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BOOKS ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Posters, Prints, Photographs
for educators and home schoolers, themed decor in studio or office.
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geography > NA > US > NE> Massachusetts < social studies
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, nicknamed the “Bay State”, joined the Union on February 6, 1788 as the 6th state. (Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky are also commonwealths.)
The name Massachusetts comes from the Native American Massachusetts tribe meaning those who “lived near the Great Hill”.
Massachusetts is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north.
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The mayflower (Epigaea regens), also known as “trailing arbutus” and “ground laurel”, was adopted as the official flower or floral emblem of Massachusetts on May 1, 1918. The mayflower has fragrant five petal flowers and prefers sandy or rocky soil near evergreens. It is on the endangered list.
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Ladybugs - Massachusetts State Insect
Ladybugs, or lady beetles, are small insects that are usually red, orange, or yellow with black spots on their back. Most ladybugs consume other insects that damage crops. [a rainy day project]
• entomology posters
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Black Capped Chicadee
(Massachusetts State Bird)
• more bird posters
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The American Elm (Ulmus americana) was chosen as the official Massachusetts tree in 1941 to commemorate General George Washington taking command of the Continental Army beneath one on Cambridge Common in 1775.
• tree posters
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“Right” Whale
(MA State Marine Mammal)
The “Right” Whale is so named because it was the “right” whale to hunt due to its being found nearer shore than many other whales. It was harvested to near extinction.
• more whales & dolphins posters
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Boston Terrier
(Massachusetts State Dog)
• more dog posters
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Cranberries are “epigynous” berries (not a true berry) that grow on evergreen dwarf shrubs in bog areas.
Cranberries have been a food source for millenia and are now a part of the traditional U.S. Thanksgiving dinner.
Cranberry juice is the official Massachusetts beverage.
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Presidents Born in Massachusetts
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
George Herbert Walker Bush
John F. Kennedy
• more presidents posters
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Comet Hale-Bopp Over East Chop, Martha's Vineyard
• comet posters
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