by: Alexis Hamilton

FLORIDA

by: Alexis Hamilton

State Flag Here’s Florida state flag. It has the state motto in the

middle.

The State Motto The state motto is “in god we trust”. The

motto represent the charters and beliefs of the citizens. Florida nickname is “the sun shine state”.

State Song The Swanee River

(Old Folks at Home) Written by Stephen C. Foster

Way down upon de RibSwaneeber,Far, far away,Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber,Dere's wha de old folks stay.All up and down de whole creationSadly I roam,Still longing for de old plantation,And for de old folks at home.

Chorus All de world am sad and dreary,

Eb-rywhere I roam;Oh, darkeys, how my heart grows weary,Far from de old folks at home!

Facts about Florida Largest city in Florida is Jacksonville. There 66

countries and Florida . Florida was the 27th state in the USA it was admitted on march 3, 1845.

State mammal : Florida panther State marine mammal: manatee Salt water mammal : porpoise/dolphin State reptile :alligator

State land mark

At the time of first European contact, Florida was inhabited by an estimated 350,000 people belonging to a number of tribes. The Spanish recorded nearly one hundred names of groups they encountered, ranging from organized political entities such as the Apalachee, with a population of around 50,000, to villages with no known political affiliation. There were an estimated 150,000 speakers of dialects of the Timucua language, but the Timucua were only organized as groups of villages and did not share a common culture.Other tribes in Florida at the time of first contact included the Ais, Calusa, Jaega,

Florida's license plates

The governor Since his inauguration as Florida’s 44th

Governor on January 2, 2007, Charlie Crist has worked to lower the cost of doing business and living in Florida, increase people’s access to government, strengthen Florida’s economy and ensure the safety and world-class education of Florida’s children. Upon taking his oath as Governor, Governor Crist immediately established the Office of Open Government by Executive Order, in order to make government more accessible to the people it serves. Governor Crist also continues to address high property taxes and property insurance costs and works with both Democrats and Republicans in the Florida Legislature to work toward finding solutions to both issues.

Tallahassee Tallahassee (pronounced /ˌtæləˈhæsi/) is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 133rd largest city in the United States.[3] Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2008, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 172,574,[4] while the Tallahassee metropolitan area was estimated at 360,013 in 2009.

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Major industries or exports

In 2008 Florida accounted for:-- 71 percent of the total U.S. value of production for oranges ($1.5 billion)-- 68 percent of the total U.S. value of production for grapefruit ($179 million)-- 52 percent of the total U.S. value of production for snap beans ($172 million)-- 51 percent of the total U.S. value of production for sugarcane for sugar and seed ($448 million as of 2007)

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Major universities & logos This logo tires to persuade people to come to Florida.

Bethune-Cookman University

Barry University

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I think you should have a lot of money when you go to Florida .

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