History of Maine

Try to answer these questions about the history of the state of Maine.
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What federal legislation created Maine as a non-slave state in 1820?
Missouri Compromise
What state was Maine part of before the above act?
Massachusetts
What bloodless conflict took place in 1838 over Maine's northern border with Canada?
Aroostook War
Which U.S. President's summer home was located in Kennebunkport?
George H. W. Bush
What was the name of Acadia National Park from 1919-1929?
Lafayette
What event destroyed over 17,000 acres of land near the above park as well as around 200,000 acres across the entire state?
Great Fires of 1947
What famous poet was born in Portland in 1807?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What Mainer served as Abraham Lincoln's vice president during his first term?
Hannibal Hamlin
What small island was the first attempted European colony in Maine in 1604?
St. Croix Island
What Maine city is Stephen King's fictional town of Derry based on?
Bangor
What clothing company was founded in Freeport in 1912?
L.L. Bean
What state park is named for the former governor who began donating land in 1931?
Baxter State Park
What mountain became the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in 1937?
Mount Katahdin
Who wrote the book "Lost on a Mountain in Maine" about his experience of being separated from his family on the above mountain at age 12?
Donn Fendler
What Native American confederacy is Maine situated in?
Wabanaki
What city is known as the "City of Ships" due to its history in shipbuilding?
Bath
What is Maine's oldest lighthouse, built in 1791?
Portland Head Light
What island fort was built during the Civil War, but never experienced battle?
Fort Gorges
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