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Holidays

To learn about United States holidays, please visit our Federal Holidays WebQuest!

Religion

Just about every religion in the world is represented in the United States.

History

Immigrants from Europe came there to get more land, have religious freedom. They came to Wisconsin from England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Germany. 

Fun and Recreation

In Wisconsin there is a museum called the Circus World Museum in Baraboo. There is the Milwaukee County Stadium where the Milwaukee Brewers play baseball. there is a activity called rock climbing you could do that at Devils Lake State Park.

Geography

Wisconsin is 65,499 square miles.  Wisconsin ranks 16th in size.  There are 5,363,675 people in Wisconsin.    

Wisconsin has two of the Great Lakes  - Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. There are no high mountains in Wisconsin but there is a high hill called Timms Hill. There are many waterfalls formed in Wisconsin. Most of the land in Wisconsin is flat. In Wisconsin there are  deer, bear, skunks, and raccoons.

The farming land drew settlers the farming land was very rich. It improved trade because they had crops to trade and sell.

Dairy Farm in central Wisconsin

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Climate

In the winter it is very cold and in the summer it was very hot. Sometimes there is frost in the summer.