What is now the Northeast Region of the United States was settled by Europeans many years ago. The land that they arrived on was rich in natural resources and had very beautiful scenery. The immigrants who arrived in the Northeast Region found a

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The Northeast Region

• What is now the Northeast Region of the United
  States was settled by Europeans many years ago.
  The land that they arrived on was rich in natural
  resources and had very beautiful scenery. The
  immigrants who arrived in the Northeast Region
  found a wonderful place to begin a new life.
  The Northeast represents strength and new
  beginnings.

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The Northeast Region
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Land and Water in the Northeast

• The Northeast Region has many areas of incredible
  scenery and natural formations.
• The Chesapeake Bay and other bays in the region
  provide seafood for many people.

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Land and Water in the Northeast

• Niagara Falls is found
• on the border of Canada and the
• United States between Lake Erie
• and Lake Ontario. Many 1,000s
• of years ago, glaciers covered the
• area that is now known as the
• Northeast Region. When these glaciers
  melted, they carved out the Great Lakes and the
  Niagara Gorge. A gorge is a deep, narrow valley
  that is usually associated with a river or
  stream. At Niagara Falls, the Niagara River
  plunges into the Niagara Gorge creating Niagara
  Falls. The Niagara Falls are visited by millions
  of tourists each year.

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Uses of Niagara Falls

• Niagara Falls generate a lot of money for the
  area in the form of tourism.
• People have found a way to use the power of the
  water to create electricity. The electricity
  produced by the power of water is called
  HydroElectricity. Niagara Falls is the largest
  producer of electricity in New York.

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The Mountains of the Northeast

• The Appalachian Mountain Range is made of several
  other ranges.
• The Green Mountains
• The White Mountains
• The Catskill Mountains
• The Poconos Mountains
• The Adirondack Mountains
• The Appalachian Mountains are
• the oldest mountain range in
• North America.
• The mountain range begins in Canada and extends
  south to Alabama

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The Coastline of the Northeast

• The coastline of the Northeast Region ranges from
  sandy beaches to rocky cliffs.

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Resources of the Northeast

• The climate and geography of the Northeast Region
  
• make it excellent for growing grapes and
• cranberries.
• A lot of maple trees grow in the Northeast.
  The sap from these trees is harvested to make
  maple syrup.
• Minerals are an important resource to this area.
  Minerals such as granite and marble are minerals
  that are mined here.
• Chesapeake Bay got its name from the Native
  American word for Great Shell Fish Bay. It is
  very rich in fish and shellfish allowing the
  fishermen to make a living.

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The Land of New Beginnings

• Many important things in our nations history
  occurred in the Northeast Region.
• One of the 1st English colonies in North America
  began at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
• Nine of the thirteen original American Colonies
  were based in the Northeast
• The first shots of the American Revolution were
  fired in Lexington, Massachusetts.
• Colonial leaders met in Philadelphia,
  Pennsylvania to write and sign the Declaration of
  Independence which was dated July 4, 1776.
• The writing of the Constitution of the United
  States
• The start of many new lives as immigrants arrived
  in the United States
• The start of the Abolitionist Movement
• The start of the Womens Rights Movement

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A Land of Promise

• During the 1800s and early 1900s, huge numbers of
  people immigrated to the United States from
  different parts of Europe. Today immigrants
  continue to arrive in the U.S. form all parts of
  the world.
• People came to the U.S. looking
• for jobs, to own land, or to escape
• war or other hardships of their
• home land. All were hoping to
• find a better life.

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Ellis Island

• Most European immigrants came into the U.S.
  through the port of New York.
• The U.S. opened an
• immigration station on
• Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
• Inspectors checked
• the immigrants papers and
• health. The Ellis Island station
• was closed in 1954.

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Places of Interest in the Northeast

• The Statue of Liberty was given as a gift to the
  United States from France in 1884.
• The Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey is
• 60 feet wide and runs along the Atlantic Coast
  
• for 6.5 miles. There are many different
  hotels,
• shops, restaurants, and theaters in this
  area.
• Niagara Falls

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Today

• Because trade was important, businesses and
  cities grew near places where transportation by
  water was easy.
• Northeastern cities have many important
  historical places to visit.
• The cities of the Northeast have become major
  centers of business that are important to the
  regions economy.

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Think About It!

• What do you think might happen to New Yorks
  power supply if the Niagara River were to dry up?

How does the availability of fish and shellfish
affect many of the families of the bay area?
How many of the original thirteen colonies were
located in the Northeast?