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nSeparatednby almost 60 years, Rhode Island and Wisconsin both became states ofnthe United States on two different May 29ths.
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nCannyou figure out which of the statements below refers to Rhode Island,nand which to Wisconsin?
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n1.n________ is the smallest state but has the longest official name.
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n2.n________ is in the Great Lakes region.
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n3.n________ became a state in 1848.
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n4.n________ has Milwaukee as its largest city. n
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n5.n________ became a state in 1790.
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n6.n________ has Providence as its largest city and capital. n
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n7.n________ was one of the original thirteen colonies.
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n8.n________ is known as “America’s Dairyland.”
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n9.n________ is located in New England.
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n10.________nhas Madison as its capital. n
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1.nRI – The official name is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.nThe colony we call Rhode Island was formed by the merger of twonseparate settlements: one on what we now call Aquidneck Island, butnwas then called Rhode Island, and one on the mainland.
1.nRI – The official name is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.nThe colony we call Rhode Island was formed by the merger of twonseparate settlements: one on what we now call Aquidneck Island, butnwas then called Rhode Island, and one on the mainland.n
n2.nWI – Wisconsin borders on both Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
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n4.nWI – Both Wisconsin and Milwaukee are names that come from NativenAmerican languages.
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n5.nRI – Rhode Island was the last of the 13 original colonies tonratify the Constitution and therefore join the new American nation.
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n6.nRI – Providence was one of the first cities established in the U.S.
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n7.nRI – This colony was started by Roger Williams as a place fornreligious tolerance. Williams had been kicked out of Massachusettsnfor not agreeing with every bit of the Puritans’ religion. (It’s sadnto me to reflect that, although Rhode Island began as place ofnreligious freedom in a time where such a thing was extremely rare,njust last year a teenage girl named Jessica Ahlquist was persecutednwith hate mail, death threats, and verbal attacks because she is annatheist. What about your reputation for religious tolerance, RhodenIsland?)
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8.nWI – Although the state motto is a bland “Forward,” some peoplenwant to change it to “Eat cheese or die.” Wisconsin is not only anmajor dairy state, it is best known for its cheese.
8.nWI – Although the state motto is a bland “Forward,” some peoplenwant to change it to “Eat cheese or die.” Wisconsin is not only anmajor dairy state, it is best known for its cheese.n
n9.nRI – The states of New England include, in addition to RhodenIsland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, andnMaine.
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n10.nWI – I personally think that Oshkosh should be the capital, becausenI like that name, but Madison is named for former James Madison. n
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPattern inventor Ebenezer Butterick
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nAnniversarynof a solar eclipse confirming the Theory of Relativity
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nAnniversarynof the first successful climb of Mount Everest
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nPlannAhead…
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Checknout my Pinterest boards of Junenholidays, historicalnanniversaries in June,nand Junenbirthdays.
Checknout my Pinterest boards of Junenholidays, historicalnanniversaries in June,nand Junenbirthdays.
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