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- Hawaii (34434 bytes)
39: ...o grow due to active [[lava]] flows, most notably from [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]]. Ethnically, it is the...
51: ...of the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, O...
54: ...iian Islands were formed by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geolo...
58: The movement of the Hawaiian royal family from the Island of Hawaii to Maui and subsequently t...
64: ...to extend their sway and defend their communities from predatory rivals. Warfare was endemic. The gen... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
48: ...rst organized town in Idaho was [[Franklin, Idaho|Franklin]], settled in [[1860]] by [[Mormon]] pionee...
50: ... was abated by moving the [[University of Idaho]] from its planned location in Eagle Rock (near [[Idah...
54: ...Anne Frank and many other writers extolling human freedom and equality.
63: ...s. Idaho has a [[bicameral]] legislature, elected from 35 legislative districts, each represented by o...
83: ...]]. [[Shoshone Falls]] plunges down rugged cliffs from a height greater than that of [[Niagara Falls]]... - Indiana (20194 bytes)
47: ...n]] as part of the settlement at the end of the [[French and Indian War]], given to the [[United State...
60: ... 475 mile long [[Wabash River]] bisects the state from northeast to southwest and has given Indiana tw...
71: A high percentage of Indiana's GDP comes from manufacturing, and much of this activity is hea...
75: ...bably best known for its decorative [[limestone]] fron the southern, hilly portion of the state. One o...
83: *8.4% [[African American|Black]] - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
12: ...[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]] de facto |
13: ...glish language|English]] 91.2%, [[French language|French]] 4.8% |
45: ...the main language of everyday life, but traces of French survive in local dialects.
54: ...achas, in the parishes of St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, East and West Baton Rouge, Livingston, and St. T...
60: ...avelier de La Salle]] in honour of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] in [[1682]]. The first permanent... - Maine (17312 bytes)
36: ...[France|French]] province of [[Maine (province of France)|Maine]]. Another possibility for the name 'M...
38: ... the union kept the balance between [[slave]] and free states. Maine's original capital was [[Portland...
43: ...al election, 1936|1936 presidential election]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] received the Electoral Votes...
47: ...ey]] from [[1975]] to [[1979]] and [[Angus King]] from [[1995]] to [[2003]]). The [[United States Refo...
53: Famous politicians from Maine include [[James Blaine]], [[Edmund Muskie... - Maryland (22654 bytes)
8: Nickname = Old Line State; Free State |
47: ...sm mandatory, a large number of Puritans migrated from Virginia to Maryland, and were given land for a...
53: ... that [[the Star Spangled Banner]] was written by Francis Scott Key.
55: ...t due to precautions taken by the government in [[Washington, D.C.]]. Because of this it was not included unde...
71: ... the center of the state along the Potomac with [[Washington, DC]]. The [[Chesapeake Bay]] nearly bisects the ... - Missouri (16086 bytes)
54: ...cennial census. The Senate consists of 34 members from districts divided such that the population of e...
65: ...main behind from a glacier that once had extended from the north to the Missouri River.
67: ...] [[igneous]] [[Saint Francois Mountain Range|St. Francois Mountains]].
97: *11.2% [[African American|Black]]
103: ...n]] (10.5%), [[England|English]] (9.5%), [[France|French]] (3.5%). - Washington (20186 bytes)
2: Name = Washington |
3: Fullname = State of Washington |
4: Flag = Washington state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Washington]] |
6: Seal = Washington state seal.png | - Virginia (23198 bytes)
38: ...ate state in [[1792]] while the latter broke away from Virginia during the [[American Civil War]].
40: ...aylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footn...
46: ...America]], eventually applying to the whole coast from [[South Carolina]] to [[Maine]]. The [[London ...
48: ...omac that had been ceded by Virginia [[History of Washington, DC|was retroceded to Virginia]] effective [[184...
50: ...a is one of the states that [[secession|seceded]] from the Union to become the [[Confederate States of... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful co...
44: ...tate's geographic center is [[Washington, Vermont|Washington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont|Roxbury...
52: ...particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique ...
58: ...ing the era Native Americans migrated year-round. From [[1000 BCE]] to [[1600|1600 CE]] was the Woodla...
60: ..., [[1609]], [[French colonization of the Americas|French explorer]] [[Samuel de Champlain]] claimed th... - Utah (29154 bytes)
74: ...e most popular destinations. The name ''Utah'' is from the [[Southern Ute language]] and means "higher...
