In this state, townspeople covered in soot humiliated two sheriffs who had fined Ebenezer Mudgett for cutting down trees over 12 inches wide in the Pine Tree Riot. Before commanding the Bonhomme Richa
In this state, townspeople covered in soot humiliated two sheriffs who had fined Ebenezer Mudgett for cutting down trees over 12 inches wide in the Pine Tree Riot. Before commanding the Bonhomme Richard, John Paul Jones commanded a sloop built in a port in this state called the Ranger. A non-fictional Josiah Bartlett represented this state at the Second Continental Congress. Patriots in this state were warned of an expedition to seize powder requested by its governor John Wentworth by a (*) 60-mile Paul Revere ride that ended in one of its ports. This state's unresolved disputes over claims on its western territories with New York resulted in the creation of an independent Republic which was admitted as the 14th state in 1791. For 10 points, name this state where the Continental Navy had a major shipyard at Portsmouth.
In this state, townspeople covered in soot humiliated two sheriffs who had fined Ebenezer Mudgett for cutting down trees over 12 inches wide in the Pine Tree Riot.
New Hampshire [or the Granite State]