1. By: Hazel Freeman

2. State Capital – Montgomery State Motto - "Audemus jura nostra defendere" - We Dare Defend Our Rights State Nickname - Heart of Dixie, "Yellowhammer State“ State Flower-Camellia State Bird-Yellowhammer State Tree-Southern longleaf pine

3. State Capital - Little Rock State Motto - "Regnat populus" - The people rule State Nickname - The Natural State State Flower-Apple blossom State Bird-Mockingbird State Tree-Pine Tree

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

6. State Capital – Frankfort State Motto - "United we stand, divided we fall“ State Nickname - Bluegrass State State Flower-Goldenrod State Bird-Cardinal State Tree-Tulip Tree

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

8. State Capital – Jackson State Motto - "Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms State Nickname - Magnolia State State Flower-Magnolia State Bird-Mockingbird State Tree-Magnolia

9. State Capital – Raleigh State Motto - "Esse Quam Videri" (To Be Rather Than to Seem) State Flower-Flowering dogwood State Bird-Cardinal State Tree-Longleaf Pine

10. State Capital – Columbia State Motto - "Dum Spiro Spero" - While I breathe, I hope State Nickname - Palmetto State State Flower-Yellow Jessamine State Bird-Carolina wren State Tree-Sabal Palmetto

11. State Capital – Nashville State Motto - "Agriculture and Commerce“ State Nickname - The Volunteer State State Flower-Iris State Bird-Mockingbird State Tree-Tulip Poplar

12. State Capital – Richmond State Motto - "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants) State Nickname - Old Dominion State Flower-American dogwood State Bird-Cardinal State Tree-American dogwood

13. State Capital – Charleston State Motto - "Montani semper liberi" - Mountaineers are always free State Nickname - Mountain State State Flower-Rhododendron(Big laurel) State Bird-Cardinal State Tree-Sugar Maple