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- California (63989 bytes)
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45: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate?WAISdocID=06487414661+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve
67: Motto = [[Eureka (word)|Eureka!]] |
107: ...can portion, Baja (lower) California was later divided into the states of [[Baja California]] and [[Ba...
111: ...ivil War]], California officially entered on the side of the North, but there was significant support ... - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
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39: ...tely in the [[tropics]]. As one of two states outside the [[continental United States|contiguous Unite...
46: ...Hawaiian]] and [[Hawaiian English]]. [[Hawaiian Pidgin]] is an unofficial language. The [[state song...
54: ...presently active. The last volcanic eruption outside the Island of Hawaii happened at [[Haleakala]] o...
56: ...lands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the wide range of environments to be found on high island... - Indiana (20194 bytes)
9: Motto = State sovereignty, national union |
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41: A [[resident]] of Indiana is called a [[Hoosier]] and it is...
69: ... land was not prairie and had to be cleared of deciduous trees. Many isolated parcels of woodland rema...
73: ...r wages for these skills than would normally be paid. In other words, firms often see in Indiana a cha... - Iowa (24205 bytes)
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50: ...61 resulted in a few shots finding Iowa soil; a raid into Davis and Van Buren counties by Confederate ...
52: ...oval of war-time farm subsidies. Total recovery didn't happen until the [[1940s]].
54: ...r decline of family farms in Iowa and around the midwest, and was marked by a sharp drop in the state'...
69: ...an elevation of the state is 335 [[metre|m]]. Considering the size of the state (145,743 [[square kilo... - Kansas (21369 bytes)
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37: ...aning "People of the south wind", is a [[Midwest|midwestern]] [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[United Sta...
48: ...1863]], [[William Quantrill]] led ''Quantrill's Raid'' into [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] destroying m...
52: ...senhower|President Eisenhower]], presidential candidates [[Bob Dole]] and [[Alf Landon]], [[Amelia Ear...
55: {{Template:MetaSidebar|250px|#ffffaa|right|[[Kansas state symbols|St... - Kentucky (15076 bytes)
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38: Kentucky and its residents are probably most well known for [[thoroughbr...
43: ... America|Confederate]] forces under General [[Leonidas Polk]] invaded.
48: ...ell]] (Republican). The Kentucky Constitution provides for three branches of government: the legislati...
55: ... known as ''The Bluegrass State'', borders the [[Midwest]] and [[Deep South]]. It touches [[West Virgi... - Missouri (16086 bytes)
1: ...n]] Indian tribe meaning "canoe", is a [[Midwest|Midwestern]] [[U.S. state|state]] of the [[United Sta...
10: ... Me State''<br/>[[List of U.S. state mottos|State motto]]: ''"Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto"'' ([[Latin]]...
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52: ...on for the state, was adopted in [[1945]] and provides for three branches of government, the legislati...
54: ...e Senate consists of 34 members from districts divided such that the population of each district is ap... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
9: State motto = "Forward" |
20: State motto : "Forward"
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38: ...[[United States]], located in the [[U.S. Midwest|Midwest]].
51: ...nd by 14,000 votes to Democratic presidential candidate [[John Kerry]], both of whom lost the national... - Virginia (23198 bytes)
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36: ...ly, as an extension of the [[Mid-Atlantic_States|Mid-Atlantic]]. Its official name is the '''Commonwe...
40: ...chary Taylor]] round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historica...
50: ...ng the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. When it did, some counties were separated as [[State of Kanaw...
57: ...by [[Thomas Jefferson]] and the cornerstone was laid by Governor [[Patrick Henry]] in [[1785]]. - Utah (29154 bytes)
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63: Motto = ''Industry'' |
74: ...u]] estimate. The state is generally rugged and arid, and has spectacular natural scenery. It is a pop...
76: ...just two states where [[gambling]] is illegal. Residents are called [[List of famous Salt Lakers|Utahn...
83: ...ousand years; most [[archeology|archeological]] evidence dates such habitation about 10,000 to 12,000 ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
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42: * [[List of U.S. state mottos | state motto]] — "Friendship"
70: ...erally-recognized Native American tribes which reside in Texas: the [[Alabama-Coushatta]] Tribes of Te...
84: ...sjunction.com/docs/appeal.htm Travis' Appeal for Aid from the Alamo] [[24 February]] [[1836]]
121: ...of the [[Centralista]] forces' suppression of dissidents in [[Zacatecas]] also inspired fear of the Me... - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
3: ...llname = The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
9: ... Capital = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] |
10: ... LargestCity = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] |
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37: ...t]], and the towns of [[Middletown, Rhode Island|Middletown]] and [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmout... - North Dakota (14827 bytes)
8: Nickname = Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State |
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61: ...dge, and the fairly low workload, the state is divided into seven judicial districts which collectivel...
99: ...osing population through tax breaks and other considerations, but these have also made little headway.
181: :'''[[State nickname]]s:''' Roughrider State, Flickertail State, Peace Garden State - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
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38: While many consider it part of the [[U.S. Southern States|South]], ...
40: ...geday.com/bridge-day-BASE-jumping.php] from the bridge), as well as many national and state parks. It...
46: ...Virginia and plantation owners in the plains and tidewater regions. Under the United States constitut...
48: ...wedly unionist, the counties it contained were divided in their secession votes. 18 West Virginia coun... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
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39: ...of [[suburb]]s. More than half of the state's residents live there.
51: ...Kensington Runestone]], which most historians consider to be an elaborate [[hoax]]. Some say that the...
54: ...ed for many years afterward. Parts were also considered to be in the [[Northwest Territory]].
59: ...some tribes operate [[casinos]] which have been said to be among the most profitable in the country. ... - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
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36: '''Nebraska''' a [[Midwest|midwestern]] [[U.S. States|State]] of the [[United St...
37: Once considered part of the [[Great American Desert]], it is ...
47: ...a|Lincoln]] after the recently assassinated [[President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]].
55: Nebraska, in common with five other Mid-West states ([[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[North Da... - Nevada (17565 bytes)
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39: ...'s nickname is "The Silver State" and the state's motto is "All for Our Country". The state song is "[[Ho...
41: ...test of whether visitors such as presidential candidates, have informed themselves about the state.)
47: ...ch included the present day states of [[Utah]], [[Idaho]] and Nevada. [[1859]] saw the discovery of th...
49: ...ior to the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|presidential election]], Nevada became the 36th state in... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
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36: ..., and has probably the most famous of all [[state motto]]s: "[[Live free or die]]".
40: ...unt Washington]] weather observatory in the [[Presidential Range]].
51: ...ticipating in the [[Underground Railroad]] in providing safe routes into Canada, primarily via the [[C...
53: ... to accurately predict who would be elected [[President of the United States]]. - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
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39: ...was also settled by the [[Sweden|Swedes]] in the mid-1600's as part of the Swedish colony of [[New Swe...
41: ...Peter Stuyvesant]]. The newly taken lands were divided by [[Charles II of England|King Charles II of E...
55: ...ew Jersey on the [[obverse_and_reverse|reverse]] side of the 1999 [[State_Quarters|New Jersey State Qu...
70: ...ng governor based on his role as State Senate President upon [[James McGreevey|James E. McGreevey]]'s ... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
9: Motto = Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes) |
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46: ...[1536]]. [[Fray Marcos de Niza]] enthusiastically identified the pueblos as the fabulously rich [[Seve...
52: ...ttlers arrived at the site of Albuquerque in the mid-[[1600s]]. Missionaries subjugated Native America...
54: ...t of ranching and some farming in the [[1700s]] laid the foundations for the state's still-flourishing...
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