ConnecticutConnecticut

By: Michelle WrightBy: Michelle Wright

States Border ConnecticutStates Border Connecticut

New YorkNew York MassachusettsMassachusetts Rhode IslandRhode Island

Tourist AttractionTourist Attraction

Apple Harvest FestivalApple Harvest Festival Durham FairDurham Fair

Square Miles in Connecticut Square Miles in Connecticut

4,8454,845

Connecticut joined the unionConnecticut joined the union

January 9, 1788January 9, 1788

Motto, bird, tree, etc.Motto, bird, tree, etc.

Bird- RobinBird- Robin Tree- White OakTree- White Oak Song- Yankee DoodleSong- Yankee Doodle

Connecticut’s populationConnecticut’s population

3,405,565 3,405,565

Connecticut’s capitalConnecticut’s capital

HartfordHartford

Famous people from ConnecticutFamous people from Connecticut

Roger Roger ShermanSherman

Eli WhitneyEli Whitney

P.T. BarnumP.T. Barnum

Mark TwainMark Twain

Noah WebsterNoah Webster

President from ConnecticutPresident from Connecticut

John Quince AdamsJohn Quince Adams

GovernorGovernor

M. Jodi HallM. Jodi Hall

Works CitedWorks Cited

www.ct.govwww.ct.gov

Bailey, Darcie Bailey, Darcie The Constitution The Constitution State: ConnecticutState: Connecticut. Milwaukee: . Milwaukee: World Almanac Library, 2002.World Almanac Library, 2002.

Janick, Herbert “Connecticut.” The Janick, Herbert “Connecticut.” The New Book of Knowledge. 2001, New Book of Knowledge. 2001, Vol. 3, pp. 502 - 416. Vol. 3, pp. 502 - 416.