State of Massachusetts

Official Seal
Massachusetts

• The State of Massachusetts is the 6th U.S. state.
• Massachusetts received statehood on February 6, 1788.
• Massachusetts's state capital is Boston.
• Massachusetts's state postal abbreviation is MA.

Official Flag
Massachusetts

Massachusetts's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree

• Official State Bird: Black-capped Chickadee
• Official State Bird Latin Name: Poecile atricapilla
  
  
• Official State Flower: Mayflower 
• Official State Flower Latin Name: Epigaea repens
• Year: 1918
  
  
• Official State Motto: Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem
• Official State Motto Latin Translation: By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty
  
  
• Official State Song: All Hail to Massachusetts
  
  
• Official State Tree: American elm 
• Official State Tree Latin Name: Ulmus americana
• Year: 1941

Massachusetts's State Government

• Official State Government: Massachusetts
• State Income, Sales, or Corporate Taxes: Department of Revenue
• Official State Lottery: Massachusetts

Massachusetts's Public Safety

• State Amber Alert: Massachusetts
• U.S. Government: Amber Alert
• State Highway Traffic Reports: Massachusetts
• State Sex Offenders Registry: Massachusetts
• State Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licenses: Registry of Motor Vehicles

Massachusetts's Sports

• Boston Red Sox (team website / google map)

• New England Revolution (team website / google map)

• Boston Celtics (team website / google map)

• New England Patriots (team website / google map)

• Boston Bruins (team website / google map)

• Boston Blazers (team website / google map)

• Boston Cannons (team website / google map)

• Boston Breakers (team website / google map)