Yeah, never learned this in school in New England. What's strange is that Maine and Ma are not connected, separated by a small slice of . > From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 17:49:14 -0800 (PST) > > https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2024/Items/Jan09-2.html > didn't know > "The Missouri Compromise solved the immediate crisis by carving > Ma into two states, and admitting the newly created state > of Maine as a non-slave state, thus maintaining the balance in the > Senate." > but of course didn't solve the long-term crisis.