US States and Territories Flashcards
Massachusetts: Senators
Ted Kennedy - Henry Cabot Lodge - John Kerry
North Dakota: Rivers
Red River (of the North) - Missouri
Alaska: University
University of Alaska at Anchorage
Mississippi: Nickname
The Magnolia State
Hawaii: The Big Island
Hawaii
Nebraska: River
(North) Platte
Pennsylvania: Chocolate making city
Hershey
Vermont: Capital
Montpelier
South Dakota: Hills
Black Hills
Alabama: Forest
Talladega National Forest
Missouri: Second Largest City
Kansas City
Iowa: President
Herbert Hoover
West Virginia: Capital and largest city
Charleston
Tennessee: University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s mascot
Volunteers
Kentucky: largest city
Louisville
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia statehouse
Independence Hall
Wyoming: Capital
Cheyenne
Washington: Largest City
Seattle
Oregon: Waterfall
Klammath Falls
Arizona: Senator - 1953-65 and 1979-87
Barry Goldwatter
Idaho: Monument
Craters of the Moon
Hawaii: Dance
Hula
Delaware: Number of Counties
Three
Washington: River
Columbia
Virginia: Capital
Richmond
Massachusetts: Music festival city
Tanglewood
California: Governors
Pete Wilson - Ronald Reagan - Jerry Brown - Earl Warren - Arnold Schwarzzenegar
Arizona: Mine
Lost Dutchman Mine
California: Senators
Diane Feinstein - Barbara Boxer
Kansas: Senators
Bob Dole - Alf Landon - Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Nevada: Reno River
Truckee
Virginia: Author
William Styron
Delaware: Largest City
Wilmington
Alabama: Largest City
Birmingham (Pittsburgh of the South)
South Dakota: Largest city
Sioux Falls
Missouri: University of Missouri’s mascot
Tigers
Iowa: Artist
Grant Wood
Oklahoma: Capital and largest city
Oklahoma City
Louisiana: Capital
Baton Rouge
Texas: Largest City
Houston
Nebraska: Politician
William Jennings Bryan (3-time candidate for President)
Minnesota: Walnut Grove Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ohio: Capital
Columbus
Texas: Senators
Lloyd Bentson - Phil Grahm
Mississippi: Short Story writer
Eudora Welty
Hawaii: The Pineapple Island
Lanai
Missouri: President
Harry Truman
Tennessee: Governor
Lamar Alexander
Arizona: second largest city
Tucson
Maine: Largest City
Portland
Texas: Large ranch
King ranch
New Jersey: Capital
Trenton
Virginia: Largest city and port
Norfolk
Arizona: Longtime congressman
Carl Hayden
Tennessee: Highest point
Clingman’s Dome
Maryland: Island
Kent Island
South Dakota: National Monument
Mt. Rushmore
Georgia: Mountain Range
Blue Ridge Mountains
Mississippi: Evlis Presley’s birthplace
Tupelo
Oregon: Crater Lake island
Wizard’s Island
Washington: National Parks
Mt. Rainier - Olympic - North Cascades
Oregon: End of the Oregon Trail
Astoria
Minnesota: Capital
St. Paul
Texas: Lawmen
Texas Rangers
Michigan: largest city
Detroit
Texas: Island
Padre Island
California: Nickname
The Golden State
South Dakota: River
Missouri
Alabama: Capital
Montgomery (first Confederate capital)
New Jersey: Senator
Bill Bradley
Massachusetts: Governors
Hugh Carey - Calvin Coolidge
Alaska: Pop singer
Jewel
Alaska: River
Yukon
Texas: Governors
Sam Houston - John Connally - Ann Richards - George W. Bush
Virginia: Rivers
James - Potomac
New York: Nickname
The Empire State
Maine: Overeas refueling stop
Bangor
Louisiana: Nickname
The Pelican State (Commonwealth)
Nebraska: Legislature type
Unicameral
Utah: Senator
Orrin Hatch
Texas: University of Texas at Austin’s mascot
Longhorns
Florida: Space port at Cape Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
Washington: Dam
Grand Coulee
Maine: Capital
Augusta
New Jersey: Gambling city
Atlantic City
Georgia: Capital and largest city
Atlanta
Hawaii: Queen
Liliuokalani
Main Islands of U.S. Virgin Islands
St. Thomas - St. Croix - St. John
Pennsylvania: Founder
William Penn
California: Oceanography institute
Scripps in San Diego
Tennessee: Nickname
The Volunteer State
Mississippi: Capital and largest city
Jackson (named for Andrew Jackson)
Kentucky: First Capital
Bowling Green
Arkansas: Clinton’s Home Town
Hope
New Hampshire: Prep School
Exeter
Alabama: Indians
Creek
Capital and port of American Samoa
Pango Pango (prounounced Pago Pago)
Colorado: University
University of Colorado at Boulder (Buffaloes)
Arizona: nickname
The Grand Canyon State
Delaware: Nickname
The First State - The Blue Hen State
Utah: Highest point
King’s peak
Montana: largest city
Billings
California: University of California mascot
Golden Bears
Maine: River
Kennebunk
Wisconsin: Largest City
Milwaukee
Wyoming: Nickname
The Equality State - The Equal Rights Banner State - least populous - first female governor
Missouri: Astronomer
Edwin Hubble
Minnesota: largest city
Minneapolis
Alaska: Northern Mountain Range
Brooks Range
Ohio: First Capital
Zanesville
Massachusetts: Boston park
Boston Common
Massachusetts: Witch trial city - 1697
Salem
Alaska: National parks
Denali - Glacier Bay - Gates of the Arctic
California: National Parks
Yosemite - King’s Canyon - Redwood - Sequoia
Idaho: Canyon
Hell’s Canyon (deepest gorge in U.S.)
