States and Capitals by Regions

States and Capitals Unit

States and Capitals by Social Studies Regions in Early American history

Tests are on Mondays excluding Memorial Day. 

You may choose to learn the states and capitals by alphabetical order for the states. Each quiz is weekly by regions. Select a strategy to help you learn: video, song, games or mnemonic devices. 

 Challenge: Learn to place states on a blank map with capitals. With capitals is another challenge.

Another challenge is to learn the state abbreviations.

Quiz dates

Monday, May 9

Monday, May 16

Monday, May 23

Tuesday, May 31 (Blank Map challenge test)

Retake June 3 (Different quiz)

1.    Week 1 (17 states

New England States  (6) (Many nice moms vigorously, really care or nice moms really care very much.

a.    New Hampshire- Concord

b.    Massachusetts - Boston

c.    Rhode Island- Providence

d.    Connecticut- Hartford

e.    Vermont – Montpelier

f.     Maine - Augusta

2.    Mid- Atlantic Coast  (4) (Never Nook Precious Doritos)

a.    New York- Albany

b.    New Jersey- Trenton

c.    Pennsylvania- Harrisburg

d.    Delaware- Dover

3.    South Atlantic (Southeastern) (My very, wobbly, nice, sweet Grandpa fell) (7)

a.    Maryland- Annapolis

b.    Virginia- Richmond

c.    West Virginia- Charleston

d.    North Carolina- Raleigh

e.    South Carolina- Columbia

f.     Georgia- Atlanta

g.    Florida – Tallahassee

 Week 2- total 10 states

       Midwest Region States (6)

a.    Michigan- Lansing

b.    Indiana- Indianapolis

c.    Ohio- Columbus

d.    Illinois- Springfield

e.    Minnesota- Saint Paul

f.     Wisconsin- Madison

Central Region or (Heartland Region) (4)

a.    Missouri-Jefferson City

b.    Iowa- Des Moines

c.    Nebraska- Lincoln

d.    Kansas- Topeka

 Week 3:  Total 11 states 

South central- (8)

a.    Kentucky- Frankfort

b.    Tennessee- Nashville

c.    Alabama- Montgomery

d.    Mississippi- Jackson

e.    Arkansas- Little Rock

f.     Oklahoma- Oklahoma City

g.    Texas- Austin

h.    Louisiana- Baton Rouge

 Southwest (3)

a.    Arizona- Phoenix

b.    Nevada- Carson City

c.    New Mexico- Santa Fe

Week 4, Total 12 states + USA's capital

          Rocky Mountains (7)

a.    Colorado- Denver

b.    Wyoming- Cheyenne

c.    Montana- Helena

d.    Idaho- Boise

e.    North Dakota-Bismarck

f.     South Dakota-Pierre

g.    Utah- Salt Lake City

 Pacific States (5)

a.    California- Sacramento

b.    Oregon- Salem

c.    Washington- Olympia

d.    Alaska- Juneau

e.    Hawaii- Honolulu

United States capital- Washington D.C. (located inside Virginia and bordering Maryland)

Technology Support
nmemonic devices
lyrics method
hangman game, capitals
states and capital games all levels

video 1, states and capital

video 2, states and capital