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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"The petitioners argued that Massachusetts officials obstructed their religious freedoms—an issue they believed could be alleviated by direct royal…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"Since Maine was a district of Massachusetts, a ship sailing south from Maine would not have to port until New Jersey; once separated, Maine vessels…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Yet Maine's push for separation from Massachusetts did not begin in 1820, nor was it simply dictated by Congress."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… was agreed that if separation should pass in the Massachusetts General Court in June, then the voters of Maine must vote in July to separate, and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… their Separation from the Present Government of Massachusetts by One of Their Fellow Citizens in 1791, which detailed "the presumed advantages to…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"The state would be better defended as part of Massachusetts, the author argued. Further, Maine had more influence at the federal level if it remained…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… of separation, and then submit their votes to the Massachusetts General Court. Perhaps in reaction to the "Shaysite" movement, fewer than 1,000 of…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts.[4] Separation was not a new proposition, “Farmer” noted: “It was in contemplation…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… another poor voter turnout provided Massachusetts little incentive to grant Maine its independence."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma William P. Preble to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"This political influence translated into Massachusetts taxpayers funding fortifications to protect company towns, and the creation of Lincoln County…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"However, despite what the proprietors and some Massachusetts officials would claim later, the decision did not confirm Massachusetts’ rights to…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… three dollar fare on a boat could get a man from Massachusetts to the Kennebec valley. Each decade after the Revolution saw the population of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… arrived after 1768 – the first from Gloucester, Massachusetts in addition to James Richardson and Abraham Somes included Stephen Gott, Daniel Gott…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"… for example, were codified in the new 1691 Massachusetts Charter, which re-defined the borders of that colony."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… the Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts needed to raise money to pay off its huge war debts."

Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

"… Description Noble and Cooley of East Granville, Massachusetts started manufacturing drums in 1854. They specialized in making maple drums during…"

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"… National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The production project began with the creation of a model which was then…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"In Massachusetts, all efforts to have land grants east of the Penobscot River confirmed by the Crown, as the charter required, were stymied."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"… in 1776 by Benjamin Spaulding of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Benjamin was a fur trapper. Abijah Buck and Thomas Allen moved to Buckfield in the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"… the son of Moses and Sarah Little of Newbury, Massachusetts. He was the Surveyor of the King's Woods in the 1750s."