Witch0Winter
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Just a thought I had today, what is the plausibility of Massachusetts keeping what we now know today as Maine past the Missouri Compromise? How would this change the makeups of both Massachusetts and Maine if it does happen?
You'll need another way to keep the balance in the Senate, or the Missouri Compromise becomes a non-starter. Additionally, Maine wanted to separate from Massachusetts--state politics could get quite interesting if they remained together...
Well to be fair, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is separated from the rest of Michigan by land as well as water; quite a bit of land, too. Of course, the problem is that the Upper Peninsula even today is incredibly sparsely populated and more of a backwater than Maine was in 1820, so it would be more difficult to have the same relationship once Maine starts to become richer and more independent during industrialization.If Massachusetts had fought for Maine harder during the War of 1812 perhaps it would all still be one big state. As things went the people of Maine felt that Boston did not care about them and they would be better off fending for themselves
One thing that would also help them staying together would be if they were connected to each other, Most states are not divided into separate pieces except by water
If Massachusetts had fought for Maine harder during the War of 1812 perhaps it would all still be one big state. As things went the people of Maine felt that Boston did not care about them and they would be better off fending for themselves
One thing that would also help them staying together would be if they were connected to each other, Most states are not divided into separate pieces except by water