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2. Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia

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   The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States, formerly the Thirteen Colonies, that served as the nation's first frame of government. It was debated by the Second Continental Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between July 1776 and November 1777, and finalized by the ...

3. List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union - Wikipedia

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   Missouri Compromise, 1820 federal statute enabling the admission of Missouri (a slave state) and Maine (a free state) into the Union. Toledo War, 1835–36 boundary dispute between Ohio and the adjoining Michigan Territory, which delayed Michigan's admission to the Union. Texas annexation, the 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into ...

4. Constitution of Maine - Wikipedia

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   Constitution of Maine. The Constitution of the State of Maine established the "State of Maine" in 1820 and is the fundamental governing document of the state. It consists of a Preamble and ten Articles (divisions), the first of which is a "Declaration of Rights". [1]

5. History of Maine - Wikipedia

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   The origin of the name Maine is unclear. One theory is that it was named after the French province of Maine. Another is that it derives from a practical nautical term, "the main" or "Main Land", "Meyne" or "Mainland", which served to distinguish the bulk of the state from its numerous islands. [ 1 ] Whatever the origin, the name was fixed for ...

6. Timeline of Portland, Maine - Wikipedia

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   1822 - Maine Historical Society founded. 1825 - First Parish Church built. 1826 - Portland Athenaeum founded. 1827 - John Neal opened the first public gymnasium in the US founded by an American in town hall in Market Square [14] 1828. Maine's first literary periodical, The Yankee, founded.

7. List of Maine state legislatures - Wikipedia

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   The legislature of the U.S. state of Maine has convened many times since statehood became effective on March 15, 1820. It continues to operate under the amended 1819 Constitution of Maine . [ 1 ]