THE SOLUTION:
Each of the states highlighted appear in the names of Monopoly properties (in the U.S. edition, of course):
light blue properties:Â Vermont Avenue, Connecticut Avenue
purple properties:Â Virginia Avenue
orange properties: Tennessee Avenue, New York Avenue
red properties: Kentucky Avenue, Indiana Avenue, Illinois Avenue
green properties: North Carolina Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue*
* There’s Pennsylvania Railroad, as well.
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