35 Facts About The Massachusetts

1. The Massachusetts is a New England state bordered by New Hampshire and Vermont in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, Rhode Island and Connecticut in the south, and New York in the west.

2. The Massachusetts is the home of rowing events such as the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond and the Head of the Charles Regatta.

3. The Massachusetts is the home of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

4. The Massachusetts generally ranks highly among states in most health and disease prevention categories.

5. The Massachusetts was an early center of the Transcendentalist movement, which emphasized intuition, emotion, human individuality and a deeper connection with nature.

6. The Massachusetts is home to a large number of museums and historical sites.

7. The Massachusetts is the most populous state to be represented in the United States Congress entirely by a single party.

8. The Massachusetts routinely votes for the Democratic Party, with the core concentrations in the Boston metro area, the Cape and Islands, and Western Massachusetts outside Hampden County.

9. Government of The Massachusetts is divided into three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

10. The Massachusetts is the sixth-most popular tourist destination for foreign travelers.

11. The Massachusetts is the fastest growing state in New England and the 25th fastest growing state in the United States.

12. The Massachusetts is located along the Atlantic Flyway, a major route for migratory waterfowl along the eastern coast.

13. Along the western border of Western The Massachusetts lies the highest elevated part of the state, the Berkshires.

14. The Massachusetts manufactured 3.4 percent of total United States military armaments produced during World War II, ranking tenth among the 48 states.

15. The Massachusetts was the first state to recruit, train, and arm a Black regiment with White officers, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.

16. The Massachusetts was a center of the movement for independence from Great Britain; colonists in Massachusetts had long uneasy relations with the British monarchy, including open rebellion under the Dominion of New England in the 1680s.

17. The capital of The Massachusetts is Boston, which is the most populous city in New England.

18. The Massachusetts claimed all territory to the Pacific Ocean, based on its 1629 charter, but the Province of New York claimed the west bank of the Connecticut River as its eastern boundary, based on 1664 and 1674 grants to the Duke of York.

19. The Massachusetts accepted this border until 1791, when its own surveyors found that the Rhode Island surveyors had "encroached" on Massachusetts territory by a few hundred feet in certain places.

20. The Massachusetts declined to do a physical survey, so New Hampshire laid markers on its own.

21. On November 8, 2016, The Massachusetts voted in favor of The Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Initiative, known as Question 4.

22. The Massachusetts entered the 20th century with a strong industrial economy.

23. The Massachusetts was the first state to recruit, train, and arm a Black regiment with White officers, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

24. The Massachusetts was the first state to recruit, train and arm a black regiment with white officers, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

25. The Massachusetts was a hotbed of abolitionism—particularly the progressive cities of Boston and Springfield—and contributed to subsequent actions of the state during the Civil War.

26. The Massachusetts became a leader in industrial innovation and development during the 19th century.

27. The Massachusetts was no longer a colony; it was a state and part of a new nation, the United States of America.

28. The Massachusetts was not invaded again but in 1779 the disastrous Penobscot Expedition took place in the District of Maine, then part of the Commonwealth.

29. The Massachusetts was a center of the movement for independence from Great Britain, earning it the nickname, the "Cradle of Liberty".

30. The Massachusetts was where the American Revolutionary War began in 1775 when London tried to shut down local self-government.

31. The Massachusetts was first colonized by principally English Europeans in the early 17th century, and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century.

32. The Massachusetts is the site of many important episodes in US history.

33. Around the same time, The Massachusetts became a destination for immigrants from Europe.

34. The Massachusetts is named after the Massachusett people, one of the many Algonquian peoples who lived in the area.

35. The Massachusetts is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana.