1. By Audrey Bennett

2. WASHINGTON
THE EVERGREEN STATE
 Named after George Washington, the first president
 Largest city is Seattle, the capitol
 State dance: square dance
 State song: “Washington, My Home”
 State bird: American Goldfinch

3. CALIFORNIA
THE GOLDEN STATE
 3rd largest state in the US
 Divided in 58 counties
 Only state to host Winter and Summer Olympics
 Has 19 major professional sports league franchises
 State tree: California Redwood

4. NEVADA
THE BATTLE BORN STATE
 Ranked the most dangerous state in the Us
 State flower: Sagebrush
 State color: silver and blue
 State motto: “Battle Born”
 Las Vegas is the most populated city

5. ARIZONA
GRAND CANYON STATE
 Phoenix is the capitol
 Popular location for MLB spring training
 State fish: Arizona Trout
 Has 15 counties
 Colorado River runs through Arizona

6. NEW JERSEY
THE GARDEN STATE
 Capitol: Trenton
 State fish: Brook Trout
 State insect: European Honey Bee
 State motto: “Liberty and prosperity”
 State flower: Common Meadow Violet

7. PENNSYLVANIA
KEYSTONE STATE
 Ranked 6th in US in population
 Capitol: Harrisburg
 State bug: ladybug
 State animal: White-tailed deer
 State dog: Great Dane

8. IOWA
HAWKEYE STATE
 State flower: Wild Prairie Rose
 Only state with two vowels in the beginning of it’s name
 State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
 State tree: Oak tree
 State capitol: Des Moines

9. OREGON
BEAVER STATE
 Capitol: Salem
 Has more ghost towns than any other state
 Does not has self-serve gas stations
 Largest city is Portland
 State animal: American Beaver

10. WYOMING
THE EQUALITY STATE
 JCPenny stores were started in Oregon
 Has the lowest population of all 50 states
 State motto: Equal rights
 Has 5 national forests
 State mammal: Bison

11. MASSACHUSETTS
THE BAY STATE
 Basketball and volleyball were invented in Massachusetts
 First public beach is located in Massachusetts
 First sewing machine was built in Boston
 State flower: Mayflower
 State capitol: Boston