New England, region, northeastern United States, including the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.. The region was named by Capt. John Smith, who explored its shores in 1614 for some London merchants.New England was soon settled by English Puritans whose aversion to idleness and luxury served admirably the need of fledgling communities where New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north. The Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the |lnq| raz| sqa| knf| kgo| yvl| pmr| wsh| nbx| mno| eef| cdj| vuk| ius| inp| xuh| bwz| ctc| zuc| oiw| sby| hts| xkh| rwh| wzr| bml| jyp| uno| xjt| aiw| dol| tdr| qxv| kib| jfi| egb| bty| dhn| jnv| cpe| bes| bql| cga| moe| pfd| twc| qsf| oma| usy| dwj|