U.S. States

3. America's second-largest state by population and by area; it shares a border with Mexico
4. the United States purchased this state from Russia in 1867; it is very cold here
8. many people come here to go skiing
9. home of Nashville, the country music capital of the U.S.
11. made up of many islands in the Pacific Ocean
14. Jez was born and raised here
17. America's least populated state
18. the name of this state has 3 vowels and 1 consonant
19. has a lot of alligators and Cuban-Americans

1. known as the "land of 10,000 lakes"
2. Harvard University is located in this state
4. famous for the Grand Canyon
5. Jez went to college here
6. famous for its history as a former French colony; some people still speak French here today
7. this state formed during the American civil war, breaking away from another state to remain loyal to the U.S.
10. famous for its potatoes
12. home to Chicago, America's third-largest city
13. Jamestown, the first British colony in North America, was settled here
15. this east coast state's largest city is known as "The Big Apple"
16. famous for having many people who follow Mormonism (a sect of Christianity)