85: [[Francisco Vᳱuez de Coronado]] may have crossed int...
96: ...ce Brigham Young as territorial governor with [[Alfred Cumming]]. The resulting conflict is known as t...
98: ...nd [[Paiutes]] attacked and killed 120 immigrants from [[Missouri]], an event called the [[Mountain Me...
100: ...ng, Johnston established Fort Floyd 40 miles away from Salt Lake City, to the southwest. - Texas (39610 bytes)
38: ...nguage]] of the [[Hasinai]], ''tejas'', meaning ''friends'' or ''allies''; [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers...
42: ...ist of U.S. state mottos | state motto]] — "Friendship"
50: ** flying — [[Mexican free-tailed bat]]
57: ...om you talk to (and which part of Texas they come from), Texas forms part of the [[U.S. Southern State...
62: ...ve flown over its soil: the [[Fleur-de-lis]] of [[France]], and the national flags of [[Spain]], [[Mex... - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
41: ...[[Montana]]. It is one of the six states of the [[Frontier Strip]].
82: ...the U.S. failed to stop white miners and settlers from entering the region. [[Sitting Bull]] and [[Cr...
115: ...or North and South Dakota (and [[Montana]], and [[Washington]])
125: the papers and obscure from him which he was signing
130: ...est point between the [[Rocky Mountains]] and the French [[Alps]]. More than 70,000 people hike to its... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
42: ...ges, while others are virtually indistinguishable from non-Amish or Mennonites.
55: ...en founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for [[Quaker]]s, and named it for the [[Lati...
59: ...rench]] during the [[French and Indian War]]. The French established numerous fortifications in the ar...
61: The colony's reputation of religious freedom also attracted significant populations of [[...
67: ...turning point of the [[American Civil War]]. Dead from this battle rest at [[Gettysburg National Cemet... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
36: ...ordering the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[California]], [[Washington]], [[Idaho]], and [[Nevada]]. Its northern border...
43: ...the [[Oregon Bottle Bill]], but has also suffered from the rapid pace of logging in its forests.
61: ...fornians (or outsiders in general). State ballots frequently illustrate the extremes of the political ...
68: ... that the name came from an engraver's error in a French map published in the early 1700s, naming the ...
69: ...m the word ''oolighan'', referring to grease made from fish, which the [[Native American]]s of the reg... - North Dakota (14827 bytes)
44: ...nited States]] to be explored and settled. The [[French-Canadian]] trader [[La V鲥ndrye]] was the fi...
46: ...Clark]], they were at least somewhat aware of the French, then Spanish claims to their territory.
57: ... elects two House Representatives and one Senator from each of 47 districts apportioned by population....
61: ...ly complex. Each of the 53 counties has a court, from which appeals are sent directly to the [[North ...
65: ...ota Governors]], [[List of United States Senators from North Dakota]]'' - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
38: ... Maryland and Virginia. West Virginia broke away from [[Virginia]] during the [[American Civil War]]....
40: .../www.wvbridgeday.com/bridge-day-BASE-jumping.php] from the bridge), as well as many national and state...
48: ...braham Lincoln]]. Upon the secession of Virginia from the union on [[April 27]], [[1861]], anti-seces...
76: ...n a near shore environment from sediments derived from mountains to the east, in a shallow inland sea ...
90: ...sup2;), most statistics in this section are taken from the 2002 US Census of Agriculture for West Virg... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
37: Its name is from the [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota people's]] name ...
54: Much of the state was purchased from [[France]] as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]], alth...
59: ...e [[M鴩s people (Canada)|M鴩s]] people, a mixed French and Native American culture, were a presence ...
61: Modern [[immigrant]]s have come from all over the world in recent decades, with [[Hm...
63: ...with the early Scandinavian immigrants. Families frequently own or share [[cabin]]s on central and no... - Montana (14119 bytes)
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199: ...tana: A History of Two Centuries''. University of Washington: 1991. <small>ISBN 0295971290.</small>
207: *[http://classroomclipart.com Free Clipart] - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
36: ... the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[Live free or die]]".
40: ...4 at the [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] weather observatory in the [[Presidential Range...
51: ... modern [[Republican Party]] by [[Amos Tuck]] and friends. New Hampshire grew as a hotbed of [[Aboliti...
58: ...ther [[John H. Sununu]] was governor of the state from [[1983]]–[[1988]]. [[List of New Hampshir...
60: ...ampshire)| Executive Council]] that is a holdover from the [[Governor's Council]] of the Colonial era....
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