Using http://www.50states.com/record your answers to the questions below about your state.
1. Year of statehood June 25, 1788
2. Populations 7,078,515
3. Capital Richmond
4. Motto Sic Semper Tyrannis
5. Bird Cardinal
6. Flower Dogwood
7. Tree Flowering Dogwood
8. Song Title Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
9. Save a picture of the state flag, state shape, state bird, state flower, and state tree to your server folder. (Right click on the picture on the interent/save picture or image) List the filenames below that you used to save the pictureLIST OF FILENAMES -POST
vir flag vir shape vir bird vir flower vir tree
10. Find 2 popular tourist attractions located in your state and know the following information for each ( Museum, Universities, National Forest, State Parks, Sports Team)a. Name of each attraction
1. Stonewall Jackson, the rest of him, Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
2. Haunted Monster Museum
b. The city where each attraction is located.
1. Lexington
2. Natural Bridge
c. Give a brief description of each attraction
1. It is the burial spot and museum of General Stonewall Jackson the Civil War.
2. It is a outdoor retreat with a haunted house and monster infected land.
d. Save a picture of each tourist attraction to your server folder (ID#) List below the filenames you used when you saved the pictures.
stonewall monster house
11. Find 4 fast facts about your state. Remember you are trying to entertain so pick interesting facts that make your state UNIQUE.
a.Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia
b.The first theatre in the United States opened in Williamsburg, VA in 1716
c.Virginia is not a state. It is a commonwealth.
d.More U.S. presidents have hailed from Virginia than any other state
12. List all sources used in finding your state information and pictures (EX: www.50states.com) include the following about each site:a. Name (title bar)b. URL address,c. date you accessedd. Author of site (if there is one)e. Date of posting/revision of site (if it appears on the bottom of the website page)
The States, www.history.com/states., 2-25-08, 1996-2007
Virginia, http://www.butlerwebs.com/, 2-25-08, 3-2-06
Virginia: attractions and oddities, http://www.roadsideamerica.com/, 2-25-08, Doug Kirby& Ken Smith& Mike Wilkins, 1996-2008
States and Capitals, www.50states.com/virginia.htm, 2-25-08, 2008

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