Congress. In addition, if the new state includes any part of an existing state, the new state can only be created if the existing state consents. (For example, Maine was originally part of the state of Massachusetts, so Massachusetts had to give its consent for Maine to become a separate state.)
The colony of Maine was never actually founded, as it existed originally as part of the colony of Massachusetts. The district of Maine seceded from Massachusetts on March 15, 1820.
Yes I believe it was!Another answer:No, it was not. At the time of the American Revolution, the District of Maine was part of Massachusetts. Maine did not become a separate state until 1820; it was the 23rd state to join the United States.
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Cape Cod is not a state, it is a part of the state of Massachusetts (the part that hangs out and forms a cape). The state abbreviation for Massachusetts is MA.
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Boston is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In 1820, a portion of Massachusetts became the state of Maine. This was part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to enter the US as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
In colonial times, the colony of Massachusetts included both the area that is now the state of Massachusetts and what is now the state of Maine.Maine was part of the "Commonwealth of Massachusetts" until 1829 when it voted to secede from Massachusetts and become an independent state. Maine was formally admitted as a new state March 15, 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise.
Yes, the state of Massachusetts is part of the United States. It is in the six-state New England region, and was the 6th state admitted to the union.
Maine was part of Massachusetts long after the Revolutionary War. Maine started out as it's own colony, but became part of Massachusetts before the Revolutionary War. Maine became a state in 1820.
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On February 6, 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution. Originally part of the thirteen colonies, Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788
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Boston is located in the eastern-most part of the state of Massachusetts on the east coast of the United States.https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Boston,+MA,+USA&hl=en&sll=42.136932,-71.05957&sspn=0.913455,1.783905&hnear=Boston,+Suffolk,+Massachusetts