In 1788, the Massachusetts state convention voted to ratify the new Federal Constitution by a vote of 187 to 168. Most of the counties in the eastern part of the state were in favor of ratification by a large majority, while the counties of Worcester, Hampshire, and Berkshire were very much against it. The counties of York, Cumberland, and Lincoln listed here are now part of Maine, which separated from Massachusetts in 1820.
Hampshire Gazette. “Votes of counties at the Massachusetts State Convention article published in the Hampshire Gazette.” February 27, 1788. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-105/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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