1. Think About….
Why do we call the Northeast the birthplace of our nation?
Why did our nation’s first factories start here?
What large cities are found in the Northeast?

2. The Northeast States

4. Maine
West Quoddy Head

7. City/State: Lobec, Maine
Important Fact:
Fishing is an important industry in the N.E.! The coastline has many harbors. The melting of the ice age caused rocky shores. Lighthouses were built to keep the sailors from crashing into the rocky shores.

8. Mount Washington

12. City/State: New Hampshire
Important Fact:
Mount Washington has the highest peak (summit) in the northeast with some of the world’s most severe weather. It is a part of the Appalachian Mountain range, which is one of the oldest ranges in the world!

13. Plymouth, Massachusetts

16. City/State: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Important Fact: The Pilgrims started a new government called “Democracy” which allowed them to vote for their own leaders. They wrote an agreement called the Mayflower Compact.

19. The Freedom Trail

21. City/State: Boston, Massachusetts
Important Fact: This city symbolizes the fight for freedom from British rule and the fight for African Americans freedom too.

22. The Erie Canal

25. Erie Canal 1921

29. Erie Canal Information
Images of the Erie Canal
Lift Bridge
Locks on the Erie Canal

30. City/State: New York
Important Fact: The Erie Canal was man made to make transportation to the Midwestern states easier, cheaper and faster.

31. Hershey, Pennsylvania

33. Hershey Factory

34. Do you know what candies are made by Hershey?

36. More Information About Hershey Chocolate
History:
Virtual Factory Tour:

37. City/State: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Important Fact: America’s first factories were built here because of water power and people power! Factories helped mass production and gave many people jobs.

38. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

39. Independence
Hall

41. Liberty Bell

43. City/State: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Important Fact: The Constitution and Declaration of Independence were both written here in the 1700’s by our nation’s leaders.

44. Washington
D.C.
View From Washington Monument

45. Washington Monument

46. The White House

48. Lincoln Memorial

49. Jefferson Memorial

50. US Capitol Building

51. City/State: Washington, D.C.
Important Fact: Our country’s government is run here to make the nation’s laws! We use democracy which means we vote for our leaders.

52. New York City, New York

55. Empire State Building

56. City/State: New York, New York
Important Fact: The largest city in the United States. It is full of skyscrappers to make room for the many immigrants and Americans.

57. Remember these questions???
Why do we call the Northeast the birthplace of our nation?
Why did our nation’s first factories start here?
What large cities are found in the Northeast?