1. Hope   Rhode Island   New Jersey   California   Colorado   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. Agriculture and commerce   Rhode Island   Louisiana   Montana   Tennessee   Half-n-half Clue   3. Equal rights   Pennsylvania   Wyoming   Minnesota   Virginia   Half-n-half Clue   4. Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable   New Mexico   Pennsylvania   Tennessee   North Dakota   Half-n-half Clue   5. To the stars through difficulties Latin: Ad astra per aspera   North Dakota   Connecticut   Kansas   Vermont   Half-n-half Clue   6. Excelsior Latin: Higher   Washington   Pennsylvania   New York   Mississippi   Half-n-half Clue   7. Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law Latin: Salus populi suprema lex esto   Missouri   Illinois   Colorado   Wyoming   Half-n-half Clue