1. SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT By Katie Mann

2. ALABAMA Capital: Montgomery State motto: "We Dare Defend our Rights“ Nickname: Yellowhammer state flower: camellia State bird: yellowbird State tree: Longleaf Pine

3. ARKANSAS  State Capital - Little Rock  State Nickname - The Natural State  State Motto-"Regnant populous  State Bird: Mockingbird  State Flower: Apple blossom  State Tree: Pine Tree

4. FLORIDA  State Capital – Tallahassee  State Motto - "In God we trust  State Nickname - The Sunshine State  State Flower-Orange blossom  State Bird-Mockingbird  State Tree-Palmetto palm

5. GEORGIA  State Capital – Atlanta  State Motto - "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation  State Nickname - Empire State of the South, Peach State  State Flower-Cherokee rose  State Bird-Brown thrasher  State Tree-Live oak

6. KENTUCKY  State Capital – Frankfort  State Motto - United we stand, divided we fall  State Nickname - Bluegrass State  State Flower-Goldenrod  State Tree-Tulip Tree  State bird-Cardinal

7. LOUISIANA  State Capital - Baton Rouge  State Motto - "Union, Justice, and Confidence  State Nickname - Sportsman's Paradise  State Flower-Magnolia blossom  State Tree-Bald Cypress  State Bird-Eastern Brown Pelican

8. MISSISSIPPI  State Capital – Jackson  State Nickname - Magnolia State  State Motto-Virtute et armies  State Bird-Mockingbird State BirdMockingbird  State Tree-Magnolia  State Flower-Magnolia

9. NORTH CAROLINA  State Capital – Raleigh  State Motto - "Esse Quam Videri  State Bird-Cardinal  State Flower-Flowering dogwood  State Tree-Longleaf Pine

10. SOUTH CAROLINA  State Capital – Columbia  State Nickname - Palmetto State  State Motto - "Dum Spiro Spero"  State Bird-Carolina wren State Bird  State Tree-Sabal Palmetto  State Flower-Yellow Jess-amine

11. TENNESSEE  State Nickname - The Volunteer  State Motto - "Agriculture Commerce  State Capital – Nashville  State Bird-Mockingbird State BirdMockingbird  State Flower-Iris Genus Iridaceae  State TreeTulip Poplar

12. VIRGINIA  Capital: Richmond Capital:Richmond  Motto: Sic semper tyrannis Motto:  Nicknames: The Old Dominion Nicknames:  Flower: American dogwood  State bird: cardinal  State tree: dogwood

13. WEST VIRGINIA  Capital: Charleston Capital:Charleston  Nickname: Mountain State Nickname:  Flower: rhododendron  Motto: Montani semper liberiMotto:  Tree: sugar maple  Bird:cardinal