Massachusetts


 * __Massachusetts__**

Capital: Boston

Became a State In: 1776

State Animal: Right Whale



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Fun Facts: 1.) The 1st and 2nd successful European colonies on North America were in Massachusetts, Jamestown and Plymouth. 2.) Massachusetts was the center for the colonial and British tension in pre-revolutionary war America, experiencing The Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, and the battles of Lexington and Concord which started the American Revolutionary War.



Go to Michigan

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