Eastern United States
Megan Schnepp
Northeastern U.S.
Geography
 Northeast (Usually humid)
 New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
 Rugged, irregular coast
 Rolling hills and forested mountains
 Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania
 Sandy beaches
 Ridges, rivers, fertile plateaus, fresh water lakes
History
 New England
 European settlers - political
format
 America’s first college
 Immigrants from Canada,
Ireland, Italy, and eastern
Europe
 Still maintains distinct cultural
identity
 Mid-Atlantic
 “Melting pot” of new
immigrants
 Home of U.S. Continental
Congress
Torrey Farms
 Largest vegetable-crop farm in New York
 10,000 acres (primarily muckland)
 Thought to be the largest section of muckland in the
world
 Crops
 Sweet corn, onions, carrots, cabbage, squash,
cucumbers, and potatoes
Megalopolis
 Wall Street
 New York Stock exchange
 December 13, 1711 – NY City Common Council made Wall Street
the city’s first official slave market for the sale and rental of
enslaved Africans and Indians
 Civil War economy boom
 September 11th
 Industry downturn in sizeable bonuses
$6.5 billion
 Lost $40 billion in insurance
(largest insured event ever)
 Effects of exports of goods
Cultural Factors
 Religion
 Predominantly Roman Catholic (79%)
 Rhode Island = highest % in Continental
U.S. (54%)
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Eastern Orthodox
Jewish
Hindus
Sikhs
Muslims
Buddhist
Celebrations
 Christmas in Hershey, Pennsylvania
 Birthplace of chocolate and candy
 New England Fourth of July
 Salmon and fresh peas
 Annual Greek Festival
 NYC Sharon Springs Garden Party Festival
Native Foods and Cooking Methods
New England
-Corn meal: johnny cakes, oysters, clam chowder,
clam bakes.
- Molasses and Rum (Triangle Trade)
- Lobster, Potatoes (Maine: 2nd to Idaho)
Yankee dishes – Commonly Thanksgiving
- Baked beans, apple pies, baked turkey, pease
porridge
Food History
 New England
 Origin of Chocolate Chip
Cookie – 1930
 Cheese Factory – 1822
 Coffee milk (Rhode Island
state beverage)
 Mid- Atlantic
 Bagels and Cream cheese –
1872
 Buffalo wing
 Bigelow Tea Company –
1940’s
Food History
 Union Oyster House – 1826
 Oldest continuously operation restaurant in America
PIZZA!
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Popular in America after WWII
New Yorks Little Italy 1905
Cheeses (Mozzarella, provolone, cheddar,
parmesan, romano, ricotta)
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New York Style – thin and flexible
Chicago Style – deep dish or thin crust
New Haven Style – chewy and tender
Old-Forge Style – non- leavened thick crust
St. Louis Style – provel cheese not mozzeralla
Tomato Pies – square cut, no cheese
Sources
 http://torryfarms.geneseeny.com/
 http://www.divinecaroline.com/life-etc/home-food/east-and-westcoast-cuisine-what%E2%80%99s-difference
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/08/nyregion/08ECON.html
 http://www.nymetroparents.com/article/Holiday-Celebrations-inthe-Northeast#.U1XWYOZdWAA
 http://newyorkstatefestivals.com/
 https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Northeastern_Unit
ed_States#Economy
Javid Kazimi
 What are the main differences in food habits between
the eastern and western United States?
 Did your diet change when you moved to the western
part of the states?
 Why did you move here? When?
 Are there any events/ceremonies you celebrated
there that you don’t here?
 What are some foods that you miss eating that you
can’t get here on the west coast?