1. Alaska
   Arkansas
2. Hawaii
   Oregon

On June 15, 1836, Arkansas was the 25th state admitted to the Union . Arkansas became a territory in 1819. The state was part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

1. Florida
   Indiana
2. Iowa
   Maryland

Iowa's state flag includes three vertical colors: blue, white and red, in reference to the state's history as a French territory. The U.S. national bird, the bald eagle, is depicted carrying a blue banner on the flag's white band.

1. New Hampshire
   Colorado
2. Montana
   Louisiana

Many people, including Louisianians, are unaware that Louisiana enjoys a successful commercial production of citrus fruit. Although the state's yearly citrus fruit output is substantial, it pales in comparison to that of California and Florida, which are the U.S. states most renowned for citrus fruit crops.

1. Michigan
   Maryland
2. Florida
   Alaska

Even areas of Maryland that were not engaged in battle were left ransacked during the Civil War. Confederate and Union Army men often pillaged the towns they entered and put a considerable strain on Maryland's water supply.

1. California
   Mississippi
2. Washington
   Nevada

Based on U.S. Census data from 2014 and 2016, at least 20 percent of citizens in Mississippi are in poverty. The 2017 year census data revealed a per capita income in the state of $22,500.

1. Idaho
   West Virginia
2. Nebraska
   Illinois

American frontiersmen Lewis and Clark not only blazed trails across America, the two were responsible for sparking a serious study of birds in Nebraska. Cataloging commenced during voyages the two men led between 1804 and 1806 through the Missouri River.

1. Oklahoma
   Washington
2. Georgia
   South Carolina

Known as "Miller Brothers 101 Ranch" in Kay County, Oklahoma, the 110,000-acre historic district was a cattle ranch before Oklahoma was admitted to the Union. Colonel George W. Miller founded the ranch in 1893.

1. Texas
   Mississippi
2. South Carolina
   Utah

Sarah and Angelina Grimke were daughters of a wealthy aristocratic judge and plantation owner in South Carolina during the 19th century. First Sarah, then Angelina, ventured north to more socially progressive cities, like Philadelphia, so they could better orchestrate a more organized protest of the American slavery system.

1. Iowa
   Texas
2. Minnesota
   New Hampshire

Dallas's Deep Ellum district has been a thriving arts and entertainment locale for many years. In the early 1900s, the area was where many blues artists, such as T-Bone Walker and Blind Lemon Jefferson, honed their skills.

1. New York
   Florida
2. Utah
   Illinois

The "Industry" state of Utah has the highest percentage of Mormons, or Latter-day Saints, than any other U.S. state. Between 55 and 62 percent of Utah's residents claim the faith as their own.

1. Montana
   California
2. Rhode Island
   Virginia

Chinese immigrants contributed greatly to the social fabric of the American West in spite of great odds that many faced. Few people have heard about female Butte, Montana, resident and Chinese immigrant Wo Hop, who was required to carry immigration papers with her at all times during the late 19th century.

1. Delaware
   Colorado
2. New Jersey
   Pennsylvania

Before American settlers arrived in Colorado, Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians vastly inhabited the region. Gold mining enticed many early pioneers to settle the territory.

1. North Carolina
   Wyoming
2. Arizona
   Ohio

From 1765 to 1771, American colonists quarreled with royal authority during the Regulation Movement that occurred in North Carolina. The movement prompted the Battle of Alamance, which was a precursor to the American Revolutionary War.

1. California
   Wyoming
2. Connecticut
   Virginia

Wyoming earned statehood in 1890 and struggled to thrive during its early development. Water irrigation subsidies as well as patronage dollars greatly assisted the state in establishing a substantial economic infrastructure.

1. North Dakota
   Arizona
2. Rhode Island
   Kentucky

Arizona was part of the New Mexico Territory after 1850. The state was marked as Confederate territory during the first few months of 1862.

1. Georgia
   Montana
2. Idaho
   Texas

Found items, such as baked clay and stone objects, left by Indians in Georgia predate the arrival of the first European settlers by thousands of years. The official names of the first people in the state are unknown, and these peoples did not leave behind a systematic language that can be understood.

1. Missouri
   Kansas
2. Idaho
   North Carolina

Raft River extends approximately 65 miles in length in southern Idaho's Cassia County. Early trappers in the region experienced much difficulty trying to cross the stream. The river was likely named for the method travelers relied on in order to cross it.

