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00:0-1	Oh wow , buckle in , get ready for fun
00:03	and learning . This is a home school pop us
00:06	States video . Yeah . In this video we are
00:11	learning about the state of Connecticut . That's right .
00:16	The state of Connecticut , the first thing we want
00:22	to figure out is where is Connecticut ? Here is
00:25	the United States map . Where is the state of
00:30	Connecticut ? Do you already know ? Where is it
00:36	? Yeah , the state of Connecticut is up here
00:40	in the upper right hand corner of the United States
00:44	. In the far northeast , in a region of
00:47	the United States called New England , the region called
00:55	New England is in the farthest north east corner of
00:58	the United States . There are six states that belong
01:04	to this region called New England . The northernmost state
01:11	of New England is the state of maine . Then
01:16	below main is New Hampshire , then to the west
01:22	of New Hampshire is the state of Vermont . Then
01:28	below Vermont and New Hampshire is the state of massachusetts
01:34	. And then below massachusetts are two states , First
01:37	the state of Rhode island and then the state of
01:43	Connecticut Connecticut is what this video is all about .
01:46	In Connecticut is the southernmost state in the region called
01:51	New England in the northeast corner of the United States
01:56	. Mhm . Mhm . Cool . Well , now
01:58	that we know where Connecticut is , we want to
02:01	look at two nicknames of the state of Connecticut so
02:05	we can learn more about this state . Mhm .
02:09	All right . So what are Connecticut's nicknames ? What
02:12	are some other names that the state of Connecticut goes
02:15	by ? Mhm . The two nicknames we're going to
02:20	talk about that belonged to the state of Connecticut are
02:24	the Constitution state and the nutmeg state . The first
02:31	nickname is the Constitution States . So why is Connecticut
02:35	called the Constitution State ? There are two ideas of
02:41	where this nickname came from . The first explanation takes
02:47	us back to when the United States Constitution was written
02:52	back in 1787 . The United States Constitution is the
02:58	supreme law of the United States . That means there
03:06	is no law higher in the United States than the
03:09	constitution to men . Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth were
03:16	representing Connecticut when they were trying to pass the constitution
03:22	. There were disagreements , so they came up with
03:26	something later called the Connecticut compromise , which helped pass
03:31	the Constitution of the United States . But the main
03:37	explanation , at least according to many people in Connecticut
03:40	, is that in 1639 , 3 Connecticut towns came
03:44	together to compile a list of rules called the fundamental
03:48	orders . This is considered the very first constitution in
03:55	North America . One of the main reasons why Connecticut
04:00	is called the Constitution State . All right , so
04:06	why is Connecticut called the nutmeg state , nutmeg is
04:12	a very strong spice that has a lot of flavor
04:16	and smells great in Connecticut . There were a lot
04:21	of people that would sell nutmeg nutmeg was not cheap
04:28	and as the legend goes , some traders and sellers
04:31	would actually make fake nutmeg out of wood and would
04:36	sell it . They would mix it in with real
04:39	nutmeg and then when the person would bring it home
04:42	and would start grading it to get the spice out
04:45	, they would just realize it was made out of
04:47	wood and they were tricked . So Connecticut was nicknamed
04:52	the nutmeg state . Yeah . Mhm . All right
04:57	. Let's look at the flag , the flag of
05:00	the state of Connecticut . The flag of Connecticut is
05:06	a blue flag that has a white shield and the
05:09	white shield has three grapevines , each with bunches of
05:14	purple grapes . Below the shield is a latin phrase
05:22	on a banner and that phrase means he who transplanted
05:26	, still sustains . It speaks to how they used
05:31	to be in England and now they are here in
05:34	the United States of America that they believe that they
05:38	would be protected and sustained , awesome . Now we
05:46	are going to locate two major places in the state
05:50	of Connecticut . First is the city of Hartford .
05:54	Hartford is the capital of Connecticut . Then further south
06:01	into the west is the city of Bridgeport . Bridgeport
06:04	is the largest city in Connecticut . Mm hmm .
06:11	All right . Here is our final question . What
06:14	is the state bird of Connecticut ? That's a good
06:17	question . What is the state bird of Connecticut ?
06:23	The state bird of Connecticut is the american robin .
06:27	The american robin . Easy to spot because of the
06:31	orange belly . What a cute birdie . Even though
06:37	it gets cold in the winter , many american robins
06:40	stay in Connecticut throughout the winter . They are tough
06:44	birds , tough birds . The american robin . Yeah
06:50	. Thanks for watching this homeschool pop video on the
06:53	state of Connecticut . The Constitution state , the nutmeg
06:58	state . Do you know of any facts about Connecticut
07:01	that we didn't share in this video ? Let us
07:03	know in the comments section below . We would love
07:06	to hear from you and we hope to see you
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