State Motto and Statehood
What is your state's motto? What year did your state acheive statehood?
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Every state also has a state motto. Here are some examples:
- California: Eureka ("I have found it.")
- Florida: In God We Trust
- New Hampshire: Live Free or Die
- Pennsylvania: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
- Texas: Friendship
What is your state's motto? On your activity page, write the motto on the lines provided. If your state motto isn't included here, do an Internet search with the help of an adult to learn about your state's motto.
Delaware was the first to become a state in 1787. The last states to join the country were Hawaii and Alaska in 1959.
- 1787 ‒ Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- 1788 ‒ Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York
- 1789 ‒ North Carolina
- 1790 ‒ Rhode Island
- 1791 ‒ Vermont
- 1792 ‒ Kentucky
- 1796 ‒ Tennessee
- 1803 ‒ Ohio
- 1812 ‒ Louisiana
- 1816 ‒ Indiana
- 1817 ‒ Mississippi
- 1818 ‒ Illinois
- 1819 ‒ Alabama
- 1820 ‒ Maine
- 1821 ‒ Missouri
- 1836 ‒ Arkansas
- 1837 ‒ Michigan
- 1845 ‒ Florida, Texas
- 1846 ‒ Iowa
- 1848 ‒ Wisconsin
- 1850 ‒ California
- 1858 ‒ Minnesota
- 1859 ‒ Oregon
- 1861 ‒ Kansas
- 1863 ‒ West Virginia
- 1864 ‒ Nevada
- 1867 ‒ Nebraska
- 1876 ‒ Colorado
- 1889 ‒ North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington
- 1890 ‒ Idaho, Wyoming
- 1896 ‒ Utah
- 1907 ‒ Oklahoma
- 1912 ‒ New Mexico, Arizona
- 1959 ‒ Alaska, Hawaii
What year did your state become a state? On your activity page, write the date of your state's statehood on the line. Now your state's scrapbook page is complete.