The place name of Massachusetts comes from the name of an Indian tribe that lived here in the early colonial period, which originally meant "a big hillside". The earliest British immigrants arrived in Plymouth by Mayflower on 1620.
Soon after, Puritans from England established the Massachusetts Bay Colonization Company, which was the predecessor of Massachusetts. In the North American War of Independence, Massachusetts was one of the first 13 colonies against Britain. Although the Puritans moved here for religious freedom, they rejected other religions, so some people left Massachusetts and moved to the south. Among these people, roger williams colonized Rhode Island and Thomas Hooke founded Connecticut.
1February 9, 775, the British Parliament declared a rebellion in Massachusetts, and then sent troops to suppress it.
1786- 1787, Shays Uprising took place in Massachusetts, which was suppressed by Governor james bowdoin and supported by samuel adams.
1788 On February 6, Massachusetts became the sixth state to recognize the Constitution of the United States.
On March 5th, 1820, Missouri in the south wanted to join the Union. In order to balance the number of states between the north and the south, the north decided to separate Maine and Massachusetts, because Maine and Massachusetts are separated by a river, and they are not connected. After the separation of Maine, Maine became a new state in the United States. Then 12 states appeared in the north and south.
Massachusetts has a long history, and there are many historic buildings in the state.
Boston and its coastal parts Cape Cod and Cape Ann, Massachusetts embrace the sea, while the rest of Massachusetts turns inland.
Countless small lakes flash in the lush forests and granite everywhere. Agriculture and industry developed in the North and South Connecticut Valley and the Hou Satolli Valley. Its center is the Pioneer Valley from the Connecticut River. Its name comes from the history of the eighteenth century. At that time, fishermen and farmers from Europe, with firm beliefs, began to reclaim land from the edge of Massachusetts Bay to the west. Behind them are ambitious capitalist mills, textile mills and paper mills built with red bricks along the river. After World War II, most enterprises closed down or moved to the south with mild climate and cheap labor. The environmental problems and economic difficulties they left behind are still not completely solved. But those industrialists also helped several famous universities raise initial funds. These colleges have made Silicon Valley famous all over the world. They have trained many well-educated people for the world and brought rich cultural life to the local area. Like Berkshire's landscape, the western part of Massachusetts is occupied by two rolling mountains.
/kloc-The railway from new york to Boston, established in the 20th century, has brought development here. The folk literature and art here is extremely strong, so it constantly attracts the urban affluent class. They brought a reputation for creativity and cynicism to this place. Many of their luxury houses, known as "Berkshire villas", have been preserved to this day. The area still attracts people from towns and villages (working in cities and living in suburbs), who are eager to spend an energetic summer and then leave when the red leaves fall. Only Berkshire was silent in the snow for six months.
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The capital of Massachusetts is Boston, and the current governor is Deval Patrick. One of the two senators is Democrat John Kerry; The other is Scott Brown, and a member of the * * * Party Group of the Municipal Party Committee. He won the 20 10 election with Martha Cocquery, replacing Edward Kennedy, who had been in office for nearly 47 years, and became the first senator from Massachusetts since 1972. After the adjustment of 200 1, Massachusetts has 10 seats. The state legislature has a very formal name "Great and Unified Bundestag", and there is also a "Supreme Judicial Court" in the state.
Massachusetts law clearly distinguishes between cities and towns. At present, Framingham is the largest and most populous town in Massachusetts. From a political point of view, the biggest difference between a city and a town is that there is no mayor in the town, and the decision on governance is made by the town people's congress. Cities have city councils, and not every city has a mayor or a municipal official. This management law began in the1820s. Before that, there was only one town meeting. Some towns in the state have been upgraded to cities, but the word "town" still exists in place names, such as water towns. There is a "two-and-a-half-bill" in the Massachusetts home rule law. According to this bill, the annual increase of state expenditure cannot exceed 2.5%, and if it is to be exceeded, it must be passed by referendum.
In June 2003, after the Supreme Court of Massachusetts ruled 5438+065438+ 10, the state became the first state in the United States to allow same-sex marriage in May 65438+July 2004.
After implementing a series of reforms, Massachusetts became the first state in the United States to implement the "universal health insurance" policy in 2006.
Massachusetts 1999 has a GDP of 262 billion dollars, ranking 1 1 in the country. In 2002, Massachusetts's per capita income was $39,244, ranking third in the country.
The agricultural and fishery export products of Honshu Island are seafood, plant seedlings, dairy products, cranberries and vegetables. Industrial output is machinery, electrical equipment, scientific instruments, printing and publishing, and sightseeing. Other things related to Massachusetts' economic development are higher education, health care and financial services.
Education business
The population of Massachusetts accounts for only 2.5% of the national population, but the number of four-year universities and colleges in Massachusetts accounts for 4.5% of the national total (please refer to the list of universities and colleges in Massachusetts). Eight academic institutions in Boston (Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Boston College, brandeis University, Northeastern University, Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts at Boston) call themselves "research universities in Massachusetts. According to them, they are the "driving force of economic growth" after World War II, and currently contribute $7 billion to the Massachusetts economy every year. Because there are a large number of universities and colleges in the Greater Boston area, the population of the Greater Boston area will suddenly increase at the beginning of each school year.
Harvard University in Massachusetts is a member of the Ivy League University, and three universities belong to Seven Sisters College: Mount St. Yuck College, Smith College and Wesleyan College. Technology-oriented universities include MIT and worster Institute of Technology. Famous universities and colleges located near the midwest of Massachusetts include five colleges located in Pioneer Valley (St. Yuk Hill College, Smith College, Amherst College, Hambushel College, University of Massachusetts Headquarters in Amherst) and Williams College. Music schools include Berkeley Conservatory of Music and New England Conservatory of Music. In addition, there are famous independent research institutions, including Uzbuhau Academy of Marine Sciences and Marine Biology Laboratory.
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