lasted for 381 days, and led to the United States Supreme Court
deciding that the Alabama and Montgomery laws segregating buses was
illegal. The protest was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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 Alaska (AK) Nickname:
The Last Frontier
State Capital: Juneau
Largest City: Anchorage
Population: 0.7m
Alaskas most major export is oil, known as black gold.

The tallest mountain in the U.S.

is Denali (also known as Mt.
McKinley). It reaches 6,194 m
above sea level.

Alaska, the largest State in America, was purchased from Russia in 1867
for just $7.2m and is the largest state in the US by land area.
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 Arizona (AZ) Nicknames:
The Grand Canyon State
State Capital: Phoenix
The Copper State
Largest City: Phoenix
Population: 6.6m
The Sonoran Desert
The bola tie is the official covers a large part
state neckwear. of Arizona.

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River.

It is 277 miles (446 km) in length, and about 6000 feet (1.8km) deep.

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 Arkansas (AR) Nickname:
The Natural State
State Capital: Little Rock
Largest City: Little Rock The state flag has 25 stars on it to symbolize
Population: 2.9m Arkansas becoming the 25th state.

Bill Clinton is the only person born

in Arkansas to become President. The worlds largest company, Walmart, has
its headquarters in Bentonville Arkansas.

Arkansas is the only US State It is pronounced 'Arkan-saw'.

that produces diamonds. It is against the law to say it wrong.

American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash

was born in Arkansas.
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 California (CA) Nickname:
The Golden State
State Capital: Sacramento
Largest City: Los Angeles California sits on the San Andreas
Population: 38.3m fault, where the North American
and Pacific Plates meet. When they
The Golden Gate suspension bridge rub together, it causes many
in 1937 in San Francisco Bay. earthquakes in California.

Death Valley is the driest and

hottest place in North America.

Disneyland, California was Walt Disneys

first Resort, and opened in 1955 .

Yosemite Park is home to the Californian

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 Colorado (CO)
State Capital: Denver
Largest City: Denver
Population: 5.2m
Nickname:
The Centennial State
Colorado is called the "Centennial State" because it became
a state 100 years after the US Declaration of Independence.

At 140km2, Denver International Airport is over

twice the size of Manhattan in New York.

Colorado Springs is the home of

the U.S. Air Force Academy

Colorado was named after the Colorado River. Colorado is Spanish for
coloured and refers to the red colour of the water due to silt.
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 Connecticut (CT) Nickname:
The Constitution State
State Capital: Hartford
Largest City: Bridgeport The first telephone
Population: 3.5m book was published in
1878 in Connecticut,
The first automobile law was with just 50 entries.
passed in Connecticut in 1901.
The speed limit was set at 12mph.
The prestigious The State gets its
Yale University is in name from the
Connecticut. Connecticut River.

Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895),

Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939),
and colour television (1948).
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 Delaware (DE)
State Capital: Dover
Largest City: Wilmington
Population: 0.9m
Nickname:
The First State
Delaware was the first state to ratify the United
States constitution, on December 7, 1787.

The State was named after

the Delaware River which in
turn was named after
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De
La Warr, the governor of the
Colony of Virginia at the
time the river was first
explored by Europeans.

Caesar Rodney was one of the signatories of the Declaration of

Independence in 1776 and was President of Delaware for most of the
American Revolution. A statue of him on horseback stands in Wilmington. It
commemorates him riding 70 miles during a storm to vote for Independence.
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 Florida (FL) Nickname:
The Sunshine State
State Capital: Tallahassee
Largest City: Jacksonville Florida comes from Spanish meaning Land of Flowers
Population: 19.5m
Kennedy Space Center,
(named after President John F. Kennedy)
is the launch site for every human
U.S. space flight since 1968.

Alligators are quite common

in tropical wetlands of the
Everglades, Florida.

Florida is a popular tourist destination

and home to several theme parks.
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 Georgia (GA) Nickname:
The Peach State
State Capital: Atlanta
Largest City: Atlanta
Population: 10.2m Peach growers in Georgia have a
reputation for growing the best fruit.

Augusta National Golf Club is one of the most famous in the

world, and plays host to the annual U.S. Masters Tournament.

Coca-Cola
Headquarters
are in Atlanta.

