Connecticut

Connecticut entered the Union on January, 9, 1788, as the 5th of the first 13 states.

By the mid-19th century it was a leading manufacturer of aircraft engines, firearms, submarines and helicopters. Hartford is one of the leading insurance industries.

Do you need a topic for a state report? Here are some ideas from Challenge magazine, Issue 77, to show what you have learned about Connecticut.

	How large is the state of Connecticut?
	Research what famous people went to Yale.
	Eli Whitney was famous for inventing the cotton gin and developing methods for mass production. Why has this been helpful to our country?
	Develop a "Guess Who I Am?" game for your class using famous people from Connecticut.
	Work with a younger student on the Internet and research the children's museum.

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