1. NORTHEAST USA New England Mid-Atlantic

2. New England Northern states – VT, NH, ME Southern states – MA, CT, RI – More ______________than the northern states – Landscape – Weather – Harbors – Settlement

3. N. England’s Historical Development Pilgrims – Mayflower ship … – 1 st Thanksgiving – Plimouth Plantation today… P

4. Plimouth Plantation

5. N. England’s History – 1700s-1800s Boston – Forests … – Rich … – Nantucket Island

6. N. England’s Early Industrialization Textile mills – Used … – Located near … – 1 st mill in US …. Photo from wikipedia.com

7. N. England’s Textile Mills Manchester, NH Lowell, MA Textile mills now?

8. N. England’s Industrial Labor Force Children Young women Immigrants

9. Massachusetts Soils – Influenced other economic activities Sandy coast south of Boston Cape Cod

10. W. Massachusetts Berkshire Mtns. Photo from unistresscorp.com

11. Founded 1630 … “Boston Common” Boston

12. Key colonial city Revolutionary War – Paul Revere’s Ride – Battle of Bunker Hill – “Freedom Trail”

13. Boston’s Economy Finance Education High-Tech Tourism

14. Vermont “Green Mountain State” Limited flat land – Forests – Dairy Farming Tourism

15. Vermont Small pop… – Rural Population – Burlington… – Montpelier…

16. New Hampshire “Granite State” Mostly forested

17. New Hampshire Flat, coastal in SE VT – Manchester… – Concord… Presidential primaries Dartmouth College

18. Maine “Pine Tree State” Forests “Empty Quarter”

19. Maine Rugged Coastline & Islands Acadia Nat’l Park

20. Maine Fishing Portland Augusta

21. Connecticut Connecticut River Hartford SW CT – Stamford ______University Y

22. Rhode Island Named by … – “Roodt Eylandt” Providence

23. Rhode Island Newport

24. Mid-Atlantic States New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware

25. New York New York City (+ Long Island) Upstate New York…

26. New York Adirondack Mtns. (5000+’) – Summer/Winter … – Source of … Catskill Mtns. – “Rip Van Winkle”…

27. Niagara Falls US/Can border Top natural attraction… Niagara River, between …

28. Niagara Falls Erosion…

29. Erie Canal - 1825 Buffalo (Lake Erie) Albany (NY Capital, on Hudson River) Great Lakes to …

30. New York City Largest City… – Ethnicities Current immigration from:

31. New York 5 Boroughs – Staten Island – Brooklyn – Queens – Bronx – Manhattan***

32. New York City Center for Finance: – Wall Street

33. World Trade Center (Twin Towers) Destroyed

34. New World Trade Center 7 New Buildings

35. New York City Center for:

36. New Jersey Location… Many commuters… Newark – largest city… Trenton ____________University

37. NJ - “The Garden State”

38. Atlantic City, NJ Beach resort Boardwalk 1960s decline… 1970s revival…

39. Pennsylvania Founded as a … – Quakers… Recruited __________settlers – Lancaster County – “Pennsylvania Dutch” – Amish & Mennonites

40. Amish

41. Philadelphia, PA Significant – Declaration of Independence… – 1 st …

42. Pittsburgh, PA At confluence

43. Pittsburgh, PA Steel industry … Coal mines Decline

44. Pittsburgh, PA Urban renewal Manufacturing  Service Industries – Pollution – #1 city in USA (Places Rated Almanac, 2007)

45. Gettysburg, PA Major ____________ battle

46. Delaware Part of Delmarva Peninsula – Named for … _________colony in 1630s Wilmington – DuPont Chemicals W

47. Maryland Chesapeake Bay Annapolis BAYBAY

48. Baltimore, MD Baltimore BAYBAY