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 Hawaii (HI) Nickname:
The Aloha State
State Capital: Honolulu
King Kamehameha founded
Largest City: Honolulu Hawaii in 1810.
Population: 1.4m
The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on
Hawaii Volcanoes National
December 7, 1941 was the immediate cause
Park includes Klauea, one
of the United States' entry into WWII.
of the worlds most active
volcanoes.

Hawaii is the most recent of the 50 States in the US (joining in 1959)

and is the only one made up entirely of islands.
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 Idaho (ID)
State Capital: Boise
Largest City: Boise
Population: 1.6m
Nickname:
The Gem State
The name "Gem State", because nearly every known type of
gemstone has been found in the state of Idaho. More than
72 different gemstones are mined from Idaho.

Shoshone Falls is on
Snake River in Idaho.

Idaho was named after the Indian word 'daah' (meaning "the Land of many
Waters"). Idaho has 3,100 miles of rivers - more than any other state.
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 Illinois (IL) Nicknames:
The Prairie State
State Capital: Springfield
Land of Lincoln
Largest City: Chicago
Population: 12.8m Abraham Lincoln lived in Illinois for over
30 years before becoming President. His
tomb is in Springfield, Illinois.

The Chicago River is dyed green Prairie is a French word

for St. Patricks Day. for Grassland.

The headquarters of
McDonalds is in Illinois

Willis Tower (sometimes known as Sears Tower) was the worlds tallest
tower when it was built in 1973. Thousands flock to its observation
decks and glass boxes that hang off the side of the building each year to
get a view of the Windy City. Thats Chicagos nickname.
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 Indiana (IN) Nickname:
The Hoosier State
State Capital: Indianapolis
Largest City: Indianapolis
Population: 6.5m
Citizens of Indiana are named Hoosiers.

There is a town in Indiana called Santa Claus.

The very first

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the professional game of
home of the famous Indianapolis 500 Race. baseball was played in
Fort Wayne in 1871.
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 Iowa (IA)
State Capital: Des Moines
Largest City: Des Moines
Population: 3.0m
Iowa comes from an Indian word
meaning The Beautiful Land.
Des Moines is French for of the monks.
Nickname:
The Hawkeye State
The Corn State
Iowa is called The Hawkeye State as a
tribute to chief Black Hawk, leader of
the Sauk Indians. Iowa is also called
The Corn State (90% of the land in Iowa
is devoted to agriculture).

The largest strawberry in the world is in Strawberry Point, Iowa.

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 Kansas (KS) Nicknames:
The Sunflower State
State Capital: Topeka
The Wheat State
Largest City: Wichita
Population: 2.9m The first Pizza Hut opened
in Wichita in 1958.

Kansas is famous for the

story of the Wizard of Oz,
based on books written by
author L. Frank Baum.

Amelia Earhart, the first

female to fly solo across the
Atlantic was from Kansas.
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 Kentucky (KY) Nickname:
The Bluegrass State
State Capital: Frankfort
Largest City: Louisville The best selling truck in the United States,
Population: 4.4m the Ford F-Series, is manufactured in Louisville.

The Kentucky Derby is a famous horse race run at

Churchill Downs in Louisville each year since 1875.

Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded

by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1930.
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 Louisiana (LA) Nicknames:
The Pelican State
State Capital: Baton Rouge
The Bayou State
Largest City: New Orleans
Population: 4.6m

Louisiana was named in honour of King Louis XIV.

The Superdome in New Orleans

opened in 1975. In 2005, it
housed thousands of people
seeking shelter from Hurricane
Katrina.

The world famous "Mardi Gras" is celebrated in New Orleans. Mardi Gras
(meaning Fat Tuesday in French) is an ancient custom that originated in
southern Europe. It celebrates food and fun just before the 40 days of Lent.
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 Maine (ME) Nicknames:
The Pine Tree State
State Capital: Augusta
Vacationland
Largest City: Portland
Population: 1.3m Maine has over 17 million acres of forests.

Maine has over 60 lighthouses. Maine is the only state in

Portland Head Light below is the oldest the United States whose
in the state, first being lit in 1791. name has one syllable,
Maine is the only state
Maine produces 99%
that shares its border with
of all the blueberries
only one other state.
in the U.S.A.

Maine is famous for Lobster.

