Indiana

Indiana

You are now entering **The Hoosier State!**

**Geography, Climate, and State Facts:**

 * Glaciers used to cover most of Indiana. The glaciers ground up land making fresh soil. Some of Indiana is covered by hills. Indiana is the 13th smallest state in the U.S. Indiana has two rivers, the Wabash, and the Ohio river. Indiana has four seasons. It has heavy snow in the winter, and summer can get up to 73-78 degrees. Indiana can have tornados. Indiana is 36,420 square miles. Indiana's population is about 6,423,113.**

**Natural Resources, Crops, and Industries:**

 * Indiana's natural resource is steel. Indiana's crops are corn, and wheat. Indiana's industries are manufacturing steel, and rich farmland.**

**Government and culture:**

 * Indiana's state governor is Mich Daniels. Its capital is Indianapolis. The U.S senators are Dan Coats (Rep.) and Richard Lugar (Dem.) There are 9 U.S representatives. There are 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans, and 50 state senators. There are 100 state representatives and 92 counties. The Indianapolis 500 is a national sporting event that thousands of people come to. The Indianapolis 500 is a racing event were you have to travel 500 miles. The Hoosier Hysteria is a basketball season for high schools and universitys**

**Symbols and Fun Facts:**

 * The state bird is the cardinal. State tree is the tulip tree. State flower is the peony. State stone is the limestone. State poem is "Indiana." State river is the Wabash river. The state song is "on the banks of the Wabash far away." Some Indiana recipes are pork chops, and old fashioned Hoosier pie. The Indianapolis Colts, the Indiana Fever, the Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird, James Dean, Michael Jackson, David Letterman, Mark Spitz, Knute Rockne.**

**Interesting facts:**

 * Indians used to be called Hoosiers until the 1830's. Indiana has a town called Santa Claus. The first professional baseball game was played at fort wayne in 1871. Exept for Hawaii, Indiana is the smallest state west of the appalachian Mountains.**

**History:**

 * Native americans lived here thousands of years before the spanish. La Salle was the first European to reach Indiana 1600's. The french build the first European settlements in Indiana 1700's. The indian and french war ended and Indiana is a british territory 1763. George Rogers Clark takes vinecennes from the British 1779. The Revolutionary war ends and Indiana is given to the U.S 1816. The first Indianapolis 500 is held in 1911. Lots of people in the Potawatomi tribe died when they were forced to cross the trail of death to Kansas 1837.**

**Native americans:**

 * Many native american tribes such as the Miami, the Wea Pinkashow, and the Potawatomi all joined together and formed a big tribe that covered most of Indiana. They sided with the french against the British in the Indian war.**