2. Southern Region States
Native americans, early European settlers
(Spanish, English, German, French, Irish)
enslaved Africans
Maintain strong loyalty to family ties
More conservative than non-Southeners in
the areas of religion, morality, international
relations and race relations
Long summers and short, mild winters
Crops grow easily in the South
Highest religious attendance figures in the
nation (Protestant Christianity)
3. Southern Region States
LOWER PERCENTAGES than the
rest of the US:
High school graduates
Housing values
Household income
Cost of living
4. Arkansas (AR)
Pronounced as ARkanSAW – to honor
the Indians who originally inhabited
the state
Mount Ida is known as the Quartz
Crystal Capital of the World.
Alma claims to be the Spinach Capital
of the World
General Douglas MacArthur, soldier
and statesman, was born in Little
Rock
Milk is the official state beverage
5. Arkansas (AR)
Hope city, where bill Clinton was born
French interpretation of a Sioux word:
acansa, meaning "downstream place
STATE MOTTO: regnat populous =
the people rule
7. Florida (FL)
internationally known for tennis, golf,
auto racing, and water sports
Benjamin Green invented the first
suntan cream in Miami Beach
first bank automated teller machine
Dive Capital of the World.
8. Florida (FL)
STATE MOTTO: In God We Trust
It expresses a definite faith in a deity
referred to as God
10. Georgia (GA)
number one producer of the three Ps--
peanuts, pecans, and peaches in the US
Watermelon capital of the world.
Empire State of the South / Peach State
and Cracker State
Where Coca-Cola was invented
world's largest college campus (Berry
College)
Juliette Gordon Low founded the girl
Scouts of America
11. Georgia (GA)
STATE MOTTO: Wisdom, Justice,
Moderation
13. North Carolina (NC)
Largest producer of sweet potatoes in
the nation.
Where Krispy Kreme Doughnut was
founded
Pepsi was invented and first served in
New Bern
furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile
production
Where Dawson’s creek was filmed
Where the first airplane was flown
14. North Carolina (NC)
STATE MOTTO: "Esse Quam Videri"
or On Friendship
16. Tennessee (TN)
Turtle Capital of the World
Lost Sea in Sweetwater, the largest
underground lake in the US
West Tennessee: most of state’s
cotton is grown
East Tennessee: the Great Smoky
Mountains
Middle Tennessee: fine horses and
mules
19. Virginia (VA)
Known for the tobacco industry
nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and
sometimes the "Mother of Presidents"
◦ 8 presidents were born in Virginia
◦ 7 presidents buried in Virginia
◦ 6 presidents’ wives were born in Virginia
Where the Pentagon is located
Home base for the United States
Navy's Atlantic Fleet.
20. Virginia (VA)
STATE MOTTO: "Thus always to
tyrants" = Get your foot off my neck
originated with Marcus Brutus during
the assassination of Julius Caesar