Maine was first inhabited by Native Americans, and then by French settlers in the 1600s. In the 19th century, it became the 23rd state.
The explosion aboard the U.S.S. Maine started the Spanish American War.
You can just do a search for ' map of maine'. Here is a link to get you started though. http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/state/maine.html
spanish american war
John Popham and Sir Ferdinando Gorges
the ship, Maine, exploded and the Spaniards were blamed -The U.S. wanted to protect American business interests -The U.S.S Maine exploded -Exaggerated news reports were printed (Yellow Journalism)
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The Spanish-American war
The Newspapers in an effort to get the war started.
it started on the border of Canada and Maine and ended in Boston
With the blowing up of the USS Maine battleship in Havana harbor.
Cuba.
The Spanish American War.