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 Maryland (MD) Nickname:
The Old Line State
State Capital: Annapolis
Largest City: Baltimore Maryland was named after Henrietta
Maria of France, the wife of King
Population: 6.0m
Charles I of England.

Chesapeake Bay in Maryland

is crossed by a bridge almost
7km long.

Annapolis is known as the

Sailing Capital of the World.
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 Massachusetts (MA) Nickname:
The Bay State
State Capital: Boston
Largest City: Boston
Population: 6.7m The Boston Tea Party was a protest in
1773 by American colonists against
King George III's rule in America.
Dressed as Native Americans, they
Fenway Park is the oldest boarded ships and threw a shipment
professional baseball of tea into Boston Harbour, because
stadium still in use. It is Britain placed a tax on the tea.
home to the Boston Red Sox.
The Pilgrims who sailed to the
New World from England on the
Mayflower set up home in
Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.

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 Michigan (MI) Nickname:
The Great Lakes State
State Capital: Lansing
Largest City: Detroit Michigan borders 4 of the 5 Great Lakes;
Population: 9.9m Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and
Lake Michigan after which it is named.
The word "Michigan"
comes from the
Chippewa Indian
words "mici gama"
meaning
"great water.

Motown Records was

Detroit is known as Motor
City as all General Motors
and Ford Motor cars were
produced there.
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set up in Detroit and
helped to promote
racial equality for
singers in the music
business.
 Minnesota (MN) Nicknames:
The North Star State
State Capital: St. Paul
Land of 10,000 Lakes
Largest City: Minneapolis
Minnesota comes from the Dakota
Population: 5.4m
word for "clear blue water".

The Mall of America in

Bloomington is the largest
shopping centre in the USA.Its
the size of 78 football fields.

Minneapolis-Saint Paul is built around the Minnesota and St. Croix rivers,
both of which flow into the Mighty Mississippi River. The area is often known
as the Twin Cities and nearly 60% of all people in Minnesota live there.
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 Mississippi (MS) Nicknames:
The Magnolia State
State Capital: Jackson
The Hospitality State
Largest City: Jackson
Population: 2.9m The Magnolia flower is commonly
found in Mississippi.
The State Capital Jackson is
named after Andrew Jackson,
7th President of the USA. Steamboats transported passengers
and cargo up and down the Mississippi
River in the 19th Century.

The name comes from the Mississippi River,

which flows along its western boundary with
Louisiana and Arkansas. Settlers named it after
the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi ("Great River").
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 Missouri (MO)
State Capital: Jefferson City
Largest City: Kansas City
Population: 6.0m
Kansas City, Missouri is on the
border with the State of Kansas.
Nickname:
The Show Me State
The State Capital is named
after Thomas Jefferson, 3rd
President of the USA.
The Gateway Arch is a 192m
stainless steel monument in
St. Louis, Missouri. It was
completed in 1965 and is
the world's tallest arch.

The Eastern Bluebird is the

State Bird of Missouri.

Missouri is named after the Missouri River and the Missouri Indian
Tribe. They were called the ouemessourita (wi-mih-soor-ita), meaning
"those who have dugout canoes.
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 Montana (MT) Nicknames:
The Treasure State
State Capital: Helena
Big Sky Country
Largest City: Billings
Population: 1.0m As it is rich in gold, silver, copper,
The word Montaa in
Spanish means mountain. lead, zinc, coal and oil, Montana got
the nickname The Treasure State.

The Grizzly Bear is

the State Animal
in Montana.

Glacier National Park is the most visited place in Montana.

The 'Big Drift' is an area in the park where a large amount of
winter snow can accumulate to depths of 24 m.
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 Nebraska (NE) Nickname:
The Cornhusker State
State Capital: Lincoln
Largest City: Omaha The term "cornhusker" comes from the method
Population: 1.8m of harvesting or "husking" corn by hand.

Chimney Rock is a 91m tall rock

formation in western Nebraska. The town of ONeill in
Nebraska was founded
by Irishman John ONeill
who fought in the
American Civil War.

The 'Enola Gay', built in Omaha, was

the first aircraft to drop an atomic
bomb, when it bombed Hiroshima. It
was named after the pilots mother.
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 Nevada (NV)
State Capital: Carson City
Largest City: Las Vegas
Population: 2.8m
Nickname:
The Silver State
The name "Nevada" comes from the Spanish "nevada",
meaning "snow-covered", after the Sierra Nevada
("snow-covered mountain range").

