Northeastern United States

War of Independence

1776-1783

Bicameral System

2 law making bodies that share power. The Senate and the House.

How many states have a named mountain range?

5

Northeast has how many original states

9

Great Compromise

A proposal of a bicameral system of law making

Mountains of the Northeast

Adirondack Mountains, White Mountains, Green Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Longfellow Mountains, Catskill Mountains, Pocono Mountains

State capital of New York

Albany

State capital of Maryland

Annapolis

State capital of Maine

Augusta

Henry David Thoreau

Author who lived alone for 2 years on Walden Pond

nickname for Massachusetts

Bay State

Main port of Massachusetts

Boston

State capital of Massachusetts

Boston

Largest City in Massachusetts and why

Boston because located on the water

Liberty in three important areas

Business, politics and religion

4 Bays

Chesapeake Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Delaware Bay

John Cabot

Claimed New England for England in 1497

State capital of New Hampshire

Concord

Which states share the Connecticut River?

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont

Industry in Massachusetts

Cranberries

Industries of New England

Deep harbors allow trade and fishing

Which states share the Delaware River?

Delaware, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Many churches in New England

Example of Freedom of Religion

Roger Williams

Expelled from Massachusets by Puritans

Harvard

First college in America (1636)

2 Reason for Connecticut's nickname

First colony to write a constitution. The Great Compromise that resolved a debate that threatened to break up the meeting of the national constitution.

America's greatest liberty

Freedom of Religion

State capital of Pennsylvania

Harrisburg

State capital of Connecticut

Hartford

Largest city in Connecticut and why

Hartford because its on the river

Tourist sites in Connecticut

Hartford, New Haven, Groton, Mystic Seaport

Physical description of New England

Hills and mountains divide New England from the rest of the nation. No deep rivers. Dependent on the Atlantic Ocean for travel.

Climate of New England

Humid continental

Where did the capital get its name?

It is named in honor of God's provision

Uplands

Low, rocky plateau that rises above the coastal lowlands

Location of Longfellow Mountains

Maine

What is the eastern most state

Maine

New England States

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts

Pilgrims landed in this state

Massachusetts

Uplands cover which states

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

State capital of Vermont

Montpelier

2 Islands south of Cape Cod

Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard

Where most people in Rhode Island live?

Narragansett Bay

What provinces border the eastern most state?

New Brunswick and Quebec

Location of White Mountains

New Hampshire and Maine

Largest area in the northeast

New York

Location of Adirondack Mountains

New York

Location of Catskill Mountains

New York State

Which two states touch Great Lakes?

New York and Pennsylvania

Mid Atlantic States

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland

Farming opportunity

Not very good for farming. Winters are cold and growing season is short.

Nickname of Rhode Island

Ocean State

Cape Cod

Part of coastal plain

Slater's Mill location

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Location of Pocono Mountains

Pennsylvania

Which states share the Allegheny River?

Pennsylvania and New York

Tourist sites in Massachusetts

Plymouth Harbor, Freedom Trail, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard

Second largest city in New England

Providence

State capital of Rhode Island

Providence

Largest City in Rhode Island and why

Providence because of its protected harbor

Tourist Sites in Rhode Island

Providence, Pawtucket

Smallest area in Northeast

Rhode Island

State that has no mountains in New England

Rhode Island

2 States entirely below 200 meters

Rhode Island and Delaware

Burned a British vessel in protest before the events of Lexington and concord

Rhode Islanders

Roger Williams founded what state

Rhode island

Physical description of Rhode Island

Sandwiched between Massachusetts and Connecticut. It has no mountains and sparsely populated uplands in the northwest.

Cradle of American Industry

Slater's Mill in Rhode Island

4 Subregions of the United States

South, Northeast, West, Midwest

Colonists of Rhode Island are known for

Speaking out on religious freedom

6 Rivers of Northeast

Susquehanna, Allegheny, Hudson, Connecticut, Delaware and Mohawk

Industry in Rhode Island

Textiles

Slater's Mill made

Textiles by loom from plans brought over from England by Samuel Slater.

Nickname for Connecticut

The Constitution State

Name of the boat the Pilgrims came over on

The Mayflower

Most of the population live here

The coastal plain on the eastern part of the state

State capital of New Jersey

Trenton

Location of Green Mountains

Vermont

Where did the Pilgrims intend to land

Virginia

Nantucket

Whaling capital of America

Berkshire Hills

a low range of the Appalachian Mountains that are west of the plateaus

Mayflower Compact

an agreement the Pilgrims drafted to make laws to govern themselves

Democracy

colonist free to run their own political affairs

3 basic freedoms of New England

freedom of religion, capitalism and democracy

Cranberries

grown in swampy plain south of Boston

The Senate

has 2 representatives from each state so all states have the same power.

Denounced British rule

in May 1776

Cause of the War of Independence

king began violating rights of colonists

townships

land divided into districts

Rhode Island was

last to ratify Constitution

Cape Cod physical description

long peninsula that curls into the Atlantic Ocean like a fish hook

3 types of terrain of New England

lowlands, uplands, mountains

Lowlands

narrow strip of coastal plains

Capitalism

settlers start businesses with little interference from the crown

Mountains

several mountain ranges part of Appalachian Mountain system

Industry in Connecticut

submarines and insurance

Atlantic Seaboard

the land along the Atlantic coast

Taconic Mountains

western line of the state that divides New York and Massachusetts

mass production

where factories put out a lot of one type of product

The House

where the number of representatives depends on the population of the state. So large states receive more votes.