Can you name the U.S. states (and D.C.) by their mottos?

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  • Click any empty Motto or State/Territory to answer for that location
  • Source: Wikipedia
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MottoState/TerritoryEnglish translation
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspiceIf you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you
Al-ki [unofficial]By and by
Freedom and UnityN/A
Liberty and IndependenceN/A
Union, justice, confidenceN/A
All For Our CountryN/A
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka PonoThe life of the land is perpetuated by righteousness
FriendshipN/A
Sic semper tyrannisThus always to tyrants
Ditat DeusGod enriches
Dum spiro spero / Animis opibusque paratiWhile I breathe, I hope / Ready in soul and resource
Esto perpetuaLet it be perpetual
Alis volat propriisShe flies with her own wings
Equal RightsN/A
Esse quam videriTo be, rather than to seem
Qui transtulit sustinetHe who transplanted sustains
Crescit eundoIt grows as it goes
Virtue, Liberty, and IndependenceN/A
DirigoI direct
ExcelsiorEver upward
Labor omnia vincitLabor conquers all things
Justitia OmnibusJustice for all
Salus populi suprema lex estoLet the welfare of the people be the supreme law
United we stand, divided we fall / Deo gratiam habeamusLet us be grateful to God
Fatti maschii, parole femineManly deeds, womanly words
Live Free or DieN/A
MottoState/TerritoryEnglish translation
State sovereignty, national unionN/A
Regnat populusThe people rule
Nil sine numineNothing without Providence
IndustryN/A
With God, all things are possibleN/A
Under God the people ruleN/A
Montani semper liberiMountaineers are always free
In God We TrustN/A
Wisdom, justice, and moderationN/A
HopeN/A
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintainN/A
North to the futureN/A
Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparableN/A
The Crossroads of AmericaN/A
EurekaI have found it
Equality before the lawN/A
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietemBy the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty
Liberty and prosperityN/A
Virtute et armisBy valor and arms
Audemus jura nostra defendereWe dare defend our rights
Oro y plataGold and silver
Ad astra per asperaTo the stars through difficulties
Agriculture and commerceN/A
L'étoile du NordThe Star of the North
ForwardN/A
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U.S. State Mottos Quiz

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  • Created Sep 23, 2009 in Geography
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