East Coast of the United States

As East Coast of the United States (English East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Seaboard, Eastern Seaboard, or simply East Coast) refers to the coast of the United States to the open Atlantic Ocean. She was of the earliest Europeans populated part of the later U.S. (see here). During the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War declared July 4, 1776 thirteen British colonies there on the east coast its secession from the United Kingdom and their right to form their own sovereign federation of states ( Declaration of Independence ).

Geographical east Coast

Geographically extends the American East or Atlantic Coast of the border between Canada and the United States in Lubec, Maine to Key West, Florida, and thus ranges from 45 to 24 degrees north latitude. Coastal states from North to South are Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Iceland, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Vermont and Pennsylvania are also part of the east coast states, however, are not on the ocean. With 92 million inhabitants ( 2000 census ), these countries represent 32 percent of the U.S. population.

Current embossing

The population of the northern part of the east coast is considered by the majority as liberal. This shows, for example, the election results of the presidential election of the United States in 2004, when the northern states up to and including Maryland for John Kerry voted in favor, while Virginia and the former southern states for George W. Bush agreed. It is characterized by relatively high population density; the urban areas of Boston in the north to Washington, DC in the South " overgrow " together, this large urban agglomeration with around 45 million inhabitants are referred to as Boswash. The most prestigious educational institutions of the United States are there, the Ivy League. The Kennedy family, as well as many other influential families of the United States comes from there ( Brahmins of Boston).

Political term East Coast

In the politico - sociological area is occasionally spoken of the " East Coast Establishment". What is meant is that to a large extent in the area between Washington and New England focused social elite of the United States. After all, is located in this area in addition to the political capital of several important financial and cultural centers (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore ) and the world's esteemed universities of the Ivy League. Usually the term is used pejoratively, especially to denounce the social inequality in the country. In the extreme right-wing jargon it stands as a code word for the supposedly Jews dominated international financial system.

Musical term East Coast

In music, especially in hip-hop, is described by the term East Coast on a particular style. Places like New York, New Jersey or Philadelphia have coined this sound. As New York is known as the birthplace of the youth movement, just the Big Apple is the raw, minimalist and dry elements of hip- hop music. A typical New York Beat consists of a drum set without the hi-hat with bass and a loop. In contrast to the sound of the West Coast ( G-Funk ), who has more influences from the music of George Clinton or Bootsy Collins, the East Coast -oriented still very much at the Old School. Mid-1990s, the so-called East Coast / West Coast war went through the media, with the late rappers 2Pac (West Coast) and The Notorious BIG (East Coast ) took its martyrs.