Missouri - School-Age
Missouri
24th State (August 10, 1821), the midwest U.S.
State Abbreviation: MO
Capital: Jefferson City
Origin of name: Named after a tribe called Missouri Indians; meaning "town of the large canoes"
Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
Nickname: Show Me State
Missouri State Symbols
Missouri: State Seal
Animal: Missouri Mule
Amphibian: North American Bullfrog
Aquatic Animal: Paddlefish
Bird: Bluebird
Fish: Channel CatfishFlower: Hawthorn
Folk Dance: Square Dance
Horse: Fox Trotting Horse
Insect: Honeybee
Rock: Mozarkite
Song: Missouri Waltz
Tree: Flowering Dogwood
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Things to Know
United States Senators from Missouri.
Missouri applied for statehood in 1818. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter the Union as a free state, retaining the balance between slave and free states.
The Pony Express began in Missouri in 1860.
Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly nonstop from New York to Paris. He named his plane the "Spirit of St. Louis" in honor of a group of men from St. Louis who gave him money for his trip.
Missouri’s top crops are soybeans and corn.
Major Rivers: Current River, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Osage River, St. Francis River
Saint Francois Mountains
The largest part of Missouri is in the Ozark Plateau (also known as the Ozark Mountains). An area of forested hills and large lakes and rivers.
Ozark Geography Overview
Famous Missourians
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), the 33rd president of the United States.
Josephine Baker (1906-1975)
A dancer, singer and actress from the early 1900's.
Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), better known as author Mark Twain.
George Washington Carver (1864 -1943)
Born a slave he later became one of America's greatest scientists.
Walt Disney (1901-1966) famous animator and cartoonist.
Jesse James (1847-1882), a notorious outlaw.
Things to Do
Missouri State Bird and State Flower Printable Color Page.
Missouri Flag Map color page
Sites to See
Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial consists of the Gateway Arch (known as the "Gateway to the West."), the Museum of Westward Expansion, and St. Louis' Old Courthouse.
