Massachusetts By Ellie D
Geography Major Cities: Boston Salem Land Forms: The Coast of Massachusetts are remnants of the last ice age Bodies of Water: Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is the longest name of a lake in North America, a lot of people can not pronounce even the shortened name so they call it Lake Webster. Population: 6,587,536 people. Many of the people are white . Weather/Climate: in the winter 28 F and in the summer over 80 F Land size (area):10,555 square miles Region: Northeast
History 5 interesting dates (timeline): It Became a state On February 6th 1788 10,000 Massachusetts was first settled by the native Americans. 1620 the pilgrims land on Plymouth rock. 1621 the pilgrims host one of Americas first thanksgiving day celebrations. 1773 The Boston tea party took place. 1788 Massachusetts becomes the sixth state in the union. Challenge: 2012 hurricane sandy hits Massachusetts
Politics Governor: Deval Patrick Capital: Boston State abbreviation: MA Date of state constitution (ratified): On June 15 1780 the constitution was ratified
Economy Natural Resources: Water , forests , land and wildlife Manufactured Goods: Robots, batteries, fiber lasers, beer, analog chips and data storage equipment Industries: Shoes
Fun Facts Nickname: Massachusetts nickname is the Old Colony State Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem is the Latin way of saying, By the sword we speak peace, but peace only under liberty State bird: Black Capped Chickadee State tree: American Elm State flower: Mayflower State song: Oh Hail to Massachusetts go to http://www.50states.com/songs/mass.htm to see lyrics Places for visitors to see: A lot of people go to a little hook on the east cost of Massachusetts called Cape Cod it has a lot of sandy beaches Plymouth Mansion is a place where many people go for vacation and great for Whale Watching Did you know...? Massachusetts has 4 different baseball teams 4 football teams (1 indoor) 2 basketball teams 4 ice hockey teams 2 lacrosse teams (1 indoor and 1 outdoor) 4 soccer teams 1 softball , 1tennis 1 paint ball and 1 rugby
Boston Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts capitol is a big city with really big buildings.
Cape cod bay Cape cod is the hook on the end of Massachusetts where people like to go and visit
Massachusetts in the Fall Massachusetts in the fall is beautiful with falling red and orange leaves everywhere!
Massachusetts in the summer Massachusetts is great in the summer its really warm and a great place to go boating.