We begin this topic by discussing the region of the United States known as the Northeast. This region includes 11 states and a small area called the District of Columbia, which is the home of the national government.
The Northeast is a very part of the United States, for although it covers only about six percent of the nation’s area, it contains around one-fourth of the country’s population, New York, the most popular city in the United States, and several other large cities lie in this region.
Why are these 11 states so important? In the first place, the Northeast was one of the first sections of the country settled by Europeans. Busy cities developed there when most of American was still sparsely settled. Many important events in the nation’s early history took place there, such as the Boston Tea Party in 1773, which took place immediately before the Revolutionary War broke out.
Today the Northeast is a great manufacturing and trading region. Thousands of factories produce a wide variety of goods and provide other regions of the country with items they need. Many large manufacturing firms have their head offices here. Some of the country’s largest banks, investment agencies, and publishing houses are found in their fine museums. Some of the country’s best known colleges and universities are also found in this region.
Finally the Northeast is where the major part of the country’s international trade takes place. In the heart of this region, in New York city, is the home of the United Nations.