Early Settlement
In 1607 the first English settlement, Fort Saint George, was established in what is now Phippsburg. The colony is better known by this name
What is Popham Colony
This national park was established in 1919 and is Maine's only national park
What is Acadia National Park
This Maine inventor, author, and outdoor enthusiast who founded an outdoor clothing and equipment company in 1912
Who was LL Bean
This opened in 1947. It connected New Hampshire to S. Portland, and then later Augusta and Bangor. It is the most travelled road in Maine
What is The Maine Turnpike
Maine has over 4,000 of these off the coast. One of the first settlements on was was Saint Croix in 1604
What are islands
In 1652 Maine was annexed by this state to help defend against the French and the Indians
What is Massachusetts
This shipyard opened in 1800 and is the US's oldest operational shipyard
What is the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
This author moved to Maine in 1850 and wrote an important anti-slavery novel that "helped lay the groundwork for the American Civil War"
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe
In 1891 the Bangor Aroostook ___________ was built. It connected Northern Maine and Canada to Central and Southern Maine.
What is Railroad
5 out of 7 of Maine's representatives voted against Maine's statehood because it meant another state would become a state, too, and that state would be a slave state. The "compromise" passed anyway, and Maine became a state along with this midwestern state
What is Missouri
In 1839 this "bloodless war" occurred that established the border between Maine and Canada
What was the Aroostook War
A man named Percival donated the land that became this state park. Katahdin is located within the park
What is Baxter State Park
This man was a Civil War hero, the president of Bowdoin College, and governor of Maine from 1867 to 1871. Today a bridge that connects Bangor and Brewer over the Penobscot River is named after him
Who was Joshua Chamberlain
This was legalized in Maine in 1883. Maine was one of the first states to repeal laws against it, but it took until 1967 for federal laws to change
What is interracial marriage
The Aroostook War was also called this, because it is what the militia soldiers ate during the conflict
What was the Pork and Beans war
The indigenous people of Maine are known as the Wabanaki, which means "People of the Dawnland." These four tribes make up the Wabanaki
Who are the Maliseet, Micmac, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy
This was Maine's first college. It was built in 1794 in Brunswick
What is Bowdoin
This man was the first Governor of Maine, serving from 1820 to 1821
Who was William King
In 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed this act where tribes exchanged millions of acres of Maine land for money that they used to buy state-owned land, which are now reservations
What was the Indian Land Claims Settlement Act
Maine was the first state to pass a statewide law prohibiting the sale and manufacture of this, starting 1851
What is alcohol
This French fort served as the capital of Acadia and is located in what is now Castine. It is the oldest permanent settlement in New England
What is Pentagoet
British Captain Henry Mowatt attacked and burned this settlement in 1775, helping spark the Revolutionary War
What is Falmouth
This English military explorer has been nicknamed "The Father of English Colonization in North America" and is credited with naming Maine even though he never came to America
Who was Sir Ferdinando Gorges
This man was admitted to the Maine Bar in 1844 and became the first African-American lawyer
Macon B Allen
This was Maine's first newspaper, established in 1785 in Falmouth
What was the Falmouth Gazette