Keywords: Anti-Separation
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"Anti-Separation Pamphlet, 1816 The summer before the September 1816 vote, anti-separationists continued their opposition to an independent Maine."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement
"… Portland, newly arrived squatters offset some of anti-separation sentiment. Statewide, the separationists won 373 more votes than their opposition…"
