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American States - Sorted by size: smallest to largest.

Practice finding information in tables.
Use the information in the table on the left to answer the questions on the right.
State
Name
Joined Union State
Number
Capital
City
State
Abbreviation
QUESTIONS:
Directions: Type in the correct answer for each question.
Then click the "Check Answers" button.
1. What is the abbreviation for the state of Texas?
2. What is the capitol of Arizona?
3. Which state has the abbreviation OK?
4. Which state's capitol city is Tallahassee?
5. In what year did California join the Union?
6. Which state joined the Union first?
7. Which state's capitol city is Albany?
8. Which state joined the Union last?
9. What is the capitol of Arkansas?
10. Which state is the largest?
11. Which state has the abbreviation MD?
12. What is the capitol of Colorado?
13. Which state's capitol city is Jackson?
14. What is the abbreviation for the state of Idaho?
15. What is the capitol of Tennessee?
16. Which state was the 10th to join the Union?
17. In what year did New Mexico join the Union?
18. What is the capitol of Maine?
19. In what year did Pennsylvania join the Union?
20. What is the abbreviation for the state of Massachusetts?
District of Columbia     DC
Rhode Island 1790 13 Providence RI
Delaware 1787 1 Dover DE
Connecticut 1788 5 Hartford CT
Hawaii 1959 50 Honolulu HI
New Jersey 1787 3 Trenton NJ
Massachusetts 1788 6 Boston MA
New Hampshire 1788 9 Concord NH
Vermont 1791 14 Montpelier VT
Maryland 1788 7 Annapolis MD
West Virginia 1863 35 Charleston WV
South Carolina 1788 8 Columbia SC
Maine 1820 23 Augusta ME
Indiana 1816 19 Indianapolis IN
Kentucky 1792 15 Frankfort KY
Virginia 1788 10 Richmond VA
Ohio 1803 17 Columbus OH
Tennessee 1796 16 Nashville TN
Pennsylvania 1787 2 Harrisburg PA
Mississippi 1817 20 Jackson MS
Louisiana 1812 18 Baton Rouge LA
New York 1788 11 Albany NY
Alabama 1819 22 Montgomery AL
North Carolina 1789 12 Raleigh NC
Arkansas 1836 25 Little Rock AR
Wisconsin 1848 30 Madison WI
Iowa 1846 29 Des Moines IA
Illinois 1818 21 Springfield IL
Michigan 1837 26 Lansing MI
Florida 1845 27 Tallahassee FL
Georgia 1788 4 Atlanta GA
Washington 1889 42 Olympia WA
Missouri 1821 24 Jefferson City MO
Oklahoma 1907 46 Oklahoma OK
North Dakota 1889 39 Bismarck ND
South Dakota 1889 40 Pierre SD
Nebraska 1867 37 Lincoln NE
Kansas 1861 34 Topeka KS
Idaho 1890 43 Boise ID
Minnesota 1858 32 St. Paul MN
Utah 1896 45 Salt Lake City UT
Oregon 1859 33 Salem OR
Wyoming 1890 44 Cheyenne WY
Colorado 1876 38 Denver CO
Nevada 1864 36 Carson City NV
Arizona 1912 48 Phoenix AZ
New Mexico 1912 47 Santa Fe NM
Montana 1889 41 Helena MT
California 1850 31 Sacramento CA
Texas 1845 28 Austin TX
Alaska 1959 49 Juneau AK

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