1. Massachusetts By: Michael S. and Chelsea R.

2. Nickname and Region Nickname: The Bay State. Region: Northeast.

3. Capital City, Major Cities, Population Capital City: Boston since 1630. Major Cities: Springfield, Worcester, Newton. Current Population: 6,547,629 people.

4. State Flag, State Bird, State Tree

5. Government Current Governor: Deval Patrick. Current Senator: Scott Brown.

6. Borders and Geography Borders: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, Atlantic Ocean. Geography: Connecticut River, Bunker Hill, Lake Webster, Berkshire Hills, Mt.Grey.

7. Agriculture/Farming Massachusetts would be good for farming/agriculture because it has a lot of big open land, fresh soil and big land. Also because they have a plateau.

8. History Statehood: It became a state in 1788, it was the 6 th state. Historical fact 1: Boston public schools were founded in 1647. Historical fact 2: volleyball was invented in Massachusetts, 1895. Historical fact 3: The first U.S subway system was built in Massachusetts in 1897.

9. Colleges/Universities & Places to visit Two Colleges: Harvard University, Anna Maria University. Places to Visit: Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts to see Red Sox game. Massachusetts Institute of Technology take a tour of the college.

10. Additional Facts Fact 1: Harvard celebrates it’s 377 th birthday in 2013. Fact 2: The first World Series was held in Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Fact 3: The Norse explorer Leif Eriksson may have visited Massachusetts in the year 1,000. Fact 4: It has the longest name for a lake in the history of lakes, Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaulaunagmgama ugg. Fact 5: The American Revolution began in Massachusetts. Fact 6: Massachusetts is the 6 th smallest state.

11. Resources Used World Book: Lewis, Laurence A., and Jack Tager. “Massachusetts” World Book Student. World Book, 2013. Web. 4 March. 2013 Book: Richard D. Brown Ph.D., Professor of History, University of Connecticut, Storrs.