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Massachusetts, situated in the New England region of the North-eastern United States, has been an integral part of American history. The original inhabitants of the region were the Algonquian tribes, many of which were wiped off in 1616 by waves of smallpox. The Pilgrims established the second permanent English settlement in North America at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Several towns and villages in the present-day territory of Massachusetts were founded by the colonists from England in the 1620s and 1630s. The Boston area, popularly called the “Cradle of Liberty”, is well known for its active participation in the American Revolution and the independence of the United States from Great Britain. The Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord were the important events of the later pre-revolutionary period in the 1770s. Massachusetts was separated from Maine on March 15, 1820. Formerly a pure agricultural state, Massachusetts was changed into a chief manufacturing center in the Industrial Revolution during the 19th century. In the later years, Massachusetts became the prime center of the abolitionist activity and the temperance movement, which ultimately led to the American Civil War. In the early 20th century, there was a steep decline in the industrial economy of the state. Massachusetts was finally transformed from a factory system to a high-tech and service-based economy after World War II. By the 1970s, suburbanization flourished and the Route 128 corridor was filled with high-technology companies and research facilities. At present, it is one of the richest states of United States and a prime tourist destination as well. |
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