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又名「老殖民地」(Old
Colony State)的麻州是新英格兰(New
England)六州之一，也是美国独立时，最初的13州之一(它于1788年添加联邦)。早期移民于1620年搭乘五月花号(Mayflower)抵达普里茅斯(Plymouth)并在此创建他们的殖民地。不久，后来抵达的清教徒则创建了麻萨诸塞湾殖民地(Massachusetts
Bay Colony)，这些清教徒以一个当地印地安部落的名称为自己的殖民地命名，意即「大型山坡地」(a
large hill place)。麻州吸引相信自治政府体制的人们前来，是美国革命的许多理想的诞生地，。因而别名匍匐浆果鹃的五月花是再相称不过的州花。
One of the six New England states, and one of the first 13 states in the Union (it entered in 1788), Massachusetts is known as the "Old Colony State." The Pilgrims established their settlement at Plymouth in 1620, arriving on the Mayflower. They were followed shortly by the Puritans, who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans named their colony after a local Indian tribe whose name means "a large hill place." The birthplace of many of the ideals of the American Revolution, Massachusetts attracted people who believed in self-government. It's appropriate that the state flower is the mayflower, also known as the trailing arbutus.
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