It only took approximately 20 years for all the silver to be taken from the land, but the nickname remained. It is said that at that time, silver could be shoveled right off the ground. Nevada gained the nickname “The Silver State” in the 1800’s when silver was in abundance across the state. Population: 2,943,409 (making it the 34th most populous state in the U.S.) Named for Kit Carson, a frontiersman, It was originally a place for pioneers on their was to California to stop and rest. Notebooking Ideas State FactsĬarson City is positioned at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border of Nevada and California. Nevada’s state capital, Carson City, is unique in that it is the only state capital that sits on the border of the state. The borders of Nevada are: Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah and Arizona to the east, California to the south and the west. Flooding is rare, although, it can happen when the snow melts rapidly in the north. Temperatures across Nevada can vary drastically with the northern most tip getting a hefty amount of snow and the central and southern portions getting no precipitation at all. The majority of the land is desert and the climate is mostly semi-arid. Nevada becoming a state helped gain a Republican majority in Congress.Ĭovering 110,567 square miles, Nevada is the 7th largest state among the 50 United States and is the driest state in the union.

Statehood was gained after the Constitution of Nevada was sent via telegraph so that Nevada would become a state and Abraham Lincoln would gain three electoral votes for his reelection. Located in the Southwestern, Mountain West, and Western regions of the U.S., Nevada was the 36th state to join the union on October 31, 1864. If you do wish to purchase the pack, use this link and the code benandmeUSA for a 25% discount. The most recommended resource for this series is the USA State Study Notebooking Bundle, and while I believe it will be very helpful if you will be studying all of the states, it is not required. These unit studies are written with homeschool students grades 3-8 in mind. You can find the landing page for this series with links to each states unit study as they are published, along with tips, suggestions, and recommended resources for this series here: Notebooking Across the USA. Welcome to Notebooking Across the USA, a series of unit studies covering each state in the U.S.

Tour America by Diane Siebert