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Massachusetts
Timeline: Concert of Europe
State of New England
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto
Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem (Latin)
("By the Sword We Seek Peace Under Liberty")
Capital
(and largest city)
Boston Flag of Boston
Other Cities Worcester, Cambridge
Language English
Demonym Massachusite
Established 1629 AD

Massachusetts is a state of New England, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, the New Netherlands to the west, and Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south. Massachusetts was the site of the second British colony in all of the New World, and rapidly rose to become New England's main industrial, economic and cultural centre.

Massachusetts is a quite varied territory, with low hills to the west slowly degrading into a coastal plain toward the ocean: in this region is located Boston, the national capital and the capital of Massachusetts. The state's western area is predominantly rural, while the eastern area is home to one of New England's main industrial hubs: the most important industrial sectors are naval industry and manufacturing.

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