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My State Virginia
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2009
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• My name is Alex and my state is Virginia and I hope you like my presentation.
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State Facts
• My states nickname is the Old Dominion.
• My states motto is Sic Semper Tyrannis.
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More state facts
• Year became a state June 25 1788.• Size in square miles 39,594 miles.• Capital city Richmond.• Current population 7,769,089.• Governor Timothy M. Kaine.• My state abbreviation is VA.
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State food
• Virginia ham• Peanut brittle
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birds
• My state bird is a cardinal
• It is red.
http://www.50states.com/virginia.htm
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Flags
• This is my state flag as you can see it is very weird.
http://www.50states.com/virginia.htm
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flower
• This is my state flower it is an American dogwood blossom
http://www.50states.com/flower/virginia.htm
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My border states
• North Carolina• Maryland• Kentucky• West Virginia• Tennessee
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Tourism
• Virginia beach• Robert E Lee’s house• George Washington’s house
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Early settlers
• The British• The French• The Native American
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sports
• I have a basketball team and a baseball team my baseball team is in the minor leagues. The Richmond Braves are a baseball farm team for the Atlanta Braves.
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Fun facts
• Virginia has the nickname mother of presidents because eight of the U.S. presidents where born in Virginia
• 1.George Washington• 2.Thomas Jefferson• 3. James Madison• 4.James Monroe• 5. Woodrow Wilson• 6.Zachary Taylor • 7.John Taylor • 8.William Henry Harrison
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The water
• The rivers• James river• Potomic river• Rappahannok river • The Atlantic ocean
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My economy• Natural resources• Coal ,crushed stone and natural gas
• Manufacturing• Tobacco products, Chemicals,
transportation equitment, eletronic products and food products.
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More economy
• Tourism• Tomb of the unknowns and George
Washingtons house
• Agriculture • Broilers, beef cattle, corn, milk,
soybeans and tobacco.
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A super fun fact
• Did you know that Virginia has the worlds biggest office building!
• Did you know I have a state dog called an american foxhound?
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State animals
• My state bat is a big eared bat.• My state insect is a tiger swallowtail
butterfly.• My state fish is a brook trout.
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About the author
• My name is Alex and Mrs. Bender helped me learn about Virginia.
• I ROCK!