'MERICA! part 1 of 2

3. Bill Clinton was born in this state
5. the only state to be named after a US president
6. the state with the longest coastline (greater than all others combined)
11. called "America's Dairyland"
12. the state with the lowest rate of obesity in the country
13. home of Mount Rushmore
15. home of Jamestown, the first English settlement
17. this state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman
19. the Palmetto state
20. home of Ben and Jerry's ice cream
21. home of the Liberty Bell
22. located below Washington state
24. Hartford is this state's capitol

1. this state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people"
2. it is estimated there are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors in this state annually
4. home of the Grand Canyon
7. heading west from Colorado, this state's I-70 highway is one of the most deserted stretches of highway in the US
8. the Cotton State
9. Bismark is this state's capitol
10. ALL of this state's territory is part of the Appalachian mountain range
14. the atomic bomb was developed in this state's small city of Oak Ridge
16. the smallest state in the US
18. home of Yellowstone National Park
22. home to both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame
23. it's so big, this state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845