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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 12

States & Capitals

Find the capital of every state

What your child practices

The capital cities of the 50 states, and major rivers, mountains and lakes of the United States.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 4.11; 4.17 · locating the states, their capitals and major rivers and mountains on a US map

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Each of the 50 states has a capital city, where its government meets.
  2. The capital is often not the biggest city, like Albany in New York or Sacramento in California.
  3. Learn them by region, a few at a time.

Example: What is the capital of Texas? The biggest city is Houston, but that isn’t the capital. The capital is in central Texas. Answer: Austin

States & Capitals in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 1 of 12 in 4th grade Social Studies, before Reconstruction.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Columbia is the capital of which state?

    • Michigan
    • Hawaii
    • Maine
    • South Carolina

  2. Question 2

    Trenton is the capital of which state?

    • Nebraska
    • Indiana
    • Florida
    • New Jersey

  3. Question 3

    Raleigh is the capital of which state?

    • Texas
    • Maryland
    • Wisconsin
    • North Carolina

  4. Question 4

    The five Great Lakes are on the border with…

    • Canada
    • Mexico
    • Cuba

  5. Question 5

    Carson City is the capital of which state?

    • New Hampshire
    • Michigan
    • Mississippi
    • Nevada

  6. Question 6

    Charleston is the capital of which state?

    • New Hampshire
    • Nevada
    • Oregon
    • West Virginia

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