Notable Names
Rumors of a scandalous affair followed this woman throughout her life.
Who is Lucy Hale?
Fernald Island is the site of this government facility.
What is the Portsmouth Navel Shipyard?
New Hampshire was the first colony to create a constitution, writing it in this year.
What is 1776?
NH declared its independence from Britain in this year.
What is 1776?
The first recorded European visitor to NH was this English mariner.
Who is Martin Pring?
This NH resident became the United States’ first acting Vice President.
Who was John Langdon?
Paul Revere rode from Boston to this New Hampshire town to warn of incoming British soldiers.
What is Portsmouth?
In this year, NH became the ninth, and final state, to ratify the United States Constitution.
What is 1788?
This "riot" took place in 1708 over a dispute between colonists and the Crown over this natural resource.
What are pine trees?
NH had the first-ever written version of this colonial document.
What is the Constitution?
This NH politician was behind the disastrous "Compromise of 1850".
Who was Daniel Webster?
Nearly all of the soldiers who fought in this battle came from NH.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Scotch-Irish immigrants planted the first potato crop in North America in what year?
What is 1719?
The country's first all-female strike, which protested reduced wages and new regulations, took place in this NH town.
What is Dover?
The country's first modern, free library was established in what town?
What is Peterborough?
This religious group is known for their progressive views on race and gender equality.
This privately funded toll road was completed in 1796 to connect these two regions.
What are Concord and the Seacoast?
In this year, the first enslaved people from Africa were brought to Portsmouth.
What is 1645?
Protests over this 'Act' took place across New Hampshire in this year.
What is 1765?
The first time this crop was planted in North America, it was planted in the town of Derry.
What are potatoes?
This woman escaped slavery to live as a free woman in New Hampshire.
Who is Ona Judge?
This NH city hosted a famous debate between Franklin Pierce and John Parker Hale, where slavery was the main topic.
What is Concord?
In this year, Franklin Pierce become the first NH native to become President.
What is 1853?
The most devastating raid in New Hampshire during King William's War took place in this town.
What is Durham?
This Portsmouth resident became the first Attorney General of New Hampshire.
Who is Samuel Shelburne?