NEW ENGLAND
\njˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd], \njˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd], \n_j_ˈuː ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_l_ə_n_d]\
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a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
By Princeton University
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a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The geographic area of New England in general and when the specific state or states are not indicated. States usually included in this region are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The name was first given to the region by Captain John Smith, in his map of 1616. Though formed into separate colonies and States, the region has always had a certain degree of unity, as a region of Puritan colonies, of similar religious and political predilections and similar industries and economic life. In 1643 most of its colonies were united in the New England Confederation. See United Colonies of New England.
By John Franklin Jameson
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See New England.
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The settlement established by the Pilgrim Fathers. It was the nucleus of Massachusetts, from whence were developed gradually New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. In 1643 these settlements formed the first American Confederation.
By Henry Percy Smith
