50 states assignment

50 States AssignmentBy Madeline Cortez

Mrs. WilliamsComputer Apps I – 1

26 February 2013

California(Golden State)

Capital City: Sacramento Admission to Statehood: September 9,

1850 Border States: Arizona, Nevada,

Oregon Flower: California Poppy Population: 33,871,648 1st, 12/00

Hawaii(Aloha State)

Capital City: Honolulu Flower: Hibiscus or Pua Aloalo Highest Point: Mauna Kea; 13,796 feet,

6th

Population: 1,211,537; 42nd, 12/00 Lowest Point: Pacific Coast, Sea Level,

3rd

Nevada(The Silver State)

Capital City: Carson City Admission to Statehood: October 31,

1864 Border States: Arizona, California,

Idaho, Oregon, Utah Population: 1,998,257; 35th, 12/00 Flower: Artemisia Tridentata

New York(Empire State)

Admission to Statehood: July 26, 1788 Bird: Blue Bird Border States: Connecticut,

Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Flower: Rose Motto: Excelsior

New Jersey(Garden State)

Motto: Liberty and Prosperity Bird: Eastern Goldfinch Border States: Delaware, New York,

Pennsylvania Flower: Violet Tree: Northern Red Oak

Florida(Sunshine State) Admission to

statehood: Marc h 3, 1845

Bird: Mockingbird Border States:

Alabama, Georgia Tree: Cabbage

Palmetto Motto: In God We

Trust

Arizona(Grand Canyon State) Capital: Phoenix Admission to

Statehood: February 14, 1912

Bird: Cactus Wren Flower: Saquaro

cactus blossom Tree: Yellow Palo

verde

Alaska(The Last Frontier) Motto: North to the

Future Tree: Sitka spruce Flower: Forget Me

Not Bird: Willow

Ptarmigan Admission to

Statehood: January 3, 1959

Virginia(Old Dominion State) Motto: Sic Semper

Trannis Flower: Dogwood Bird: Cardinal Tree: Flowering

Dogwood Admission to

Statehood: June 25, 1788

Michigan(Wolverine State/ Great Lakes State)

Tree: Eastern whitepine

Bird: Robin Flower: Apple

Blossom Population:

9,938,443; 8th, 12/00 Admission to

Statehood: January 26, 1837