Vermont's capital is Montpelier. Burlington is its most populated city with over 38,000 residents. The state insect is the honey bee and the state motto is "Freedom and Unity." Jim Douglas is the current governor of Vermont.

1. Vermont By: Braden Becker and Adam Forsythe Business Presentations Pd.11 11/10/09

2. Introduction Official State Website State Capital History of State Geographic Location State Flag Population Geographical Size sq. miles Major Industries/Services Tourist Attractions Climate Natural Resources Major Cities, colleges, etc Current Events Famous People State Motto State Flower, bird, etc State Nickname

3. Simple State Information Official State Website - http:/www.vermont.gov/ State Capital - Montpelier Population - 623,050 as of 2005 Climate - Continental Moist Geographic Location- 44 degrees 2' 26" N/ 72 degrees 42' 33" W Governor - Jim Douglas

4. This video shows Vermont landscapes in all seasons showing how nice Vermont is no matter what season it is there!

5. History of State 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier is first European to see what is now Vermont 1609 - Samuel de Champlain discovers Lake Champlain 1787 - Castleton, Vermont's first college, established and chartered by the VT General Assembly 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th state; University of Vermont chartered; Thomas Jefferson and James Madison visit Vermont; 85,341 people in Vermont 1801 - Brigham Young born in Whitingham, later led the Mormons from Illinois to Utah & founded Salt Lake City; George Perkins Marsh, America's first conservationist, born in Woodstock

6. History of State Continued 1859- John Dewey, philosopher and pioneer in modern education was born in Burlington; present State House constructed 1872- Calvin Coolidge born on the Fourth of July in Plymouth Notch 1923- Calvin Coolidge of Plymouth becomes U.S. President: gasoline tax adopted; airplanes regulated 1962- First Democratic governor in over 100 years elected.

7. Tourist attractions Hope Cemetary Bread and puppet Museum Man with a crowbar in his head Santa's Land USA New England Maple Syrup Museum Ben and Jerry's Ice cream Museum

8. Top 10 Major Cities City Burlington Rutland South Burlington Barre Essex Junction Montpelier St. Albans Winooski Newport Northfield City Population 38,531 17,046 16,993 9,128 8,841 8,003 7,476 6,353 5,207 3,157

10. State Flag Meaning Vermont's official state flag was adopted in 1923. The flag features Vermont's coat-of-arms on a field of deep blue. The coat-of-arms pictures a large pine tree, a cow, bales of hay, and sheaves of wheat. Vermont's mountains are pictured in the background. A stag's head is mountwed over the scene. Boughs of pine needles wrap around the coat-of-arms. "Vermont" and the state's motto "Freedom and Unity" are written on a red ribbon under the scene.

11. Current Events -A debate over free drug samples. -Brattleboro police believe drugs may be behind bank robberies. -Agrilculture secretary Vilsack anounces $900,000 for urban and community forestry. -Indv. Utilities get 39M for energy grid updates

12. Famous People Chester Alan Arthur- U.S. president, from Fairfield Calvin Coolidge- U.S. president, from Plymouth John Deere- inventor, from Rutland Stephen A. Douglas- politician, from Brandon John Dewey- philosopher, educator, from Burlington Brigham Young- religious leader, Whitingham

13. Miscellaneous Flower: Tree: Bird: Animal: Insect: Song: Red Clover (1894) Sugar Maple (1949) Hermit Thrush (1941) Morgan Horse (1961) Honey bee (1978) "These Green Mountains" (2000)

14. Summary Our state is Vermont Their Capital is Montpelier Burlington is their most populated city Their state insect is a honey bee The state nickname is The Green Mountain State. The state motto is "Freedom and Unity". The governor is Jim Douglas

15. Sources http://www.vermont.gov/portal/ http://www.historicvermont.org http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/vermont http://infoplease.com/ipa/A0108281.html http://www.50states.com/bio/vermont.html http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/vermont/nicknamevermont http://www.roadsideamerica.com/location/vt http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/ http:/www.historicvermont.org/sites/html/timeline.html http:/www.travelmath.com/state/Vermont http://www.longislandexchange.com/news/vermont-news.php

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