Thomas Jefferson wrote of Virginia, "This country consists of plain, honest, and rational neighbors, hospitable and friendly." Relations between blacks and whites have not been much more pleasant. Most children attend schools ... place in their state. From the earliest days of European settlement, the ocean has had effects on Massachusetts" life. Massachusetts" 192 mile coastline is scored with fine natural harbors that set the stage for the states" prominence in shipping and fishing. The early British settlers in turn gave the name to the colony they founded in the New World. Thus Massachus...

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