What is the only state whose capital is named after a man who served as Vice President of the United States?
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Of the 50 U.S. capital cities, only one is named after a person who held the role of Vice President of the United States: Jefferson City, Missouri. Thomas Jefferson served under John Adams from 1797 to 1801 as the country’s second-ever Vice President. Jefferson later became President himself, and in 1803, he acquired the land that is now Missouri as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1821 — the year Missouri achieved statehood — the legislature selected a site to serve as the state capital and settled on the name Jefferson City to honor the man who had purchased the land to begin with.
Correct Answer: Missouri