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 ….
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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.
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• 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
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