4-35 The State of Ohio

The State of Ohio is known as the Buckeye State.  The capital of Ohio is Columbus.  The land we call Ohio today was part the Northwest Territory that the United States won by defeating the British in the Revolutionary War. Ohio was admitted into the Union as the 17th state in 1803. The state gets its name from the river that forms its southern border. Ohio is an Iroquois word meaning "great water."

Emblem/Symbol	Name of Emblem/Symbol	Adopted
Motto	"With God, All Things Are Possible"
Nickname	Buckeye State
State Seal
State Bird	Cardinal
State Flower	Scarlet Carnation
State Song	"Beautiful Ohio"
State Tree	Buckeye
State Flag
State Animal	White Tail Deer
State Gemstone	Ohio Flint

Complete the questions below.

1.  The state of Ohio is known as the State.

2.  The state animal of Ohio is the  .

3.  Ohio was admitted into the union as the state in 1803.

4.  The United States acquired Ohio from the British after the  War.

5.  The state motto is "."

6.  The state flower is the Scarlet .

7.  "Beautiful Ohio" is the .

8.  Ohio Flint is the state .

9.  Ohio was once part of the Territory.

10.  The is the state bird of Ohio.