STATES AND CAPITALS STUDY GUIDE AND WORKSHEETS

 

Salam Academy’s

States and Capitals Contest will take place on:

 

FRIDAY

November 06, 2015

 

This contest is open to 3rd-8th grade students.

 

This is an elimination style contest much like the spelling bee:

 

Round 1

Judge says the name of the state and student has to say the capitol

 

Round 2

If all states and capitols are done and students are still competing, then the judge asks the state abbreviations.

 

Round 3

If all abbreviations are exhausted then the judge asks the year of statehood.

 

Round 4

If all years of statehood are exhausted then the judge asks the State Motto

If all students are not eliminated at this point, students will be asked state flowers, state birds, state animal.

 

This study guide contains all the information they need except the state flowers, birds and animals.

 

In addition to studying this study guide:

 

-Review the packet you completed and correct your mistakes

 

-Play games online, just do a Google Search for “States and Capitals Games”

 

-Make and study flash cards from the email I sent to you and your parents on December

 

-Study over Winter Break to make sure you are ready for the Competition!

 

Good Luck! You got this.

 

Salam Academy Education Committee

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Here are some learning resources:

http://www.abcya.com/us_states_and_capitals.htm

 

http://www.arcademics.com/games/penguin/penguin.html

 

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/dailylp/dailylp/dailylp126.shtml

 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

 

 

 

 

State Capitals

 

Alabama - Montgomery

Alaska - Juneau

Arizona - Phoenix

Arkansas - Little Rock

California - Sacramento

Colorado - Denver

Connecticut - Hartford

Delaware - Dover

Florida - Tallahassee

Georgia - Atlanta

Hawaii - Honolulu

Idaho - Boise

Illinois - Springfield

Indiana - Indianapolis

Iowa - Des Moines

Kansas - Topeka

Kentucky - Frankfort

Louisiana - Baton Rouge

Maine - Augusta

Maryland - Annapolis

Massachusetts - Boston

Michigan - Lansing

Minnesota - St. Paul

Mississippi - Jackson

Missouri - Jefferson City

Montana - Helena

Nebraska - Lincoln

Nevada - Carson City

New Hampshire - Concord

New Jersey - Trenton

New Mexico - Santa Fe

New York - Albany

North Carolina - Raleigh   

North Dakota - Bismarck

Ohio - Columbus

Oklahoma - Oklahoma City

Oregon - Salem

Pennsylvania - Harrisburg

Rhode Island - Providence

South Carolina - Columbia

South Dakota - Pierre

Tennessee - Nashville

Texas - Austin

Utah - Salt Lake City

Vermont - Montpelier

Virginia - Richmond

Washington - Olympia

West Virginia - Charleston

Wisconsin - Madison

Wyoming - Cheyenne

 

State Mottos

Alabama -We Dare Defend Our Rights

Alaska -North to the Future

Arizona - God Enriches Arkansas -The People Rule

California -Eureka! I have found it!

Colorado -Nothing Without the Deity

Connecticut -He who is transplanted still sustains.

Delaware -Liberty and Independence

Florida -In God we Trust

Georgia - Wisdom, Justice and Moderation

Hawaii - Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono. (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.)

Idaho - Let it be Perpetual

Illinois - State Sovereignty, National Union

Indiana - The Crossroads of America

Iowa - Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.

Kansas - To the stars through difficulties

Kentucky - United we Stand, Divided we Fall

Louisiana - Union, Justice and Confidence

Maine -I direct

Maryland - Manly deeds, womanly words

Massachusetts - By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty

Michigan - If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.

Minnesota - The star of the north

Mississippi - By valor and arms

Missouri - The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

Montana - Gold and Silver

Nebraska - Equality before the law

Nevada - All for our country New Hampshire Live free or die

New Jersey - Liberty and Prosperity

New Mexico - It grows as it goes

New York - Excelsior

North Carolina - To be, rather than to seem

North Dakota - Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable

Ohio - With God, all things are possible

Oklahoma - Labor conquers all things

Oregon - She flies with her own wings

Pennsylvania - Virtue, Liberty and Independence

Rhode Island - Hope

South Carolina - Prepared in mind and resources, while I breathe, I hope.

South Dakota - Under God the people rule

Tennessee - Agriculture and Commerce

Texas - Friendship

Utah - Industry

Vermont - Freedom and Unity

Virginia - Thus Always to Tyrants

Washingdon - Bye and Bye

West Virginia - Mountaineers are always free

Wisconsin - Forward Wyoming Equal rights

 

Year of Statehood

 

Alabama - 1819

Alaska - 1959

Arizona - 1912

Arkansas - 1836

California - 1850

Colorado - 1876

Connecticut - 1788

Delaware - 1787

Florida - 1845

Georgia - 1788

Hawaii - 1959

Idaho - 1890

Illinois - 1818

Indiana - 1816

Iowa - 1846

Kansas - 1861

Kentucky - 1792

Louisiana - 1812

Maine - 1820

Maryland - 1788

Massachusetts - 1788

Michigan - 1837

Minnesota - 1858

Mississippi - 1817

Missouri - 1821

Montana - 1889

Nebraska - 1867

Nevada - 1864

New Hampshire - 1788

New Jersey - 1789

New Mexico - 1912

New York - 1788

North Carolina - 1789

North Dakota - 1889 Ohio - 1803

Oklahoma - 1907

Oregon - 1859

Pennsylvania - 1787

Rhode Island - 1790

South Carolina - 1788

South Dakota - 1889

Tennessee - 1796

Texas - 1845

Utah - 1896

Vermont - VT 1791

Virginia - 1788

Washington - 1889

West Virginia - 1863

Wisconsin - 1848

Wyoming - 1890