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Massachusetts is a state of the United States of America, part State nickname: Bay State of the New England region. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is MA. It is Capital Boston properly Largest City Boston called the Commonwealth Area Ranked 44th of Ê- Total 27,360 km2 Massachusetts, Ê- Land 20,317 km2 although there Ê- Water 7,043 km2 is no legal Ê- % water 25.7% distinction between states Population Ranked 13th and Ê- Total (2000) 6,349,097 commonwealths. Ê- Density 232/km2 Admittance into Union Several ships Ê- Order 6th have been Ê- Date February 6, 1788 named USS Massachusetts Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 in honor of Latitude 41¡10'N to 42¡53'N this state. Longitude 68¡57'W to 73¡30'W Width 80 km Elevation Ê -Highest 1,063 meters Ê -Mean 150 meters Ê -Lowest 0 meters ISO 3166-2: US-MA History The colony was named after a local Indian tribe whose name means "a large hill place". The Pilgrims established their settlement at Plymouth in 1620, arriving on the Mayflower. They were soon followed by the Puritans, who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Massachusetts was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. On February 9, 1775 the British Parliament declared Massachusetts to be in rebellion and sent additional troops to restore order. An African-American named Crispus Attucks was one of the first Americans killed during the American Revolutionary War, in Boston on March 5, 1770, at an event that has come to be called the Boston Massacre. On February 6, 1788 Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution. Law and Government The capital of Massachusetts is Boston and the governor of the state is Mitt Romney. Its two U.S. senators are Edward M. Kennedy (Democrat) and John F. Kerry (Democrat). Geography Massachusetts is bordered on the north by New Hampshire and Vermont, on the west by New York, on the south by Connecticut and Rhode Island, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. The islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket lie off the southeast coast. Boston is the largest city. Economy Massachusetts total gross state product for 1999 was $262 billion, placing it 11th in the nation. Its Per Capita Personal Income is $37,992 or second in the nation. Its agricultural outputs are seafood, nursery stock, dairy products, cranberries, and vegetables. Its industrial outputs are machinery, electric equipment, scientific instruments, printing and publishing, and tourism. Other sectors vital to the Massachusetts economy include higher education, health care, and financial services. Demographics All numbers from the 2000 census. Population: 6,349,097 White: 84.5% Black or African American: 5.4% Asian: 3.8% American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2% Other Race: 3.8% Two or more races: 3.7% Important Cities and Towns Massachusetts cities and towns of historical or cultural importance include Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Cambridge, Lynn, Salem, Concord, Amherst, Northampton, Pittsfield, Barnstable (the major city of Cape Cod), and Provincetown. Massachusetts law maintains a distinction between "cities" and "towns"; the largest town is Framingham. Massachusetts cities and towns also include Alford, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Monroe, Mount Washington, and New Ashford, each of which had a population of less than 400 in the 2000 census. Education Colleges and Universities * American International College * Massachusetts Maritime Academy * Amherst College (Amherst) (Bourne) * Anna Maria College (Paxton) * Massachusetts School of * Assumption College (Worcester) Professional Psychology * Atlantic Union College * Merrimack College * Babson College (Wellesley) * Mount Holyoke College (South * Bay Path College Hadley) * Becker College (Worcester) * Mount Ida College (Newton) * Bentley College (Waltham, * New England College of Optometry Massachusetts) * New England Conservatory of Music * Berklee College of Music (Boston) (Boston) * Newbury College (Brookline) * Boston College (Chestnut Hill, * Nichols College Boston, Newton, Brookline) * North Adams State College * Boston Conservatory (Boston) * Northeastern University (Boston) * Boston Graduate School of * Pine Manor College (Newton) Psychoanalysis * Regis College (Weston) * Boston University (Boston) * Salem State College (Salem) * Brandeis University (Waltham, * Simmons College (Boston) Massachusetts) * Simon's Rock College (Great * Bridgewater State College Barrington) (Bridgewater ) * Smith College (Northampton) * Clark University (Worcester) * Springfield College (Springfield) * College of the Holy Cross * Stonehill College (Worcester) * Suffolk University (Boston) * Curry College (Milton) * Tufts University (Medford and * Eastern Nazarene College Somerville ) * Elms College * University of Massachusetts * Emerson College (Boston) System * Emmanuel College (Boston) o University of Massachusetts * Endicott College (Beverly Amherst * Fitchburg State College o University of Massachusetts (Fitchburg) Boston * Framingham State College o University of Massachusetts (Framingham) Dartmouth * Gordon College (Wenham) o University of Massachusetts * Gordon-Conwell Theological Lowell Seminary o University of Massachusetts * Hampshire College (Amherst) Medical Center at Worcester * Harvard University (Cambridge) * Wellesley College (Wellesley) o Harvard Business School * Wentworth Institute of Technology (Boston) (Boston) o Radcliffe College * Western New England College (Cambridge) * Westfield State College * Lasell College (Newton) (Westfield) * Lesley College (Cambridge) * Wheaton College (Norton) * Massachusetts College of Art * Wheelock College * Massachuetts College of * Williams College (Williamstown) Pharmacy and Allied Health * Woods Hole Oceanographic Sciences Institution (Falmouth) * Massachusetts Institute of * Worcester Polytechnic Institute Technology, [MIT] (Cambridge) (Worcester) * Worcester State College (Worcester) Two-year colleges * Bay State College (Boston) * Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (Boston) * Bunker Hill Community College (Boston) * Dean College (Franklin) * Fisher College (Boston) * Laboure College (Boston) * Massachusetts Bay Community College (Wellesley) * Massasoit Community College (Brockton) * Middlesex Community College (Brockton) * Mount Ida College (Newton) * North Shore Community College (Danvers) * Quincy College (Quincy) Famous Politicians from Massachusetts * John Adams, 2nd president of the US * John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US * Samuel Adams * Susan B. Anthony * George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st president of the US * Benjamin Franklin * John Hancock * John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the US * Oliver Wendell Holmes, justice of the Supreme Court * Paul Revere Professional Sports Teams * Boston Celtics, National * Boston Bruins, National Hockey Basketball Association League * New England Patriots, National * Boston Red Sox, Major League Football League Baseball * New England Revolution, Major * Lowell Spinners, minor league League Soccer baseball * North Shore Spirit,minor league baseball * Boston Cannons, Major League Lacrosse
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