Kentucky
by Chase
I chose Kentucky because Kentucky has some cool stuff like the Kentucky Derby.
Geography
Kentucky’s total area is 40,411 square miles (104,664 sq. km). Rivers run along most of the border lines in Kentucky. The northern border is the Ohio River which meets the Mississippi River in the western corner of the state. In the east, the Big Sandy River separates Kentucky from West Virginia. There are forests and mountains in the southeast. The land gets lower and less hilly when you go from east to west. The Bluegrass Region is in the northern central area of the state. The Moonbow is a rainbow caused by the moon and it is in found in the Cumberland Falls area in southeast Kentucky. The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort.
Climate
In Kentucky, summers are usually warm. Winters are chilly with temperatures around freezing. This state receives plenty of rain each year. In the spring, temperatures are around 66 degrees, and in the summer they are around 85 degrees. Fall temperatures are close to 68 degrees, and winter temperatures are around 44 degrees.
History of Kentucky
From 1650 – 1750, the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Shawnee and Mingo Indians lived and hunted in Kentucky. In 1750, explorer Thomas Walker found what we now know as Kentucky. After the colonists won their freedom, thousands of people moved to Kentucky by the 1790s. Kentucky became the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. During the Civil War, the legislature decided Kentucky should be neutral. Thousands of citizens joined the Confederate army and even more joined the Union army. Abraham Lincoln led the Union and Jefferson Davis was the head of the Confederacy.