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The United States of America. New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island.

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1 The United States of America

2 New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

3 Motto : Dirigo (I direct) Nickname : Pine Tree state Origin of Name : Originally used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands. Considered a compliment to Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I of England. She was said to have owned the province of Mayne in France Capital : Augusta Population : 1,274,923 White Pine cone and tassel Maine Lobster Maine Coastline Portland Head Lighthouse Fishing Boats at Stonington Area = 33,414 sq mi

4 Motto : Live Free or Die Area = 9,350 sq mi Nickname : Granite state Origin of Name : From the English county of Hampshire Capital : Concord Population ; 1,235,786 Purple LilacStrawberry Banke - Portsmouth America's Stonehenge - Salem White Mountains Kancamagus Scenic Byway Mt. Cannon in Franconia Notch Birthplace of Daniel Webster - Franklin

5 Motto : Vermont, Freedom and Unity Area = 9,620 sq mi Nickname : Green Mountain state Origin of Name : From the French vert mont, meaning green mountain Capital : Montpelier Population : 608,827 Red Clover Lake Champlain Waterbury Vermont Maple Syrup Green Mountains

6 Motto : Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) Nickname : Bay State, Old Colony state Origin of Name ; From two Indian words meaning "Great Mountain Place" Capital : Boston Population : 6,349,097 Mayflower “Old Ironsides” - Boston Harvard University - Cambridge North Bridge – Lexington Minuteman National Historical Park Area = 10,555 sq mi

7 Motto ; Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) Nicknames : The Constitution State, the Nutmeg state Origin of Name : From the Native American word "quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river" The Charter Oak The Mountain Laurel Mark Twain House - Hartford Harriet Beecher Stowe House – Hartford Author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Yale University Capital Hartford Population 3,405,565 Area = 5,543 sq mi

8 Motto : Hope Area = 1,545 sq mi Nickname : The Ocean state Origin of Name : From the Greek Island of Rhodes Capital : Providence Population : 1,048,319 Violet Newport Harbor Rosecliff Mansion - Newport Chateau-sur-Mer Newport Block Island Rhode Island Red Warwick Lighthouse


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