State NIcknames & Abbreviations, Set 2
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26 Terms
ID
Gem State
HI
Aloha State
IL
Prairie State
IN
Hoosier State
IA
Hawkeye State
KS
Sunflower State
KY
Bluegrass State
LA
Pelican State
ME
Pine Tree State
MD
Old Line State
Because of the state flower
Sunflower State
Because the state is trying to save its natural biome
Prairie State
Because of the color of the hue the pioneers saw in the distance
Bluegrass State
Because of the 17 million acres of the state symbol tree
Pine Tree State
Because of the state bird
Pelican State
Because of the tribute to the Blackhawk chief
Hawkeye State
Because of the courageous Revolutionary War soldiers
Old Line State
Because of a newspaper poem
Hoosier State
Because of a 1959 Law
Aloha State
Because Congress thought its name meant Gem
Gem State
Home to 72 different types of semi-precious and precious stones
Idaho
AKA “Land of Lincoln”
Illinois
AKA “The Jayhawker State”
Kansas
AKA “The Free State”
Maryland
AKA “The Corn State”
Iowa
Kansas
AKA “The Breadbasket of the World”