Commonwealth: Massachusetts, along with Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, are commonwealths. This was important when states originally defined governance to be in opposition to the British Empire. Nowadays, the distinction between a state and commonwealth is considered less meaningful and more like a salute to our past history of rebellion against British rule.
Famous People: *Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge, John Kennedy, and George HW Bush*Patriots Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Samuel Adams, . * Susan B. Anthony, who played a pivotal role in women's suffrage. *John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed.*Poets William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Robert Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, E.E. Cummings and Emily Dickinson* Authors Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Dr. Seuss, and Henry David Thoreau*Eli Whitney, inventor* Artist James Whistler
Famous areas: Massachusetts is one of the oldest states in the US. So much early American culture is kept alive here, from the Pilgrims to the American Revolution. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by the Pilgrims along with the Wampanoag. Plymouth Rock, the traditional landing site of the Mayflower is a popular historical area. Salem is infamous for it's Witch Trials. Boston Harbor was the stage for the famous Tea Party. The first shots in the American Revolution were fired at Lexington. Harvard University and MIT are prestigous universities. Cape Cod, and offshore islands, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are popular tourist areas.
State Flag:
State Nickname: Bay State
Capital: Boston
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: Mayflower
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