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A 1638 engraving depicting the Mystic massacre An English map of New England c. 1670 depicts the area around modern Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Relationships alternated between peace and armed skirmishes between colonists and local Native American tribes, the bloodiest of which was the Pequot War in 1637 which resulted in the Mystic massacre. [22]
This is a list of the cities and towns in New England with population over 25,000 as of the 2020 census. Massachusetts contains the most cities and towns on the list with 80, while Vermont contains the fewest with just one. Neither Vermont's nor Maine's state capitals fall within the top 150 by population.
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north.
The narrowest definitions include only the states of New England. [72] Other more restrictive definitions include New England and New York as part of the Northeast United States, but exclude Pennsylvania and New Jersey. [73] [74] States beyond the Census Bureau definition are included in Northeast Region by various other entities:
English: A map of the New England region of the United States. Date: 1 July 2008: Source: Own work by uploader, Image:Blank US Map.svg, Britannica Online Encyclopedia:
Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America. New-York: 1689: Capital of the dissident government of New-York. 1691: Capital of the English Province of New York. 1707: Capital of the British Province of New York. 1776: Capitals of the State of New York. Kingston: 1777 Hurley: 1777 Poughkeepsie: 1777 New York: 1788: Capital of the ...
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
New England is a region of the Northeastern United States, comprising the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Vermont. New England may also refer to: Places