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[[Image:Massachusetts_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Massachusetts.]]

[[Image:Massachusetts_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of Massachusetts.]]

The '''Commonwealth of Massachusetts''' is a [[state]] in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]].  Its capital city is [[Boston]].  The name is derived from the indigenous population, the "[[Massachusett]]".  It is one of four states officially known as "commonwealths"; the title has no practical implications with respect to other states.

The '''Commonwealth of Massachusetts''' is a [[state]] in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States]].  Its capital city is [[Boston]].  The name is derived from the indigenous population, the "[[Massachusett]]".  It is one of four states officially known as "commonwealths"; there are no practical differences between the "commonwealths" and the other "states."<ref>The other three are Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. In contrast, the State of Louisiana, although called simply a "state," is fundamentally different from the other forty-nine states. Louisiana state law was based on the French Napoleonic Code. The other forty-nine states (including the four "commonwealths") derived their state laws from English common law.</ref>

==History==

==History==

Murphy Healey. She is 45 years old, married, with 2 sons. <ref> http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/candidates/governor/patrick/ </ref> The current Lieutenant Governor is Timothy P. Murray.

Murphy Healey. She is 45 years old, married, with 2 sons. <ref> http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/candidates/governor/patrick/ </ref> The current Lieutenant Governor is Timothy P. Murray.

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[[Category:US state]]

[[Category:US state]]