Flags of
Our Nation
USA
(UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA)
Independence Date: July 4, 1776
Capital: Washington, DC
National Motto: In God We Trust
National Bird: Bald Eagle
Statehood Date: December 14, 1819
22nd State
Capital: Montgomery
State Motto: We Dare Maintain Our Rights
State Flower: Camellia
State Bird: Yellowhammer
State Tree: Southern Longleaf Pine
ALABAMA
AL
(ALABAMA)
ALASKA
AK
(ALASKA)
Statehood Date: January 3, 1959 • 49th State
Capital: Juneau
State Motto: North to the Future
State Flower: Forget-Me-Not
State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
State Tree: Sitka Spruce
Nickname: The Last Frontier
AZ
(ARIZONA)
ARIZONA
Statehood Date: February 14, 1912
48th State
Capital: Phoenix
State Motto: God Enriches
State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom
State Bird: Cactus Wren
State Tree: Palo Verde
ARKANSAS
AR
(ARKANSAS)
Statehood Date: June 15, 1836
25th State
Capital: Little Rock
State Motto: The People Rule
State Flower: Apple Blossom
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Tree: Pine Tree
CALIFORNIA
CA
(CALIFORNIA)
Statehood Date: September 9, 1850
31st State
Capital: Sacramento
State Motto: Eureka (I Have Found It)
State Flower: California Poppy
State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Tree: Redwood
Statehood Date: August 1, 1876
38th State
Capital: Denver
State Motto: Nothing Without Providence
State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
State Bird: Lark Bunting
State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce
COLORADO
CO
(COLORADO)
CT
(CONNECTICUT)
CONNECTICUT
Statehood Date: January 9, 1788
5th State
Capital: Hartford
State Motto: He Who Transplanted Still Sustains
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
State Bird: American Robin
State Tree: White Oak
DE
(DELAWARE)
DELAWARE
Statehood Date: December 7, 1787
1st State
Capital: Dover
State Motto: Liberty and Independence
State Flower: Peach Blossom
State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken
State Tree: American Holly
Date of Constitutional Self-Government:
July 14, 1967
Capital: Pago Pago
Territorial Motto: Samoa, Let God Be First
An unincorporated U.S. territory in the
South Pacific, American Samoa is part of
the Samoan Islands chain, with 68,000
citizens on seven islands and coral atolls
totaling just over 77 square miles.
AS
(AMERICAN
SAMOA)
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