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 Are All States Created Equal? 
 * Our Constitution says that all men (people) are created equal but are all states created equal? An in-depth look at our country and its state borders will help us answer this question and reveal a great deal about our country's history, geography and government.


 * Take a look at our country and its state borders. What do you notice? What do you think? What do you wonder? Post your responses in the discussion group above.






 * Click [|here] to hear an interview with author, Mark Stein- the author of __How The States Got Their Shapes__

Test Your Knowledge Test your knowledge of state shapes and other geography on this site! 

Place the states in the right place on the map. [|Drag The States]

Learn More About The States! [|The States: A-Z]  [|Kidstuff]  [|World Almanac for Kids]  [|Kids.Gov]  [|Kid's Corner]
 * Learn about each stat through a virtual 'alphabet book'.
 * Learn the facts about each state.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Learn about the history, geography and government of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The official U.S. Government portal to each state.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Get facts about each state from the U.S. Census Bureau.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|State Trivia]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Find out interesting trivia about U.S. states and Canadian Provinces.

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