USA State names

USA are ..........

• unitary government

• federal country

• sovereign states

There are ........... contiguous (continental) states in the USA

• 46

• 47

• 48

State names come from a variety of ......

• languages

• people

• institutions

There are .......... names of states that derive from the indigenous languages of the Americas

• 23

• 24

• 25

How many state names derive from actual European languages and words?

• 22

• 23

• 24

11 states are named after....

• Indian tribe chiefs

• European monarchs

• an individual person

7 states are named in honor of

• Indian tribe chiefs

• European monarchs

• an individual person

Which of the names of the founding fathers is a state name?

• Franklin

• Jefferson

• Lincoln

• Washington

A common pattern in many state name origins is the following:

native tribal group > ........................ > colonial territory/state

• local river

• local mountain

• local lake

The two noncontiguous states are...

• Maine and Maryland

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Florida and Rhode Island