Name:
Sofía Jones
Representative of:
Arkansas
Gender:
Female
Age:
17 (Human) // 181 (Country)
Brief personality:
Sofía gets a bit jumpy around things. She has a strange ice addiction as well, she can't stop annoyingly chomping on it! She gets easily excited sometimes, but when she's tired, she's like a zombie. She needs her coffee! Her favorite food is mashed potatoes.
Brief physical description:
She has long, brown hair that falls over her shoulders. Her curl is located at the back of her head, and is similar to America's. Her eyes are deep brown, and her skin is sun-tanned. Her height is 5'6. She wears a long-sleeve, white and sky-blue striped shirt. Over it, there is an olive green denim jacket with rolled up sleeves. She also wears dark skinny jeans and brown boots.
Brief history:
The history of Arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into North America. Many tribes used Arkansas as their hunting lands but the main tribe was the Quapaw who settled in Arkansas River delta upon moving south from Illinois. Early French explorers gave the territory its name, a corruption of Akansea, which is a phonetic spelling of the Illinois word for the Quapaw. This phonetic heritage explains why "Arkansas" is pronounced so differently than "Kansas" even though they share the same spelling. What began as a rough wilderness inhabited by trappers and hunters became incorporated into the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and became Arkansas Territory in 1819. Upon gaining statehood in 1836, Arkansas had begun to prosper under a plantation economy that was heavily reliant on slave labor. After the Civil War Arkansas was a poor rural state based on cotton. Prosperity returned in the 1940s. The state became famous for its political leadership, including President Bill Clinton (Governor, 1979−81 and 1983−92), and as the base for the Walmart corporation.
Religious affiliation:
Christianity
Any special powers or abilities:
N/A