How Did the States Get Their Names?

　　People who visit the United States sometimes don't know ___(1)___ the states got their names. Some of the most interesting names came ___(2)___ American Indian languages. For example, Illinois ___(3)___ for the Indians who used to live in that part of the country. In their language, Illinois means“Brave Men”. Connecticut means“At the Long River Mouth”in the language of the Indians who used to live there.

　　The two ___(6)___ states have names which didn't come from ___(7)___ of those languages. Hawaii ___(8)___ its name from a word in the Hawaiian language, meaning “Homeland”. Alaska was named ___(9)___ the Russians and ___(10)___ the Americans in 1867.