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History of Maine

Can you answer these questions about the history of Maine?
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Last updated: June 4, 2023
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Europeans who may have discovered Eastern Maine around 1200 AD
Vikings
First confirmed European settlement in Maine
St. Croix Island
Native American group who killed many early settlers, fighting in King Philip's War
Wabanaki
State that Maine was originally a part of
Massachusetts
The act that made Maine a State in 1820
Missouri Compromise
The Capital before Augusta, now Maine's largest city
Portland
Border dispute with Canada that almost led to war in the 1830s
Aroostook War
Author that published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Mainer chosen as Abraham Lincoln's 1st Vice President
Hannibal Hamlin
War caused by the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898
Spanish-American War
Important shipbuilding city that has made many ships for the Navy
Bath
The first National Park East of the Mississippi, established 1916
Acadia National Park
Mythical lumberjack with a statue in Bangor
Paul Bunyan
First women to serve in both houses of Congress
Margaret Chase Smith
City where the famous photo of Muhammed Ali standing over Sonny Liston was captured
Lewiston
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