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10 Cards in this Set
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Delaware
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1st State
Capital: Dover Major Rivers: Mispillion River, Delaware River, Nanticoke River State Motto: "Liberty and Independence" Became a state: Dec 7, 1787 |
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Pennsylvania
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2nd State
Capital: Philadelphia Major Rivers: Allegheny River, Susquehanna River, Delaware River, Ohio River State Motto: "Virtue, Liberty, and Independance." Became a state: Dec 12, 1787 |
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New Jersey
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3rd State
Capital: Trenton Major Rivers: Delaware River, Hudson River State Motto: "Liberty and Prosperity." Became a state: Dec 18, 1787 |
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Georgia
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4th State
State Capital: Atlanta Major Rivers: Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, Suwannee River State Motto: "Wisdom, Justice and Moderation." Became a state: Jan 2 1788 |
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Connecticut
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5th State
Capital: Hartford Major Rivers: Connecticut River, Housatonic River, Thames River State Motto: "Quitranstulit sustinet" He who transplanted. Became a state: Jan 9, 1788 |
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Massachusetts
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6th State
Capital: Boston Major Rivers: Charles River, Connecticut River, Merrimack River State Motto: "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty." Became a state: Feb 6, 1788 |
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Maryland
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Capital: Annapolis
Major Rivers: Potomac River, Patapsco River,Patuxent River, Susquehanna River State Motto: "Manly deeds, womanly words." Became a state: Apr 28, 1788 |
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South Carolina
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Capital: Columbia
Major Rivers: Santee River, Edisto River, Savannah River State Motto: "While I breathe, I hope" Became a state: May 23, 1788 |
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New Hampshire
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Capital:Concord
Major Rivers: Androscoggin River, Connecticut River, Merrimack River State Motto: "Live free or die" Became a state: June 21, 1788 |
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Virginia
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Capital: Richmond
Major Rivers: James River, Rappahannock River,Potomac River, Shenandoah River State Motto: "Thus Always to Tyrants" Became a state: June 25, 1788 |