West Region

The states are Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Hawaii · Idaho · Montana · Nevada · New Mexico · Oregon · Utah · Washington · Wyoming.

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​state capitals

These are the capitals of the states in the west. The Capital of Alaska is Juneau. The Capital of California is Sacramento. The Capital of Colorado is Denver. The Capital of Hawaii is Honolulu. The Capital of Idaho is Boise. The Capital of Montana is Helena. The Capital of Nevada is Carson city. The Capital of Oregon is Salem. The Capital of Utah is Salt Lake City The Capital of Washington is Olympia and The Capital of Wyoming is Cheyenne.

​Why and how did the first settlers move to the west

The first white Americans to move west were the mountain men, who went to the Rockies to hunt beaver, bear and elk in the 1820s and 1830s. Then, in 1841, a wagon train pioneered the 3,200km-long Oregon Trail to the woodland areas of the north-west coast of America.

Fun facts

his region has both the state with the smallest population (Wyoming) and the largest population (California).

Alaska's land area is much bigger than any other state, but it has one of the lowest populations.

The western US takes up about half of the land of the United States.

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