also known as the bay state. It is located in the Northeast corner of the United States. It borders

the Atlantic Ocean. It also has a unique type of land form, it is called Cape Cod. Since

Massachusetts is located along the coast it is a very popular boating area. One of the largest cities

is Boston. Boston is a well known port city. Another famous city in Massachusetts is Plymouth. It

is the city where the pilgrims first landed in 1620. In 1620 a group of 102 people left Great

Britain. They were seeking religious freedom. They boarded the Mayflower and set sail. After a

long trip, the Mayflower got off course and landed off the shore of Cape Cod. A small group

went ashore to explore the area but he found that the soil was poor. So they set sail across the

Cape Cod bay. They landed on the western shore. They found good soil, plenty of wild game, and

a safe harbor. They decided to stay and build a new colony, which they called Plymouth. The

pilgrims were hardworking, but they knew little about farming, and they were unprepared for their

from the colonies clashed with the British army in the Massachusetts towns of Concord and

community near the busy port of Salem. But late in the year, strange events began happening in

British lost a thousand men and the Americans only lost four hundred. The war was very difficult

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