Although Maine did not share a border with Massachusetts, it had been part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony since 1652. A vote to secede from Massachusetts failed in 1804, but another attempt in 1820 was successful. Maine joined the union as part of a larger plan known as the Missouri Compromise.
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Alces alces - The moose is native to North America and the northern regions of Europe and Asia where is referred to as an elk. The moose is the largest member of the deer family. In the Americas, the moose inhabits the wooded areas of Canada and the Northeastern United States. The males carry an enormous display of antlers; they are shed each year after the mating season. It is the only member of the deer family featuring palmate antlers, leaf shaped, as opposed to the more common dendritic antlers, twig shaped.