Hoover Dam (once known as Boulder Dam) was

built in the 1930s on the Arizona-Nevada border
to tame the Colorado River and provide water and
hydroelectric power for the Southwest. It was
named after 31st President Herbert Hoover.

Las Vegas means The Meadows in

Spanish. The city is an oasis in the Mojave
desert in Nevada, where gambling is legal.
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 New Hampshire (NH) Nickname:
The Granite State
State Capital: Concord
Largest City: Manchester Named after the county of Hampshire in England.
Population: 1.3m
The Old Man of the
Mountain was a famous
Mt. Washington is the highest peak in the rock formation in New
north-eastern United States, at 1,917m. It Hampshire until it
was home to the highest wind speed ever collapsed in 2003.
recorded by man; 231 mph in 1934.

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 New Jersey (NJ) Nickname:
The Garden State
State Capital: Trenton
Largest City: Newark New Jersey takes it name from the Channel Isle of Jersey, and
Population: 8.9m New Jersey is the most densely populated of the U.S. States.

The Hudson River

separates New Jersey
from the New York City.

The Thomas Edison Memorial Tower celebrates

the inventor of the electric light bulb.
Edison had his lab in New Jersey.
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 New Mexico (NM) Nickname:
Land of Enchantment
State Capital: Santa Fe
Largest City: Albuquerque
Population: 2.0m
Shiprock towers 482m above the desert
in 'Navajo Nation', a semi-autonomous
Native American region.

The Rio Grande River runs the

entire length of New Mexico.

White Sands is a desert, not of sand,

but of gleaming white crystals.
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 New York (NY) Nickname:
The Empire State
State Capital: Albany
Largest City: New York New York is the most populated
Population: 19.7m city in the U.S. (8.5m)

The Empire State Building (Tallest building

in the world until 1970) with the Twin
Towers of the World Trade Centre burning
in the background on Sept 11th, 2001.

Niagara Falls is a set of three falls on

the Canadian border with New York.

The statue of Liberty was

designed by Gustav Eiffel, and
was a gift to the United States
from the people of France.
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 North Carolina (NC) Nicknames:
The Tar Heel State
State Capital: Raleigh
First in Flight State
Largest City: Charlotte
Population: 10.0m Pepsi was first introduced as Brad's Drink in
North Carolina, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who
made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold.

In 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first sustained human flight in
North Carolina. Although not the first to build and fly experimental
aircraft, the Wright brothers were the first to invent aircraft controls that
made fixed-wing powered flight possible.
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 North Dakota (ND) Nickname:
The Peace Garden State
State Capital: Bismarck
Largest City: Fargo The State Capital was named after the
Population: 0.7m 1 German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck
st

(1871-1890). It was hoped that this would

lead to German investment in the Railroad
Rugby, North Dakota is the geographical
Business in North Dakota.
centre of the North American Continent.

The State is named after the Dakota tribe.

Dakota is a Sioux word meaning friends or allies.

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 Ohio (OH)
State Capital: Columbus
Largest City: Columbus
Population: 11.6m
Nicknames:
The Buckeye State
Birthplace of Aviation
Buckeye State refers to the many buckeye trees that once
covered Ohios hills and plains, and Birthplace of Aviation is
because the Wright Brothers were born there.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the

first man to walk on the moon, The name originated from
was from Wapakoneta, Ohio. the Iroquois word ohi-yo, meaning
"great river" or "large creek."

The Rock and Roll Hall of

Fame and Museum is a
museum located on the
shore of Lake Erie in
Cleveland, Ohio.
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 Oklahoma (OK)
State Capital: Oklahoma City
Largest City: Oklahoma City
Population: 3.9m
The name is Oklahoma comes
from the Choctaw words okla and
humma, meaning red people.
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Nicknames:
The Sooner State
Native America
In 1889, the Indian Territory was opened to settlers.
Thousands of people lined up on the border and, when
the signal was given, they raced into the territory to
claim their land. Some people went in early to claim
their land. They became known as Sooners.
The American Bison is
Oklahomas State Mammal.
 Oregon (OR) Nickname:
The Beaver State
State Capital: Salem
Largest City: Portland Portland has an aerial tram service. Oregon is the only state
Population: 4.0m to have a flag with two
different sides.

