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.
