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Wannabe States of the United States

2017-05-14

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Why do we only have one state named after a president? That wasn't the original plan - there were several attempts at naming states after founding fathers that failed. Let's discuss those as well as a few other proposed breakups.

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Photo Credits -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#/media/File:BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#/media/File:Portrait_of_a_Man,_Said_to_be_Christopher_Columbus.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore#/media/File:Mountrushmore.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase#/media/File:Alaska_Purchase_(hi-res).jpg

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_Republic#/media/File:Conch_Republic_FH020010_crop.jpg

All maps were made by me, the stick figures were as well, with the hats being free clipart.

Music Credits -

"Furious Freak" and "Daily Beetle (Edited)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Hashtags: #america #unitedstates #history #california #texas #oregon #washington #oklahoma #florida #westvirginia #idaho #president #lincoln #jefferson #franklin


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