Missouri Compromise
What was the big idea that paved the way for Maine to become a state?
slavery
How many states does Maine border?
one
What state was Maine originally part of?
Massachusetts
Which lens surrounded both Maine and Kansas?
Slavery
Why was Maine was able to be admitted as a free state?
Missouri was being admitted as a slave state.
What number state is maine?
Maine is the 23rd state.
What country originally claimed Maine?
France
What piece of legislation replaced the missouri compromise?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
How many free sates and how mant slave states are there once Maine joins the country?
12 of each
What is unique about the name Maine in relation to the other states?
It is the only state with a one syllable name.
How many times was breaking away from its parent state put to the popular vote in Maine?
six
Which of the four lenses can be applied to pretty much every state except Maine?
Manifest Destiny
What court case declared the Missouri Comopromise unconstituional?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Where does the name Maine come from?
Nobody knows although a popular guess is that it is a spinoff of mainland.
The ownship of Maine was disputed until what year?
1677
Which state is similar to Maine in that another country failed to control it?
Florida
Who proposed the idea of the Missouri compromise?
Henry Clay
What is Maine's state animal?
Moose
Why did Maine want to leave its parent state?
Because Maine got little to no support them them during the war of 1812.
Maine, Texas and Florida have what in common?
They belonged to someone else before becoming their own U.S. state.