1. The four subregions east of the Mississippi River are New England, The Mid-Atlantic, The Midwest and The Southeast. 2. The states in New England are: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The states in the Mid-Atlantic are Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania The states in the Midwest are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The states in the Southeast are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. 3. The Southeast is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.