9-10-09 It Is A Gerrymander? Or A Map New England

9-10-09 It is a gerrymander? Or a map New England Colonies? America? Amesbury, Salsbury, Haverhill, Methuen, Andover, Middleton, Lynnfield, Danvers, Lynn, Salem, Chelsea, Marble Head, Bradford, N. Port, Newbury, Rowley, Roxford, Topsfield, Hamilton, Ipswich, Wenham, Beverly, Manchester, Clocster ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What is this? Elkanah Tisdale’s famous Gerrymander, drawn in 1812, the first documented sign of the beast was in Massachusetts, in the early 19th century. Every 10 years, in concert with new information from the USA national census, electoral districts (which are based on population) are redrawn to reflect population shifts. When this was undertaken in 1812, the Republicans were in power in Massachusetts, and the commonwealth’s party endeavored to divide and conquer to the aim of reducing the aggregate power of the Republican’s major rival, which was, at the time, the Federalist party. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------