2. Virginia Created by, Christina Wagner

3. Geographer State Capital: Richmond Region: Southeast 3 Major Cities: Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Arlington Major Rivers: Rappahannock, James, and York

4. Historian Date Admitted to the Union: June 25, 1788 State Number: 10 th state Major Historic Event: 1946- The Supreme Court rules that segregation laws to be illegal.

5. Economist Major Manufacturing Products: Chemicals, food, machinery, and transportation equipment Agriculture: Beef, cattle, broilers, corn, eggs, milk soybeans, tobacco, turkeys, and wheat

6. Political Scientist Governor: Terry McAuliffe U.S. Senators: Tim Kaine and Mark Warner

7. State Information State Nickname: Old Dominion and Mother of Presidents State Dog: Foxhound State Flower: Flowering Dogwood State Fish: Brook Trout

8. State Information [continued] Famous Person: Tomas Jefferson-Why? A man of many talents and the 3 rd president. Those talents included studying ancient tools and bones. Place to Visit: The Pentagon-Why? The Pentagon is the headquarters of the US department, and it’s one of the largest office buildings in the world.