Alaska: largest island
Kodiak Island
Florida: Space Center
John F. Kennedy Space Center
California: Mountains
Sierra Nevada (Where Donner Party met its fate)
New Hampshire: largest city
Manchester
Washington: University of Washington’s mascot
Huskies
Arkansas: Bentonville Business
Wal-Mart
Nebraska: Largest city
Omaha
Nevada: Largest City
Las Vegas
California: where is Cal Tech?
Pasadena
Missouri: Mountains
Ozarks
Iowa: Capital and largest city
Des Moines
Idaho: Nickname
The Gem State
Mississippi: Indian trail
Natchez Trace
Michigan: President
Gerald Ford
Alabama: Port
Mobile
New Jersey: Governor
Christine Todd Whitman
Florida: First Settlement
St. Augustine
Ohio: Wright Brothers City
Dayton
Washington: Airframe manufacturer
Boeing
Massachusetts: Capes
Cape Ann - Cape Cod
California: USA’s lowest elevation
Death Valley
Alaska: Sound
Prince William Sound
Colorado: National Parks
Rocky Mountain - Mesa Verde
Hawaii: Capital and largest city
Honolulu
Texas: Presidents
Eisenhower - LBJ
Arizona: Capital and largest city
Phoenix (largest state capital)
Alaska: Largest City
Anchorage (on Cook inlet)
South Carolina: Strom Thurmond supporters
“Dixiecrats”
Alaska: Strait
Bering Strait
Tennessee: Largest City
Memphis
Nevada: Lake
Lake Tahoe (shared with CA)
California: Lake
Lake Tahoe
Hawaii: oldest island
Kauai
Texas: Nickname
The Lone Star State
Florida: Nickname
The Sunshine State
Puerto Rico’s island group
Greater Antilles
Alaska: Norther-most U.S. point
Point Barrow
Arizona: Dam
Hoover Dam (Formerly Boulder Dam)
Wyoming: Largest City
Casper
Michigan: Strait
Strait of Mackinac
Virginia: Swamp
Dismal Swamp
Montana: Battlefield
Little Big Horn
Michigan: Governor
George Romney
Massachusetts: Lizzy Borden’s home town
Fall River
Illinois: Northeastern University’s mascot
Huskies
California: Landmark glass church
Crystal cathedral
Pennsylvania: Largest City
Philadelphia
Tennessee: Civil War Capital
Bowling Green
Iowa: River
Des Moines
Missouri: Nickname
The Show Me State
Michigan: National Park
Isle Royal
Arizona: “Colorful” desert
Painted Desert
Nebraska: Capital
Lincoln
New Mexico: Capital
Santa Fe
Missouri: Hary Truman’s home
Independence
Tennessee: National Park
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee: Nuclear research center
Oak Ridge
Florida: Universities
Florida State Seminoles at Tallahassee; University of Florids (Gators) at Gainesville; University of Miami (Hurricanes)
New Hampshire: port
Portsmouth
Connecticut: largest city
Bridgeport
Maryland: Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Louisiana: Assassinated Governor
Huey Long (“Kingfish”)
Delaware: Namesake
Lord de la War
Pennsylvania: Nationality of first settlers
Swedish
Virginia: Chief Justice
John Marshall
Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma at Norman’s mascot
Sooners
Arizona: Forest
Tonto National Forest
Arizona: National Park
Grand Canyon
Louisiana: New Orleans historic area
French Quarter
California: USC mascot
Trojans
Arizona: Supreme Court Justices
William Rehnquist - Sandra Day O’Connor
Maryland: Capital
Annapolis (named after Queen Anne)
Florida: Capital
Tallahassee
North Carolina: University of North Carolina’s mascot
Tarheels
Arkansas: Mountains
Ozarks
Florida: Swamp
Okefenokee (with Georgia)
Alaska: Second largest city
Fairbanks
Virginia: colonial capital
Williamsburg
Alaska: Northern bay
Prudhoe Bay (oil drilling center)
Alaska: Island chain
Aleutians
California: Forest
Shasta National Forest
Maine: 20th century secretary of state
Edwin Muskie
Hawaii: Nickname
The Aloha State (was independent country from 1849-89)
Kansas: Nickname
The Sunflower State
Maine: National Park
Acadia