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NewEnglandRegion History oneoftheearliestEnglishsettlementsinNorthAmericaNewEnglandhasasharedheritageandcultureprimarilyshapedbywavesofimmigrationfromEurope IncontrasttootherAmericanregions manyofNewEngland searliestPuritansettlerscamefromeasternEnglandcontributestoNewEngland sdistinctiveaccents foods customs andsocialstructures Demographics Populationof14 265 187MostlywhiteThree quartersofthepopulationofNewEngland andmostofthemajorcities areinthestatesofConnecticut Massachusetts andRhodeIsland Englishismostcommonlyspokenlanguageathome Makeup 6statesMaineNewHampshireVermontMassachusettsRhodeIslandConnecticut Maine Maine Maine Maine Maine featuresthestatecoatofarmsonabluefieldInthecenteroftheshield amooserestsunderatallpinetree Afarmerandseamanrepresentthetraditionalrelianceonagricultureandtheseabythestate TheNorthStarrepresentsthestatemotto Dirigo ILead NewHampshire NewHampshire NewHampshire consistsofthestatesealcenteredonabluebackground TheGreatsealdepictsthefrigateUSSRaleighandissurroundedbyalaurelwreathwithninestars TheRaleighisoneofthefirst13warshipssponsoredbytheContinentalCongressforanewAmericannavy builtin1776 atPortsmouth Thesealissurroundedbyalaurelwreath Thewreathisanancientsymboloffame honor andvictory TheninestarswithinthewreathshowthatNewHampshirewastheninthstatetojointheUnion ThewaterstandsfortheharborofPortsmouth andintheyellow coloredspitoflandisgranite astrongigneousrock representingbothNewHampshire sruggedlandscapeandthesturdycharacterofherpeople Vermont Vermont consistsofthestate scoatofarmsandmottoonafieldofazure thepinetreeinthemiddleofthecoatofarmsrepresentstheVermontforests Thecowandthreesheavesofwheatrepresentthedairyandagricultureindustries ThedeerheadontoprepresentsVermont swildlife Themotto FreedomandUnity isalsoused Themottobalancestwodifferentideals thefreedomoftheindividualcitizen andthewelfareofthecommongood Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts BostonisconsideredtobethehistoricalandculturalcapitalofNewEngland displaysonbothsidesthestatecoatofarmscenteredonabluefield TheshielddepictsanAlgonquianNativeAmericanwithbowandarrow thearrowispointeddownward signifyingpeace ThearmitselfiscommoninearlyTexasflagsandsignifyingthephilosophythatthoserepresentedwouldratherlosetheirrightarmthanliveundertyranny Awhitestarwithfivepointsappearsnexttothefigure shead signifyingMassachusetts admissionasthesixthU S state Ablueribbonsurroundstheshield bearingthestatemottoEnsePetitPlacidam SubLibertateQuietem BytheSwordWeSeekPeace ButPeaceOnlyUnderLiberty Abovetheshieldisthestatemilitarycrest thebentarmofMylesStandishholdingabroadswordaloft Theswordhasitsbladeup toremindthatitwasthroughtheAmericanRevolutionthatlibertywaswon RhodeIsland RhodeIsland whiteandconsistsofagoldanchorinthecenter asymbolforhope surroundedbythirteengoldstars fortheoriginal13coloniesandRhodeIsland sstatusasthe13thstatetoratifytheConstitution Ablueribbonbelowtheanchorbearsthestate smottoingold HOPE Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut consistsofawhitebaroqueshieldwiththreegrapevines eachbearingthreebunchesofpurplegrapes onafieldofazureblue Thebannerbelowtheshieldreads QuiTranstulitSustinet Hewhotransplantedstillsustains thestate smotto Food Diet NewEnglandcuisineisknownforitsemphasisonseafoodanddairyclamchowder lobster andotherproductsoftheseaareamongsomeoftheregion smostpopularfoods Food Diet appleciderduringthefallpancakeswithrealmaplesyrupclambakesonthebeachbarbecueonthebackporch Food Diet Freshorganicfruitandproducegrownonfamilyfarmsusedtomakepumpkin peachandapplepies spinach菠菜souffl s蛋奶酥orcornandcrabmeatbisque Awidechoiceofartisancheesesandbreadsareavailablealsoanumberofmicrobreweriesandvineyardsthroughouttheregion Food Diet Thenthereareclams thevitalingredientforNewEngland sveryownclamchowderand justofftheboat lobsterandfishvideo Politics Judgingpurelybypartyregistrationratherthanvotingpatterns NewEnglandtodayisoneofthemostDemocraticregionsintheU S Historically theNewHampshireprimaryhasbeenthefirstinaseriesofnationwidepoliticalpartyprimaryelectionsheldintheUnitedStateseveryfouryears itusuallymarksthebeginningoftheU S presidentialelectionprocess theprimaryhasalwaysbeenpivotaltobothNewEnglandandAmericanpolitics Religion TheearlyEuropeansettlersofNewEnglandwereEnglishProtestantsfleeingreligiouspersecution Butreligionwaslegislatedtoanextremeinthecoloniestheyfounded withtheexceptionofRhodeIsland thosewhodeviatedfromtheestablisheddoctrinewerepersecutedgreatly Religion Earlyhistorymarkedbyreligiousintoleranceandharshlaws Inthebeginning therewasnoseparationofchurchandstate andtheactivitiesoftheindividualwereseverelyrestricted Today NewEnglandistheleastreligiouspartoftheU S Activities ThemajorityofNewEnglanderslovethegreatoutdoorsplentyofoutdooractivitiesareavailablethroughouttheregionHikingBikingKayakingextremesportsincludingwhitewaterrafting tubingandskydiving Attractions TheAppalachianMountainsrunthroughnorthernNewEngland andprovideforrecreationalhikingandsixteenskiareasthathaveatleast2 000feet 610m ofverticaldropinVermont NewHampshire andMaine CapeCod Nantucket andMartha sVineyardinMassachusettsarepopulartouristdestinationsfortheirsmall towncharmandbeaches Allhaverestrictivezoninglawstopreventsprawlandoverdevelopment AcadiaNationalPark offthecoastofMaine preservesmostofMountDesertIslandandincludesmountains anoceanshoreline woodlands andlakes SpeakingandDialects BostonaccentsdropsrandhaslongA RegionalVocabulary banger awickedbadheadachebarrel atrashcan garbagecanblinkers automobiledirectionalsignalsbreakdownlane theshoulderonahighwaybubblerorwaterbubbler drinkingfountain bullshit hasasecondmeaningof veryangry RegionalVocab bundles fullbagsofgroceriesfromthesupermarketcarriage shoppingcartcellar AnothertermforbasementusedfrequentlyinNewEnglandclambake clams cornonthecob lobsterandotherseafoodclamboil clams quahogs mussels linguica chourico 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