Massachusetts is a
state of the
United States of America, part of the
New England region. Massachusetts was one of the
thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the
American Revolution.
The first American killed in the revolution, African-American [Crispus Attucks]?, was killed in Boston March 5, 1770.
Demography
All numbers from the [2000 census]
Population: 6,349,097
White: 84.5%
Black or African American: 5.4%
Asian: 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Other Race: 3.8%
Two or more races: 3.7%
Counties (roughly from West to East, North to South)
Western:
- Berkshire, Massachusetts
- [Franklin, Massachusetts]?
- [Hampshire, Massachusetts]?
- [Hampden, Massachusetts]?
- [Worcester, Massachusetts]?
- [Essex, Massachusetts]?
- [Middlesex, Massachusetts]?
- [Suffolk, Massachusetts]?
- [Norfolk, Massachusetts]?
- [Bristol, Massachusetts]?
- [Plymouth, Massachusetts]?
- [Barnstable, Massachusetts]?
- [Dukes, Massachusetts]?
- [Nantucket, Massachusetts]?
Cities
Towns
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