What is Massachusetts?
{{Infobox U.S. state | name = Massachusetts | official_name = Commonwealth of Massachusetts | image_flag = Flag_of_Massachusetts.svg | flag_link = Flag of Massachusetts | image_seal = Seal_of_Massachusetts.svg | image_map = Massachusetts in United States (zoom).svg | nickname = The Bay State<br />The Pilgrim State; The Puritan State<br />The Old Colony State<br /> The Baked Bean State<ref>{{cite book|title=Massachusetts Encyclopedia|last=Herman|first=Jennifer|page=7|year=2008|publisher=State History Publications, LLC.|quote=Various nicknames have been given to describe Massachusetts, including the Bay State, the Old Bay State, the Pilgrim State, the Puritan State, the Old Colony State and, less often, the Baked Bean State}}</ref> | motto = ''[[Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem]]'' ([[Latin]])<br /><small>By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty</small> | MottoEnglish = By the sword she seeks peace under liberty | anthem = [[All Hail to Massachusetts]] | population_demonym = Bay Stater (official)<ref>{{cite web |title=Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 2, Section 35: Designation of citizens of commonwealth |url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/2-35.htm |publisher=The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |accessdate=February 29, 2008 |archive-date=November 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123060507/http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/2-35.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Massachusite (traditional)<ref>{{cite web |page=435 |title=Collections |publisher=[[Massachusetts Historical Society]] |place=Boston |year=1877 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdbnCkXB2RwC |accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Thomas |page=[https://archive.org/details/historynewyorkd01jonegoog/page/n555 465] |title=History of New York During the Revolutionary War |publisher=[[New-York Historical Society]] |editor-first=Edward Floyd |editor-last=DeLancey |place=New York |year=1879 |url=https://archive.org/details/historynewyorkd01jonegoog |accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref> Ma