Massachusetts was a site of early English colonization. The Plymouth Colony was founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims of Mayflower. In 1630, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, taking its name from the Indigenous Massachusett people, also established settlements in Boston and Salem.

Massachusetts is a state in the northeastern United States, within the region known as New England. Officially styled a commonwealth rather than a state, it covers approximately 10,554 square miles, making it the 44th largest state in the country and the seventh smallest.

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Geographical and historical treatment of Massachusetts, constituent state (officially called a commonwealth) of the United States, located in the northeastern corner of the country.

Description: This map shows states boundaries, the state capital, counties, county seats, cities, towns, and islands in Massachusetts.

The new king William III established the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691 to govern a territory roughly equivalent to the modern states of Massachusetts and Maine. Its governors were appointed by the Crown, unlike the predecessor colonies that had elected their own governors.

Massachusetts has all the geographical features of the other states, from skiing and fall foliage drives in the western Berkshire Mountains to the beaches of Cape Cod and vacation islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

From the Atlantic Ocean to the Taconic Mountains, Massachusetts offers rich experiences both in cities and nature.

Massachusetts was the place of many events which caused the American Revolution, such as the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington and Concord. It was also a center of the anti-slavery movement.

In Massachusetts, we solve the big problems facing our world. We’re home to the brightest minds curing diseases, fighting climate change, applying AI for good, and educating young talent.