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The '''Mid-Atlantic''' is a [[List of regions of the United States|region of the United States]] located in the overlap between the [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] and [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern]] states of the [[United States]]. Its exact definition differs upon source, but the region typically includes [[Delaware]], the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]], [[Maryland]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Virginia]], and [[West Virginia]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mid-Atlantic Home : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |url=https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en}}</ref> with some additionalother sources including or excluding other states or areas in parts of the Northeast region and the [[South Atlantic states]], for practical reasonsSoutheast.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Schultz |first=Alex |title=7 Beautiful Mid-Atlantic States |url=https://www.touropia.com/mid-atlantic-states-map/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Touropia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Census" /><ref name=":2">Earl A. Greene et al. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/old.2004/3067/ "Ground-Water Vulnerability to Nitrate Contamination in the Mid-Atlantic Region".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117100713/https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/old.2004/3067/|date=November 17, 2017}} [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Fact Sheet FS 2004-3067. 2005. Retrieved April 25, 2013. Note: Although the locator map appears to exclude part of northwestern Pennsylvania, other more detailed maps in this article include all of the state. Often, when discussing climate, southern Connecticut is included with the Middle Atlantic.</ref><ref name=":3">''EPA Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic) | Serving Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and 7 federally recognized tribes''. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (n.d.). https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-3-mid-atlantic</ref><ref name=":4">''Mid-Atlantic Gateway (Washington, DC)''. Mid-Atlantic Gateway (Washington, DC) | MARAD. (n.d.). https://www.maritime.dot.gov/about-us/gateway-offices/mid-atlantic-gateway-office-washington-dc</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=U.S. Department of Defense - Office of Small Business Programs |title=Mid-Atlantic Regional Council |url=https://business.defense.gov/Acquisition/DoD-Regional-Councils/MARC/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=business.defense.gov}}</ref> The region has its origin in 18th century, and its states were each among the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of pre-[[American Revolution|revolutionary]] [[British America]].

The Mid-Atlantic region played an instrumental and historic role in the nation's founding and the development of the nation. Each of the seven states were members of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] that sent delegates to the [[Second Continental Congress]], which assembled in [[Philadelphia]] and unanimously adopted the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and formalized the [[Continental Army]] under [[George Washington]]'s command during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Following independence, the states again gathered in Philadelphia at the [[Constitutional Convention (United States)|Constitutional Convention]], in 1788, where they ratified the [[Constitution of the United States|United States Constitution]], which remains the oldest and longest-standing written and codified national constitution in force in the world.<ref>[http://www.politifact.com/virginia/statements/2014/sep/22/bob-goodlatte/goodlatte-says-us-has-oldest-working-national-cons/ Goodlatte says U.S. has the oldest working national constitution], Politifact Virginia website, September 22, 2014.</ref>