The Northeast
By: Reginald Remble
Move to the Northeast
Statue of Liberty
Liberty Bell
White House
Geography
- Maryland
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- New York
- New Jersey
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
As you can see, there an abundance of history right here just in the names.
History
- Connecticut - Jan 9, 1788
- Delaware - Dec 7, 1787
- Maine - Mar 20, 1820
- Maryland - Apr 28, 1788
- Massachusetts - Feb 6, 1788
- New Hampshire - Jun 21, 1788
- New Jersey - Dec 18, 1787
- New York - Jul 26, 1788
- Pennsylvania - Dec 12, 1787
- Rhode Island - May 29, 1790
- Vermont - Mar 4, 1791
These states are a huge piece of history as several of them started off the United States. They used to have their own government, but soon arose conflict as they would not agree with other states and state members over how the state is to be ran. After rebellions by people against the court system and the Articles of Confederation, the US decided to create a new government and name Washington D.C. as its central government home.
Economics
Some natural resources of the Northeast is oil, coal, iron ore, granite, and Vermont Maple Syrup (makes for a delicious breakfast). A major company of the Northeast is Dell, one of the best technology businesses ever created. The major imports of this region is natural gas and the major export of this region is fishing. The unemployment rate of people who actually look for jobs is about 6.2%. This region has a variety of transportation devices such as trains, monorails, airplanes, automobiles, subways, etc. that use the NEC (Northeast Corridor) and I-86 regularly. Some tourist events are as follows: Hershey Park, Cape Cod, Statue of Liberty, Paul Revere House, Time Square, etc.
Some major sports teams are the Steelers, Yankees, Red Sox, Flyers, Eagles, 76ers, Celtics, Huskies, and many more.
Population/Culture
Works Cited
http://ne.officialsite.com/attractions-and-landmarks/northeast-usa-16
http://www.ask.com/question/natural-resources-in-the-northeast
file:///C:/Users/Remble/Pictures/dollar.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Interstate_Highways_in_New_York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Corridor
http://www.mytravelguideposts.com/2011/09/tourist-attractions-in-northeast-usa.html