THE NORTHEASTERN STAES Essay, Research Paper
Delaware
December 7,1787
Delaware’s Dover Air Force Based houses the largest cargo planes in the world.
Delaware was the first state to join the United States of America. British captain Samuel
Argall sought shelter in a bay off the Atlantic Ocean in 1610. Delaware has two major land
regions, the Atlantic Coastal Plains covers most of the state. Delaware has many rivers.
Ships from around the world sail into the Delaware Bay. These beaches and sandy soil of
the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Lots off different animals make their home in Delaware. Like
deer and mink scamper. Wading birds such as herons and ibis nest in the wet lands along
the Delaware Bay.
Some people who are famous and are from Delaware are: Judge Reinhold, Valerie
Bertine II, Estelle Taylor, George Dallas Green Jr., Randy Lee White, Robert
Montgomery Bird, Henry S. Candy, Upton Sinclar. The nick names are: First state, Blue
hen state. State song “Our Delaware”. State flower Peach blossom. State tree American
holly. State Bird Blue hen chicken. State population is 668,186 (1990 census)
Written By:
Jessica Chavira
Hour 3
Rhode Island
May 29,1790
Tiny Rhode Island sometimes affectionately called “Little Rhody” is the smallest
of the fifty states. The Rhode Island is divided into two regions the Coastal Lowlands and
the Eastern New England Upland. People who love the outdoors can enjoy both ocean
and forest in Rhode Island. With 7,003,464 people according to the 1990 census about
one thousand people in Rhode Island are descended from the regions Native Americans.
The state tree is the Red maple. The state mineral Bowenite. State stone Cumberlandite.
State capital Providence. State nick names Ocean State and Little Rhody.
Written by,
Jessica Chavira
Hour 3
New York
July 26,1788
New York is one of the Middle Atlantic States. The tallest peak is 5,344 feet high.
New York covers 49,708 square miles and has thousands of lakes. Half of New York is
wooded. Deer and bears live in New York as well as woodchucks, raccoons, beavers,
rabbits, foxes, and possums. The state bird is the bluebird. The summer tempeture is about
75 degrees F. New York also has the statue of liberty and is a favorite stop for tourist.
Niagara Falls is a great place to end New York trips. It has a 176 foot drop. Horseshoes
Falls is 2,600 feet wide. A lot of famous people have come from New York like: Elizabeth
Ann Seton, was born in New York, John D. Rockefeller, Fiorello Laguardia, Eleanor
Roosevelt, Bella Abzug, Clara Hale, Edward Hopper, ect. New York has about 2,700
bridges more than any other state. Buffalo is a famous town in New York.
Written by,
Jessica Chavira
Hour 3
Vermont
March 12,1791
Vermont is one of the New England States. Vermont is called the the “Green
Mountain State,” because it is the only state with a lot of green mountains in it. Vermont’s
population in 1950went from 343,641 to 377,747 and is growing by 6,000 people each
year. 270,000 Vermonters have jobs about 80,000 of them do services work. Many of
these people serve tourist. about 11,00 people work on Vermont’s farms. Admitted
March 4,1791.
Written by,
Abraham Pardo
Hour 3
Maryland
April 28, 1787
Maryland is an important industrial and shipping state. That lies in the northeastern
corner of the southern states. Chesapeake Bay cuts deep into Maryland, gives the state
several good harbors. Historic Baltimore, the state’s largest city is one of greatest ports in
the world. Annapolis, the home the United States Naval Academy, is the capital of
Maryland. Chesapeake Bay divides Maryland into two parts. The part of Maryland east of
the bay is called “The Eastern Shore”. The part west of the bay is called “The Western
Shore”.
Written by,
Damenein Wright
Hour 3
Connecticut
January 9,1788
Connecticut is the thrid smallest state of the United States. Only Delaware and
Rhode Island have smaller areas. In spite of it’s small size Connecticut is an important
industrial state and vacation land. Hartford the capital of Connecticuit is known as the
insurance city. About 50 insurance companies have headquarters in Hartford. Bridge port
and Hartford are Connecticut’s two largest cities. Connecticut is one of the nation’s
leading producers in helicopters, jet aircraft engines, propellers, and submarines. It also
ranks high among the states in processing copper and electric conductors.
Written by,
Damenein Wright
Hour 3
Pennsylvania
December 12,1787
If you want to travel around Pennsylvania, just hop on a highway. Pennsylvania is
the place where big highways got there start. Back in 1940 travelers began driving on a
section of Pennsylvania’s turnpike a four lane toll road and the nations first highway. The
turnpike crosses the state from east to west. This and other roads linked Pennsylvania with
its neighbors. Pennsylvania borders New York to the north, New Jersey to the east,
Delaware and Maryland.
Written by,
Damenein Wright
Hour 3
Maine
March 15,1820
Maine is the largest of the six New England states. Although its the largest of the
New England states, out of the other 49 only six are smaller. Its the only state that
boarders one other state, New Hampshire to the west and Canada to the east, northeast,
and north. Most of the tall mountains in Maine are towards the middle and western parts.
