Missouri
What is the capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City, Missouri
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
What is the capital of Mississippi?
Jackson
What is the capital of Kansas?
Topeka
When was The Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What year did Missouri become a state?
1824
What year did Illinois become a state?
1818
What year did Mississippi become a state?
1817
What year did Kansas become a state?
1861
Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What national park is in Missouri?
The Gateway Arch
What is the largest city in Illinois?
Chicago
What is the state flower?
Sunflower
When was the Civil War?
1861-1865
What is the state bird?
What is Illinois known as?
the "Land of Lincoln"
What is the state bird?
Mockingbird
Kansas was the first battlefield of which war?
the American Civil War
Who is considered to be the "Father of the Constitution"?
What is Missouri's nickname?
The Show Me State
What president was Illinois home to?
President Ulysses S. Grant
What famous rock and roll singer was born in Mississippi?
Elvis Presley
What year did the United States acquire Kansas as part of the Louisiana purchase?
1803
What did the Great Compromise do?
Create two houses of congress. One based on population and one for the states.