Society and Culture - New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Society and Culture in Portland, Bangor, Acadia, Bar Harbor and the Maine Coast The Maine Coast populace is an interesting mix of descendants of the original Algonquian tribes that migrated from the north and of descendents of various European cultures that took root here starting in the late-1600s. Key among these groups are the French-Acadians, whose persecution and dispersion in the 1700s had a profound effect on the region. Society and Culture in Burlington, Stowe, Rutland and the New Hampshire and Vermont Mountains There are almost 2 million people living in the region, with over 620,000 in Vermont, and about 1.3 million residing in New Hampshire. The overwhelming majority of these populations - more than 96% - are Caucasian. Society and Culture in Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, Connecticut, Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island During the 200 years following the Pilgrims' arrival in the New World, coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island was still mainly populated by Native Americans, such as the Mashantucket Pequot Nation and the Mohegan Tribe, and descendents of the original English settlers.