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New England
Connecticut
The state's name comes from the Mohegan word 'quonehtacut', meaning 'place of the long tidal river'.
Maine
This name could be shorthand for 'the mainland'.
Massachusetts
Named after the area's original inhabitants. Their name may come in turn from 'muswach8sut' in the Wôpanâak language: 'by the great hill'.
New Hampshire
Named after a county on the south coast of England, by John Mason. He drew up the first English map of Newfoundland, but he never actually got to New England.
Rhode Island
It's possible that Dutch captain Adriaen Block saw this region and noticed its red autumnal leaves: he called it 'een rodlich Eylande'.
Vermont
A French mariner, Samuel de Champlain, called it (in French) a 'green mountain'.
Mid Atlantic
New Jersey
This was named after the largest island in the English Channel.
New York
Charles II gave this to his brother, the Duke of ____. This position is today held by the king or queen's second son.
Pennsylvania
William Penn was a Quaker who founded a colony here. Its name indicates woods belonging to him.