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[[Image:New_hampshire.jpg|thumb|right|A map of New Hampshire.]]
[[Image:New_hampshire.jpg|thumb|right|A map of New Hampshire.]]
'''New Hampshire''' is an American state, and was one of the first 13 states. It was the 9th state to ratify the [[United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States of America]]. Its largest city is [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and its capital is [[Concord]]. Its highest point is [[Mount Washington]], one of the windiest places on Earth.
'''New Hampshire''' is an American state, and was one of the first 13 states. It was the 9th state to ratify the [[United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States of America]]. Its largest city is [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and its capital is [[Concord]]. Its highest point is [[Mount Washington]], the highest point in New England at 6288' (1917m) and Mone of the windiest places on Earth.
New Hampshire had a fairly conservative foundation for example the "Live Free or Die" motto. The state has no personal [[income tax]] and no general [[sales tax]]. It is the first state to hold primary elections for US Presidential candidates. Recently, it was counted on as a solid center-left state with Democrat majorities in government and the population has more registered Democrats than Republicans. It voted for [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential election and on June 3, 2009, the New Hampshire legislature passed a bill to make the state the sixth to allow [[gay marriage]]. However, during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], [[Republican]]s won the U.S. Senate seat and both House seats, and took over clear majorites in both chambers of the State Legislator from the Democrats.
New Hampshire had a fairly conservative foundation for example the "Live Free or Die" motto. The state has no personal [[income tax]] and no general [[sales tax]]. It is the first state to hold primary elections for US Presidential candidates. Recently, it was counted on as a solid center-left state with Democrat majorities in government and the population has more registered Democrats than Republicans. It voted for [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Presidential election and on June 3, 2009, the New Hampshire legislature passed a bill to make the state the sixth to allow [[gay marriage]]. However, during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], [[Republican]]s won the U.S. Senate seat and both House seats, and took over clear majorites in both chambers of the State Legislator from the Democrats.