Mr. Beat compares and contrasts two fairly similar New England states that were settled by Europeans earlier than most other states. Thanks to these two folks from Massachusetts for helping make this video: Michael from MatrixMachine: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr26c2gH6DaK8CrCMIKEEng Jacob Fridman from the podcast Gen Zers Talk Politics: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen-zers-talk-politics/id1514983958 Produced by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by An Jone. Creative commons credits: Roman Eugeniusz, John Phelan, Jimmy Emerson, Moorowlong, It’s Only Make Believe, NYonAir.com, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Sources/additional reading: https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-states/massachusetts https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-states/connecticut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/A_Great_Compromise.htm https://www.edweek.org/leadership/connecticut-earns-a-b-on-state-report-card-ranks-third-in-nation/2018/01 https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=poverty%20rate%20by%20state https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/slideshow/Oscar-winning-movies-filmed-in-Connecticut-81319.php https://mafilm.org/made-in-mass/ https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2019-median-household-income.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Connecticut https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/compare/massachusetts.connecticut https://www.forbes.com/places/ma/?sh=195ea2fa1107 https://www.forbes.com/places/ct/?sh=558ec9225b84 https://connecticuthistory.org/the-first-commercial-telephone-exchange-today-in-history/ https://connecticuthistory.org/people/ella-grasso/ https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2017/09/26/taxachusetts-evan-horowitz https://portal.ct.gov/About/Connecticut-Historical-Facts https://connecticuthistory.org/topics-page/the-state/ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/americas-10-most-expensive-states-to-live-in-2019.html https://taxfoundation.org/2020-sales-taxes/ https://taxfoundation.org/publications/state-individual-income-tax-rates-and-brackets/ https://historyofmassachusetts.org/history-of-the-massachusetts-bay-colony/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59630532/a-connecticut-party-dissolution/ https://www.businessinsider.com/state-median-age-map-2018-11 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/13/most-dangerous-states-in-america-violent-crime-murder-rate/40968963/ https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/map-how-much-money-each-state-spends-per-student/2019/06 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford%E2%80%93Springfield https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/map-the-most-famous-brand-from-every-state/277129/ https://historyofmassachusetts.org/how-did-massachusetts-gets-its-name/ https://www.businessinsider.com/presidents-birth-states-ranked-2018-8#pennsylvania-had-one-president-james-buchanan-11 https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/tbb-84-revised.pdf https://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-schools/5335 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/connecticut https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1614915028 Snail mail Mr. Beat: PO Box 1982 Lawrence, KS 66044 Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Buy Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ More merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/referral/mrbeat/ FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. #compared #massachusetts #theseunitedstates Massachusetts vs. Connecticut