Reading for Specific Purposes

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