Massachusetts - Wikipedia
WEBMassachusetts is the sixth-smallest state by land area. With over seven million residents as of 2020, [note 1] it is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the country, and the third-most densely populated, after New Jersey and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was a site of early English colonization.
History of Massachusetts - Wikipedia
WEBHistory of Massachusetts. The area that is now Massachusetts was colonized by English settlers in the early 17th century and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Before that, it was inhabited by a variety of Native American tribes.
Geography of Massachusetts - Wikipedia
WEBIt is bordered to the north by New Hampshire and Vermont, to the west by New York, to the south by Connecticut and Rhode Island, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine. Massachusetts is the most populous New England state.
Massachusetts | Flag, Facts, Maps, Capital, & Attractions
WEB2 days ago · Massachusetts, constituent state of the United States of America. It was one of the original 13 states and is one of the 6 New England states, lying in the northeastern corner of the country.
Massachusetts - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBIts capital and largest city is Boston. It is on the east coast of the United States. It is a part of New England. It is next to the Atlantic Ocean and the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Massachusetts - Wikiwand
WEBMassachusetts is a state in the United States of America. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts ‑ First Thanksgiving, the Wampanoag & Harvard - HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · One of the original 13 colonies and one of the six New England states, Massachusetts (officially called a commonwealth) is perhaps best known for being the landing place of the Mayflower and the...
Massachusetts Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBMar 13, 2023 · With an area of 27,337 sq. km, Massachusetts is the 7 th smallest state in the USA and the most populated state in the New England region. Located onshore of the Atlantic Ocean is Boston – the capital, the largest and the most populous city in Massachusetts and of the larger New England region.
Massachusetts - Colonial, Revolution, Abolition | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Massachusetts - Colonial, Revolution, Abolition: Although the landing of the Pilgrims on Nov. 21, 1620, was important, Native American peoples had arrived in this corner of North America perhaps some 10,000 years before that, and Leif Eriksson and his Norsemen may have landed somewhere in the Cape Cod region about 1003.
Boston | History, Population, Map, Climate, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · Boston, city, capital of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and seat of Suffolk county, in the northeastern United States. It lies on Massachusetts Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.