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.