The Salem Witch Trials

took place in 1692-1693,
which saw 14 so-called
witches hanged.

Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the US and is

formed in the remains of an ancient volcano.
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 Pennsylvania (PA) Nickname:
The Keystone State
State Capital: Harrisburg
Largest City: Philadelphia
Population: 12.8m

The Declaration of Independence was

signed in Philadelphia in 1776.

The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol

of American independence,
located in Philadelphia. Hersheys Chocolate comes
from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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 Rhode Island (RI)
State Capital: Providence
Largest City: Providence
Population: 1.0m
Nickname:
The Ocean State
Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the USA.
It covers an area of 3,144km2. Its measures 77km from
North to South and 59km from East to West.

Despite its name, most

of Rhode Island is part
of mainland of the
United States.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame is

located in Newport, Rhode Island.

Some say that Rhode Island got its name from a Dutch explorer
who called the land Roodt Eylandt (Red Island), after the red clay
of the Rhode Island coastline. Others say it is named after the
Greek Island of Rhodes, where the Colossus of Rhodes statue once
stood. It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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 South Carolina (SC)
State Capital: Columbia
Largest City: Columbia
Population: 4.8m
Nickname:
The Palmetto State
The nickname relates to the states
official tree; the Sabal Palmetto.

Carolina was named to honour

Charles IX of France and then
Charles I and Charles II of England.

Morgan Island, is an uninhabited island that is

home to the only free-ranging colony of
rhesus macaque monkeys in the U.S. There
are around 3,500 monkeys on the island.
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 South Dakota (SD) Nickname:
The Mount Rushmore State
State Capital: Pierre
Largest City: Sioux Falls The presidential faces on Mount Rushmore in South
Population: 0.8m Dakota are as high as a five-story building, about
20m from chin to top of the head.

The carving by Gutzon

Borglum took 14 years, from
1927-1941. and cost was
$990,000 at the time.

The faces are;

George Washington
(17321799)
Thomas Jefferson
(17431826)
Theodore Roosevelt
(18581919)
Abraham Lincoln
(18091865)
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 Tennessee (TN) Nickname:
The Volunteer State
State Capital: Nashville
Largest City: Memphis Craighead Caverns contains the
Population: 6.6m United States' largest and the
world's 2nd largest underground
lake, The Lost Sea.

Nashville is the centre of the Country

Music industry. Its nickname is "Music City U.S.A."

Graceland is a mansion in Memphis which was

home to Elvis Presley. It is now a museum.
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 Texas (TX) Nickname:
The Lone Star State
State Capital: Austin
Largest City: Houston
Population: 27.4m Texas is the The state was an
largest producer
The High Five Interchange in Dallas independent nation
of oil in the
is a five level interchange. from 1836 to 1845.
United States.

Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian

word Tejas meaning friends or allies. Texas is the 2nd largest
State after Alaska.

President John F. Kennedy was

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assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963.
 Utah (UT) Nickname:
The Beehive State
State Capital: Salt Lake City
Largest City: Salt Lake City The name Utah comes from the Native American
Population: 2.9m Ute tribe and means people of the mountains.
Utah was founded by Mormon leader Bringham Young.

Delicate Arch is a 20m

tall natural arch in Utahs
Arches National Park.

Salt Lake City is named after the Great Salt Lake, one of the largest
terminal lakes in the world. Terminal lake means that no water flows in or
out of the lake. A railway track runs across the lake, which means that the
waters from the two sides dont mix. One side is much saltier than the
other leading to algae, and a distinct difference in colour.
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 Vermont (VT) Nickname:
The Green Mountain State
State Capital: Montpelier
Largest City: Burlington More than of Vermont is covered in forest.
Population: 0.6m
Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream was founded in Lake Champlain is said to
1978 in Vermont. have a monster just like
Loch Ness, called Champy.
There is even a baseball
team named after him.
The name Vermont comes
from the French les verts
monts which means the
green mountains.

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 Virginia (VA) Nickname:
The Old Dominion
State Capital: Richmond
Largest City: Virginia Beach
Population: 8.3m
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States
Department of Defence, located in Arlington County, Virginia.

