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1. The Northeast Region can be subdivided into two smaller cultural

regions. What are these regions called? What states are in these regions?

New England Region – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New

Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Mid-Atlantic Region - Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,

Pennsylvania

2. What are the natural features and climate of the Northeast Region?

The region includes part of the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coast line. The land is not very flat or fertile so farming is not a major industry. This area has Vermont and New Hampshire’s mountains, Pennsylvania’s rolling hills, and New York’s lakes, pond, and forests. Also, there are Massachusetts’s marshes and sand dunes along with Maine’s rocky coastlines.

The entire area is moderately rainy. Winters have heavy snow and freezing rain while summers are sunny and relatively warm.

3. Who settled the Northeast Region?

The earliest settlers were English Protestants who came from Europe for religious freedom. As some of the original New England settlers migrated westward, immigrants from Canada, Ireland, Italy, and Eastern Europe moved into the region.

The Middle Atlantic was settled by many Nationalities. The lower Hudson River Valley (now New York) was settled by Dutch. Swedes settled Delaware, English Catholics settled Maryland, and the friends (Quakers) settled Pennsylvania.

4. What customs or beliefs are distinct to the Northeast Region?

The New England Region is known for its traditional buildings. There are simple, wood-framed houses and churches with large white steeples. Traditional lighthouses can be found along the Atlantic coastline. The New England Region is also known for its Town Hall Meetings in which citizens gather to discuss issues of the day. It originated from meetings held by church elders in earlier days.

New Englanders have a reputation for hard work, shrewdness, thrift, and ingenuity in business dealings.

5. What type of industry is in the Northeast Region?

The New England and Middle Atlantic Region are both know for manufacturing and shipping. The Middle Atlantic is also known for finance, communications, and pharmaceuticals.

6. What art is distinct to the Northeast Region?

In the New England region, Contra dancing and square dancing is done to live Irish, Acadian, or other folk music.

The New England Region is known for American classical music. Boston is the site of the New England Conservatory and the renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The New England Region has produced rock bands like Aerosmith, Phish, the Pixies, and Boston.

7. What literature is distinct to the Northeast Region?

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s – Hiawatha

Herman Melville – Moby Dick

E.B. White – Charlotte’s Web

James Fenimore Cooper – The Last of the Mohicans

Henry David Thoreau, Walden

8. Who is a tall tale character from the Northeast Region?

What is special about the character?

Old Stormalong or Captain Stormalong is a character from

Massachusetts. He is said to be thirty feet tall and sailed on his clipper ship called Courser.

9. What food is distinct to the Northeast Region?

Hoagie Sandwich, Buffalo Chicken Wings, New York Cheesecake, Manhattan Clam Chowder, Whoopie Pies, Red Velvet Cake, Philadelphia Cheese Steak Sandwich, Soft Shelled Crab Sandwich

10. What are two fun facts you learned about the Northeast Region?

There are many possible answers for this question!

The top-ranking educational universities and colleges are in New

England (Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Wellesley, Smith, Williams, Amherst, and Wesleyan).

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was home to the Continental Congress. These delegates from the original colonies organized the American Revolution. This city is also where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were written.

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