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They are called the New England States after the country that founded them, England.
When English pioneers set out to conquer America, the first part of the country they discovered was the land now known as New England. In an effort to claim the land as English, they named it in honour of their home country. This took place in the construction of cities as well, such as New York (named after york in the English midlands).

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People don't call the Northeastern U.S., "New England," because they are not the same thing. The Northeast region of the U.S. is comprised of two smaller regions, New England and the Mid-Atlantic States. The six New England states are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

The Mid-Atlantic States are New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and some people consider Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia to be part of the Mid-Atlantic/Northeastern region as well.

So, New England is not the Northeast. New England is PART of the Northeast.

The New England states are called New England because they were settled by the Pilgrims, who came from England. Except for Maine, which was then part of Massachusetts, and Vermont, which declared its independence separately, the New England states were all part of the original 13 colonies.

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The New England states are called New England because they were originally colonies that belonged to England. They were a new piece of England, thus they were called New England.

Except for Maine, which was then part of Massachusetts, and Vermont, which declared its independence separately, the New England states were all part of the original 13 colonies.

These colonies then declared their independence and split from Great Britain in the American Revolution (Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales, and including Northern Ireland, it constitutes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or just the United Kingdom for short), and went on to become the United States of America.

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It was named after England. So it was the 'New' England.

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because it was like england but smaller,and newer,which is why it is called new england, because it was new.

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This name was chose because it was people that landed there that were from England. That landed there and named it as their new land/england they were going to be. And became.

Also as in England, GOD is always first in all lives!

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