Massachusetts
A state of the northeast United States.
It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1788.
The first settlement was made by the
Pilgrims of the Mayflower in 1620.
Governed by the Massachusetts Bay Company from
1629 until 1684, the colony was a leader in the move
for independence from Great Britain
and the site of the first battles of the
Revolutionary War in 1775.
Boston is the capital and the largest city.
Population, 6,029,000+.