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State Capitals in History
State Capitals in History
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1
Which captial began as a fort in 1614 and is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the U.S.
Raleigh, NC
Albany, NY
Concord, MA
Boston, MA
2
Carson City, Nevada's capital is named after which historic figure?
Johnny Carson
Sgt. Carson Roberts
Carson Wayne Newton
Kit Carson
3
Which state capital was also the capital of another nation?
Toledo, OH
RIchmond, VI
Lansing, MI
Augusta, ME
4
Which was the only Union capital that was overtaken and occupied by the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?
Harrisburg, PA
Annapolis, MD
Charleston, WV
Frankfort, KY
5
Which state capital served as the nation's capital as well and it's state capital?
Harrisburg, PA
New York, NY
Annapolis, MD
RIchmond, VI
6
Which capital city was founded by Bringham Young and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Salt Lake City, UT
Springfield, IL
Albany, NY
Indianapolis, IN
7
Which capital city has served for the shortest period of time as a capital?
St. Lake City, UT
Oklahoma City, OK
Honolulu, HI
Juneau, AK
8
A massacre happened in this capital which fueled the Revolutionary War.
Hartford, CT
Boston, MA
Columbia, SC
Atlanta, GA
9
The Battle of what state capital took place 12/26/1776?
Princeton, NJ
Albany NY
Hartford, CT
Trenton, NJ
10
Which state capital is not names after a US President?
Jackson, MI
Jefferson City, MO
Harrisburg, PA
Madison, WI
11
Which capital is named after the explorer who obtained a charter & twice founded colonies in Roanoke VA.
Boston, MA
Columbia, SC
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
12
Des Moines, IA is named after what group of people?
Native American Tribe
Monks
Nuns
A French explorer and their expedition
13
Which state capital was named after a French Fur trader?
Pierre, SD
Des Moines, IA
Boise, ID
Baton Rogue, LA
14
Which capital city means "old fields" in Alapachee?
Des Moines
Tallahassee
Cheyenne
Topeka
15
Montgomery, AL is named after General Richard Montgomery who served in which war?
Revolutionary War
French and Indian/7 Years War
Seminole Wars
War of 1812
16
Which state captial was original known as Pig's Landing and was later named after a religious figure in Christianity?
Charleston
Providence
St. Paul
Helena
17
Which state's German population named the capital after an historic German political leader?
Dover, DE
Frankfort, KY
Bismarck, ND
Nashville, TN
18
Rockville Bridge, which was built in 1902 & is the longest stone arch bridge in the world, is in which capital?
Jefferson City, MO
Harrisburg, PA
St. Paul, MN
Annapolis, MD
19
Honolulu, HI is one of 2 capitals you can't reach by a road. What is the other?
Augusta, ME
Pierre, SD
Juneau, AK
Olympia, WA
20
How long was the Selma March to Alabama's capital?
Fifty-four miles to Montgomery
Sixty-six miles to Birmingham
Fifteen miles to Huntsville
Five miles to the outskirts of Selma
21
The Father of Texas bears the name of it's capital.
Houston
Baylor
Dallas
Austin
22
Which capital city was founded during the Pike's Peak gold rush as a mining town?
Cheyenne, WY
Carson City, NV
Denver, Co
Helena, MT
23
Which Capital is home of the first historically black university in the South, Shaw University?
Raleigh, NC
Atlanta, GA
Columbia, SC
Jackson, MI
24
The area around this capital in the Willamette Valley was known by the Kalapuya people as the meeting or resting place.
Olympia, WA
Boise, ID
Sacramento, CA
Salem, OR
25
Though the state was a slave holding state, it's capital was a hub for the Underground Railroad.
Annapolis, MD
Dover, Delaware
Frankfort, KY
Columbus, OH
26
Sherman's March to the Sea took place in what state capital?
Charleston, SC
Atlanta, GA
Nashville, TN
Tallahassee, FL
27
What is only state capital of the Confederacy not to be captured or burned during the Civil War.
Tallahassee, FL
Montgomery, AL
Nashville, TN
Columbia, SC
28
What capital claims to be the home of Lincoln?
Springfield, IL
Sacramento, CA
Columbus, OH
Frankfort, KY
29
Which of the following state capitals is NOT of Native American origin?
Sacramento
Oklahoma City
Topeka
Cheyenne
30
What AR capital was rocked by unrest when African American students tried to go to school?
Jonesboro
Hot Springs
Texarkana
Little Rock