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-as of [13 FEBRUARY 2024]–
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“MAINE SMITH”
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*state in ‘new england region’ of USA*
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*borders* –>
atlantic ocean
(east + south)
new hampshire
(west)
quebec (canadian province)
(northwest)
new brunswick (canadian province)
(northeast)
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/ˈmeɪn/
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‘french’ –> État du Maine
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(‘maine’ is the northernmost state in the ‘new england region’ of the ‘northeastern united states’)
(‘maine’ is the easternmost state in the ‘contiguous united states’, and the northernmost east of the ‘great lakes’)
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(It is known for its…)
*’jagged’ + ‘rocky’ coastline*
*’low’ + ‘rolling’ mountains*
*heavily forested interior*
*picturesque waterways*
*seafood cuisine*
(especially ‘clams’ + ‘lobster’)
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(there is a ‘continental climate’ throughout the state, even in coastal areas such as its most populous city of ‘portland’)
(the capital is ‘augusta’)
(for thousands of years, ‘indigenous peoples’ were the only inhabitants of the territory that is now ‘maine’)
(at the time of ‘european arrival’ in what is now ‘maine’, several ‘algonquian-speaking peoples’ inhabited the area)
(the first european settlement in the area was by the french in ‘1604’ on ‘saint croix island’, by ‘pierre dugua’ (‘sieur de mons’))
(the first english settlement was the short-lived ‘popham colony’, established by the ‘plymouth company’ in ‘1607’)
(a number of ‘english settlements’ were established along the coast of maine in the ‘1620s’, although the ‘rugged climate’, ‘deprivations’, and conflict with the ‘local peoples’ caused many to fail over the years)
(as ‘maine’ entered the ‘1700s’, only 6 european settlements had survived)
(‘loyalist’ + ‘patriot’ forces contended for maine’s territory during the ‘american revolution’ + the ‘war of 1812’)
(at the close of the ‘war of 1812’, it was occupied by ‘british forces’, but the territory of ‘maine’ was returned to the ‘united states’ as part of a ‘peace treaty’ that was to include dedicated land on the ‘michigan peninsula’ for ‘native american peoples’)
(‘maine’ was part of the ‘commonwealth of massachusetts’ until ‘1820’, when it voted to secede from ‘massachusetts’ to become an ‘independent state’)
*what are some other cases of ‘states’ seceding from ‘states’?*
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(on ’15 march 1820′, it was admitted to ‘the union’ as the ’23rd state’ under the “missouri compromise”)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*“COLONIAL AMERICA”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