Tobacco is one of
Virginias major crops.

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 Washington (WA) Nickname:
The Evergreen State
State Capital: Olympia
Largest City: Seattle Washington state produces more
Population: 7.1m apples than any other state.

Washington is the only

state named after a
U.S. President.

The Headquarters of Microsoft

are just outside Seattle.

Washington State (west coast) should

not be confused with the U.S. Capital,
Washington D.C. (east coast).

The Space Needle is an observation tower in

Seattle. It was built for the 1962 Worlds Fair.
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 West Virginia (WV)
State Capital: Charleston
Largest City: Charleston
Population: 1.8m
Nickname:
The Mountain State
Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver
is the official state anthem for West Virginia.

The Appalachian Mountains give West Virginia its nickname.

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 Wisconsin (WI) Nicknames:
The Badger State
State Capital: Madison
Americas Dairyland
Largest City: Milwaukee
Population: 5.7m Wisconsin produces more milk than any other state.

Milwaukee is famous for brewing beer.

Milwaukee Art Museum

has wings that fold up in
the daytime, and down at
night or in bad weather.
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 Wyoming (WY) Nickname:
The Equality State
State Capital: Cheyenne
The Cowboy State
Largest City: Cheyenne
Population: 0.5m Wyoming is known as the Equality State because of the
rights women have traditionally enjoyed there. Wyoming
was the first state to give women the right to vote.

The Tetons are a sub-

range of the Rocky
Mountains in Wyoming.

Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone Park is one

of the most predictable geographical features
on Earth, erupting every 35-120mins.
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 District of Columbia (DC) Nickname:
Nations Capital
(Federal District, Not a State)
Washington D.C.s motto is
Washington D.C. Justitia Omnibus, meaning Justice for All.
Population: 0.6m
New York and Philadelphia served briefly as the capital of the U.S. In 1790, the District of Columbia
was chosen as the permanent capital city. Situated on the Potomac River, Washington D.C., it was
created from land transferred from Maryland and Virginia, and measures just 177km 2.

The official residence of the

President is called The White
House, and was designed by
Irish architect James Hoban.

The Lincoln Memorial was completed in

1922 to honour Abraham Lincoln.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his
I Have a Dream speech here in 1963.
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 United States Territories

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 American Samoa Official Languages:
Samoan (89%), English
(Territory, Not a State)
Native Name: Amerika Smoa
Capital: Pago Pago
Population: 54,343
American Samoa was first
settled about 1,000BC.

Ofu Beach on Ofu Island.

American Samoa is a group of

five volcanic islands and two
coral atolls in the South Pacific.
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 Guam Official Languages:
Chamorro, English
(Territory, Not a State)
Native Name: Guhn
The Mariana Trench, deepest part of the
Capital: Hagta (formerly Agana)
ocean in the world, is in the vicinity of Guam.
Population: 161,785

The motto of Guam is

"Where America's Day Begins".

Apra Harbour
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 Northern Mariana Official Languages:
Chamorro, Carolinian, English
Islands
(Territory, Not a State) Chamorro People
Capital: Capitol Hill, Saipan
Population: 52,344
It consists of 15 islands
in the north-western
Pacific Ocean.

The Saipan Incident on the Mariana Islands

was a public quarrel in May 2002 between
Irish football team's captain Roy Keane and
manager Mick McCarthy when the team was
preparing in Saipan for the 2002 FIFA World
Cup. It resulted in Keane leaving the squad
and returning home.
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 Puerto Rico Official Languages:
Spanish(94%), English
(Territory, Not a State)
Capital: San Juan
Population: 3.4m

The 16th century Fort San Felipe del Morro

in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honour of Saint John the Baptist,
while the capital city was named Ciudad de Puerto Rico (Rich Port City).
Eventually people started to refer to the entire island as Puerto Rico, while San Juan
became the name used for the main shipping port /capital city.
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 U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Official Languages:
English
(Territory, Not a State)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie
Population: 103,574
Trunk Bay on Saint John is often referred to as
one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

The U.S. Virgin Islands is the only

location in the United States where The Virgin Islands of the United States, are a
you drive on the left side of the road. group of islands in the Caribbean, consisting of
the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John
and Saint Thomas, and many other minor islands.
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