Maine History
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​Like many states Maine has a very interesting history, even things such as the Native American tribes are fascinating in Maine’s history.Maine’s history includes; like all states their government,their native american tribes, their roles in wars, and many more fascinating facts about events in history.
First people
Ten thousand years ago in Maine; the native people called the Paleo tribe they were the first people to live in Maine; four thousand years ago the red paint people lived there; they got their tribe name from the iron oxide powder found in their burial sites.Later on these tribes organized themselves into the groups we know today as the Obawakis.
The Penobscot Nation (formerly known as the Penobscot Tribe of Maine) is the federally recognized tribe of Penobscot people in the United States. They are part of the Wabanaki Confederacy, along with the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mi'kmaq nations, all of whom historically spoke Algonquian languages.
The first explorer who definitely reach maine was Verrazzano.Some other explorers who could have reached maine were the frenchmen, de Champlain and duGuast.St croix island and all of maine became french territory that the french named Acadia.
The first European settlement in the area was made on St. Croix Island in 1604 by a French party that included Samuel de Champlain. The French named the area Acadia. French and English settlers would contest central Maine until the 1750s.
The first explorer who definitely reach maine was Verrazzano.Some other explorers who could have reached maine were the frenchmen, de Champlain and duGuast.St croix island and all of maine became french territory that the french named Acadia.
The first European settlement in the area was made on St. Croix Island in 1604 by a French party that included Samuel de Champlain. The French named the area Acadia. French and English settlers would contest central Maine until the 1750s.
Early settlers
Civil war
Maine was a source of military manpower, supplies, ships, arms, and political support for the U.S. Army. Maine was the first state in the northeast to be aligned with the new Republican Party, partly due to the influence of evangelical Protestantism, and partly to the fact that Maine was a frontier state, and thus receptive to the party's "free soil" platform. Abraham Lincoln chose Maine's Hannibal Hamlin as his first Vice President, and reportedly said on meeting Brunswick novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe (the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin), some variant of the words: "so this is the little lady who made this big war".
Industrial revolution
Maine became a state after the industrial revolution. Lumber benefited the ship industry.There were also sawmills,seafood canneries,and watermill factories producing cloth etc.during the potato famine immigrants fled to maine.
Civil rights
​Native americans were allowed to vote.Like many other states Maine was part of the civil right movement in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1959 maine passed a law barring businesses from discriminating against religious people and their ancestry.Human rights act of 1971 banned discrimination in many areas like housing,employment,and education,and money lending.
Executive
The governor appoints the head of the state departments.Governors also appoints judgdes and other officials.
Legislature
​The legislature is made up of 35 senators and a 151 state reps. Their term length is two years.
Courts
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Local Government
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Maine flag description
The state seal was adopted in 1820, and the state flag was adapted in 1909.The flag and the seal are identical.The flag and seal of the state of Maine features the state coat of arms on a blue field. In the center of the shield, a moose rests under a tall white pine tree. A farmer and seaman represent the traditional reliance on agriculture and the sea by the state. The farmer represents Maine’s agricultural roots, and the sailor represents Maine's coast.The mouse is Maine's state animal.The blue background on Maine's flag is the same color blue that's on the United States flag.The flag should have a fringe of yellow silk and should have blue and white cord attached to the spearhead.The North Star represents the state motto: Dirigo ("I Lead"),and travelers have depended on the star for many centuries since it always marks north.
Conclusion
​In conclusion, the “Boring” history of Maine is not so boring after all. All of the historic events that have just been stated have their important roles in history, they are all important in their own ways.