The United States: Eastern Route (Continued)

Portsmouth and Administrative History

The two locations near Portsmouth original: "洼博士茂" (Wā-bó-shì-mào). were soon joined with Massachusetts original: "馬沙朱碩士" (Mǎ-shā-zhū-shuò-shì). as a single jurisdiction. In the year 1679 the 18th year of the Kangxi reign, they were once again separated into distinct administrations. Shortly thereafter, they joined the United States. They established a Governor original: "總領" (zǒnglǐng) — literally "Chief Leader." and a Council original: "岡色爾" (Gāng-sè-ěr) — a phonetic transliteration of the English word "Council.", both of which are changed and replaced every year. The territory governs twenty-one smaller districts original: "部落" (bùluò) — usually meaning "tribes," but here used to describe administrative townships or counties., with a total area of 9,490 square li and a population of 269,328 people.

Culture and Economy

As for local customs, they follow the Catholic original: "加特力" (Jiātèlì). and Protestant original: "波羅特士頓" (Bōluótèshìdùn). faiths. There are 1,600 established schools and 35 technical institutes. The lakes and marshes are abundant with fish, and the people make their living through fishing and trade. Recently, these "watery kingdoms" have also gradually come under the influence of education and civilization. Local products include American Ginseng original: "洋參" (yángshēn) — literally "foreign ginseng.", rock sugar, steel, iron, lead, timber, cattle, horses, and pigs.

Originally based on:
A Brief Account of the United States original: "渼理哥國志畧" (Měilǐgē Guó Zhì Lüè). This refers to the 1838 Chinese-language work by the American missionary Elijah Coleman Bridgman, which served as a primary source for Wei Yuan.

Early Colonial History

In the beginning, during the 43rd year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1615), the English first obtained the land of Squamscott original: "斯幹賽" (Sīgànsài). Likely referring to the early settlements around the Squamscott River or the Hilton's Point area.. By the 3rd year of the Tianqi reign (1623), they were permitted to establish their own independent government. Several decades later...