Mount Kalahdi is they highest peak in Maine. It rises 5,267 feet
over a mile high). The reason the mountains in Maine look green all year is because they
are covered with Evergreens.
From the northeast to the southeast of Maine lies rich farmland. Maine has good
bays and harbors. Nine-tenths of Maine is covered with woods. That’s more than all the
other states. Maine has more than 2,500 lakes and ponds. The largest lake covers 120
square miles is Moosehead Lake. That’s the largest lake within the New England states.
Maine is cooler than a lot of the other states. The highest the temperature would get is
about 60 degrees F. Winters are much colder than most other states. It drop below -20
degrees F.
In the 1500’s and 1600’s England and France sent explores to Maine. Some people
say that the English came up with the name Maine short for mainland. Some other people
say that the French named the area. In 1607 John Pophen and Ferndinender George sent
colonist to Maine . They began the Pophen colony near the where the Kennedic River
empties into the Atlantic Ocean. However the colony did not survive the winter. By 1640
about 1,000 people lived in Maine. Maine was once called the “Mast Country”, because
the Pine trees produced good ship mast.
In the Mid 1700’s Maine was doing well. But England was in debt. In order to pay
off their loans they had to raise taxes. One of these taxes was on the price of tea. In 1774
patriots in York and Maine “Burned English Tea”. This was known as the “York Tea
Party” After the Revolutionary War Mainers started asking for statehood. But didn’t
receive it till after ” The War of 1812″. In 1820 Maine had more than 300,000 settlers
that was more than enough for statehood. Then on March 15,1820 Maine became the
23rd. state to enter the union.
Written by,
Kelly Humphries
Hour 3
New Hampshire
June 21,1788
New Hampshire is also one of the New England states. It only has an 18 mile strip
of land that boarders the Atlantic Ocean. New Hampshire is Flat for a few miles inland and
most of the rest of the state is covered with hills and mountains. The White Mountains
cover most of the northern half of New Hampshire. The highest peak is 6,288 feet tall.
The Connecticut River is the longest river in New Hampshire. It’s not unusual for
temperatures to drop below, zero degrees F. The record low is -46 degrees below zero F.
The record high is 106 degrees F. The normal highs are in the lower 70’s.
In 1622 Scotsman David Thomas got a grant for some land in New Hampshire, to
start a colony. In 1623 New Hampshire was the third of thirteen colonies. By 1700 in the
New Hampshire Colony there was just 5,000 settlers. Manchester was settled around 1722
and Concord 5 years later in 1727. By 1766 New Hampshire had about 52,000 people.
about 7 years later after the French and Indian Wars that England was engaged in.
England was in debt. To pay off their loans England raised taxes on tea. first the settlers
just protested. But after a while they began to fight back. On December 14th of 1774,
about 400 angry New Hampshire protesters attacked the English Fort Near Portsmouth,
new Hampshire. on April 19,1775 the “Revolutionary War Began” On January 5,1776
New Hampshire adopted it’s own constitution and was “no longer under English rule”.
On June 21,1788 5 years after the “Revolutionary War Ended” New Hampshire’s
leaders approved the constitution and became the “Ninth State to Enter the Union.” In
1808 Concord became the permanent capital of New Hampshire.
Written by,
Kelly Humphries
Hour 3
New Jersey
July 26,1787
All of New Jersey’s boundaries are all defined by water except one. The Hudson
River to the north, the Atlantic to the east, and the Delaware Bay to the south. The only
boundary that isn’t defined by water is the Delaware and Pennsylvania boarder. New
Jersey is cut in to three regions. The two smaller regions are the Northern and Piedmont
Highlands. The Atlantic Coastal Plians covers the rest of New Jersey. The highest piont is
part of the Kittatinny Mountains, that are located in the northern corner of the state. Some
of the mountains are rich with minerals such as iron and zinc. Largest of New Jersey’s 800
lakes is Lake Hopatcong. The average summertime temperature in New Jersey is about 75
degrees F. The average winter temperature is around 31 degrees F. The mountains can get
up to 50 inches of snow each year.
About 1629 the Dutch decided to start a colony in New Jersey. They started a
system where a Dutchman could get a good size piece of land. But, only if he would take
fifty people with him. when they arrived the land owner had control over the land and the
fifty people who came with him. In 1640 the Swedes bulit two forts along the southern
banks of the Delaware River. In 1655 the Dutch took over the Swedish forts. By this time
King Charles II of Britain wanted to take control over New Netherland. About 1664 he
gave this land to his brother the Duke of York, who named part of this land New Jersey.
In the other British colonies they were not always able to practice religion freely.
So when they herd about New Jersey many of them moved to eastern New Jersey and the
Puritans from Connecticut founded the town of Newark. Like many of the other British
colonies New Jerseyans didn’t like the British rule. The British were in debt so they put
high taxes on tea, glass, and paper. in 1774 a group of New Jersey colonist burned a
shipload of tea in protest. After many years of battle the British lost and the American
Colonies won. On December 18,1787 4 years after the war ended New Jersey became the
thrid state.
Written by,
Kelly Humphries
Hour 3