1. Washington
   Ohio
2. Florida
   New York

Cottage laws allow food sellers to use unlicensed means to manufacture and sell their goods. Bakers, home cooks and other food crafstspeople flock to Ohio's many farmer's markets to develop their businesses.

1. Washington
   Arizona
2. Georgia
   Rhode Island

There is more coastal area relative to state size in Rhode Island than in any of the other contiguous U.S. states. Rhode Island's flag and state seal display single gold maritime anchors.

1. Delaware
   South Dakota
2. Maine
   Virginia

Businesses based in Delaware are within close proximity to both the financial power of New York City and the political might of Washington D.C. The business-friendly state is referred to as the "corporation capital of the world." More companies have incorporated in Delaware than in any other jurisdiction.

1. Nevada
   Minnesota
2. New Mexico
   Iowa

In the mid-1800s, German immigrant John Orth set up a small brewery at the corner of Twelfth Street and Marshall Avenue in the city of St. Anthony, Minnesota, a Minneapolis area which has been dubbed "Nordeast." Orth's brewery triggered the rise of multiple breweries that contributed to the creation of Grain Belt Premium, Minnesota's signature beer.

1. New York
   Virginia
2. Ohio
   Wisconsin

On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th U.S. state. The state's name is Algonquin in origin. Wisconsin has preserved a wide range of Native American Indian languages, including the Algonquian languages, Menominee and Ojibwe.

1. Florida
   Wisconsin
2. Alaska
   New Mexico

Alaska is the least populated of all states, even though it is the largest. The state is one-fifth the area of the contiguous U.S. states combined, roughly 1.5 million square kilometers.

1. Connecticut
   Ohio
2. West Virginia
   Tennessee

The West Indies had reigned as a colossal trading hub for 150 years until the early 19th century. Major trading activity in the region shifted to the Connecticut River Valley for a time thereafter.

1. New Hampshire
   Maine
2. Ohio
   Louisiana

Laconia's factories manufactured socks for the Union Army during the Civil War. From the mid-19th century until the early 20th century, the production of locomotives and other transport vehicles was Laconia's biggest industry.

1. Minnesota
   Texas
2. Oregon
   Florida

Miyo Iwakoshi and her family emigrated to Oregon in 1880. Iwakoshi and her husband, Australian Andrew McKinnon, her brother, and adopted daughter settled around the town of Gresham, where McKinnon started a sawmill named "Orient."

1. West Virginia
   California
2. Kansas
   Nevada

The landscape of Kansas consists mainly of sedimentary rock that was deposited by oceans and rivers over many years. Today, massive sandstone, limestone and shale rock structures are the culmination of these deposits.

1. Nebraska
   Wyoming
2. Ohio
   New Mexico

The swift fox roams the prairie grasslands east of the Pecos River, and west of the Pecos River the kit fox claims the desert region. The red fox dominates the entire state, cropland regions, in particular. The gray fox also wanders throughout the state, but prefers rocky and woodsy habitats.

1. Washington
   Virginia
2. Montana
   Delaware

During the Civil War, Virginia's political figures agreed on most issues, unlike most other states in the Confederation. It was only after the war that disagreements over paper currency divided the Virginia legislature.

1. North Dakota
   New York
2. Ohio
   Michigan

The Great Lakes of Michigan constitute approximately 20 percent of the world's freshwater reserves. The shoreline of the Great Lakes measures beyond 6,000 kilometers.

1. Texas
   Nevada
2. California
   Arizona

Abalone Cove Shoreline Park is an oceanfront park near Long Beach in Southern California. "Abalone Point" exists in Northern California as a park in Westport-Union Landing State Beach, and as a cape on Santa Catalina Island in Southern California.

1. California
   Illinois
2. Louisiana
   South Dakota

Cairo, Illinois, is situated at the southernmost edge of the state. The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers converge at the city's southeast edge.

1. Nevada
   Arizona
2. California
   Texas

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was a mobster from Brooklyn, New York, who financed the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1946. It wasn't until the 1970s that the Nevada city began gaining renown as an incredibly-constructed gambling destination.

1. California
   Michigan
2. Florida
   New York

Decades after the American Revolutionary War, the communities of New York swelled faster than the national average. At the end of the surge, its population grew to 1,372,812 from 340,120. In the 1960s, California supplanted New York as America's most populous state.

1. Texas
   Vermont
2. California
   Massachusetts

Montpelier is the capital of Vermont. The city's population in 2017 was barely 7,500. Government and tourism are the city's main industries.