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NORTHEAST USA• New England

• Mid-Atlantic

New England• Northern states – VT, NH, ME

• Southern states – MA, CT, RI–More ______________than the northern states

– Landscape

–Weather

– Harbors

– Settlement

N. England’s Historical Development• Pilgrims–Mayflower ship …

– 1st Thanksgiving

– Plimouth Plantation today…

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Plimouth Plantation

N. England’s History – 1700s-1800s• Boston– Forests …

– Rich …

– Nantucket Island

N. England’s Early Industrialization• Textile mills– Used …

– Located near …

– 1st mill in US ….

Photo from wikipedia.com

N. England’s Textile Mills• Manchester, NH

• Lowell, MA

• Textile mills now?

N. England’s Industrial Labor Force• Children

• Young women

• Immigrants

Massachusetts• Soils– Influenced other economic activities

• Sandy coast south of Boston

• Cape Cod

W. Massachusetts• Berkshire Mtns.

Photo from unistresscorp.com

• Founded 1630 …• “Boston Common”

Boston

Boston• Key colonial city

• Revolutionary War– Paul Revere’s Ride

– Battle of Bunker Hill

– “Freedom Trail”

Boston’s Economy• Finance

• Education

• High-Tech

• Tourism

Vermont• “Green Mountain State”

• Limited flat land– Forests

– Dairy Farming

• Tourism

Vermont• Small pop…– Rural Population

– Burlington…

–Montpelier…

New Hampshire• “Granite State”

• Mostly forested

New Hampshire• Flat, coastal in SE VT–Manchester…

– Concord…

• Presidential primaries

• Dartmouth College

Maine• “Pine Tree State”• Forests

• “Empty Quarter”

Maine• Rugged Coastline & Islands

• Acadia Nat’l Park

Maine• Fishing

• Portland

• Augusta

Connecticut• Connecticut River

• Hartford

• SW CT

– Stamford

• ______University

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Rhode Island• Named by …– “Roodt Eylandt”

• Providence

Rhode Island• Newport

Mid-Atlantic States• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• Delaware

New York• New York City

(+ Long Island)

• Upstate New York…

New York• Adirondack Mtns. (5000+’)– Summer/Winter …

– Source of …

• Catskill Mtns.– “Rip Van Winkle”…

Niagara Falls• US/Can border

• Top natural attraction…• Niagara River, between …

Niagara Falls• Erosion…

Erie Canal - 1825• Buffalo (Lake Erie)

• Albany (NY Capital, on Hudson River)

• Great Lakes to …

New York City• Largest City…– Ethnicities

• Current immigration from:

New York• 5 Boroughs– Staten Island

– Brooklyn

– Queens

– Bronx

–Manhattan***

New York City• Center for Finance:– Wall Street

World Trade Center (Twin Towers)• Destroyed

New World Trade Center• 7 New Buildings

New York City• Center for:

New Jersey• Location…

• Many commuters…

• Newark – largest city…

• Trenton

• ____________University

NJ - “The Garden State”

Atlantic City, NJ• Beach resort

• Boardwalk

• 1960s decline…

• 1970s revival…

Pennsylvania• Founded as a …– Quakers…

• Recruited __________settlers– Lancaster County

– “Pennsylvania Dutch”

– Amish & Mennonites

Amish

Philadelphia, PA• Significant

– Declaration of Independence…

– 1st …

Pittsburgh, PA• At confluence

Pittsburgh, PA• Steel industry …

• Coal mines

• Decline

Pittsburgh, PA• Urban renewal

• Manufacturing Service Industries– Pollution

– #1 city in USA (Places Rated Almanac, 2007)

Gettysburg, PA• Major ____________ battle

Delaware• Part of Delmarva Peninsula– Named for …

• _________colony in 1630s

• Wilmington– DuPont Chemicals

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Maryland• Chesapeake Bay

• Annapolis

BAY

Baltimore, MD• Baltimore

BAY