Many of you have asked Gogo, how did new england get capitalized to New England?This gives me the opportunity to relate another interesting historical fact!
During the period incompassing Texas independence, New England was always referred to in Texas territory texts and writing as 'new england', undeserving of capitals since it was so small (less than 1/4 the land mass of Texas) and seemingly only a continuously discontent village-style region of the country.
After the Alamo – Texans (Texicans) bemoaned a serious shortage of musket mini-balls. This lament was picked up by the Boston Town Cryer and headlined as ‘Texicans Experience Shortage of Mini-Balls', whereupon new englanders responded with uncharacteristic sympathy by sending barrels of squirrel nuts to General Sam Houston. Embarrassed on behalf of the new englander's ignorance he wrote and published a thank-you note where he did indeed further the efforts to afford this region of angry villagers some unearned respect by capitalizing New England - as it has been every since.
That is why, among only themselves, Texas are heard to remark, instead of 'Remember the Alamo', 'Remember the Squirrel Nuts', and laugh like hell.
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