Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Vermont and New Hampshire to the north, Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The states capital and largest city is Boston.

Massachusetts has been significant throughout American history. Plymouth was the second permanent English settlement in North America. During the eighteenth century, Boston became known as the "Cradle of Liberty" for the foment there which led to the American Revolution and the independence of the United States from the Kingdom of Great Britain. In the nineteenth century, Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to abolish slavery. Also, it was a center of the temperance movement and abolitionist activity preceding the American Civil War.

Massachusetts in The Disunited States of America
In the alternate where the United States fell apart by the early 1800s, Massachusetts was one of several independent countries in North America. During the Second Northeastern War of 1837, Massachusetts, under the leadership of John Quincy Adams, annexed Rhode Island.

Massachusetts in A Different Flesh
Plymouth was one of the most populous commonwealths in the Federated Commonwealths of America.

Massachusetts in Southern Victory
The politics of Massachusetts were solidly Conservative pro-Democrats. Noteworthy citizens of Massachusetts included the Kennedy and the Enos families. Second U.S John Adams was born and raised in Massachusetts. President-elect Calvin Coolidge (who died less than a month before he entered office) entered politics as governor of the state, although he was born in Vermont.

The city of Boston was a major harbor for the U.S. Navy to include the Headquarters for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. In addition, the German High Seas Fleet's Western Squadron made Boston its primary anchorage.

Massachusetts in The Two Georges
In the aftermath of the Seven Year' War, Massachusetts was one of a number of colonies that chafed under unrepresentative direct British rule. However, a new arrangement was peacefully negotiated forming the North American Union. Thus, Massachusetts was one of the oldest Provinces of the Union.

Comment
Massachusetts is bigger in the Two Georges. Along with having OTL Massachusetts, Maine is still part of the province.

Prominent Massachusites
Here are some famous people who appeared in any of Harry Turtledove's works that were born in Massachusetts.
 * John Adams
 * John Quincy Adams
 * Samuel Adams
 * George H. W. Bush
 * Jim Curley
 * Benjamin Franklin
 * John F. Kennedy
 * Joseph P. Kennedy
 * Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
 * Henry Cabot Lodge
 * Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
 * Robert Shaw
 * Foster Stearns