Land rights in this current US state were fought over in the Malta War, and it was home to a shoemaker's strike in 1937 calledthe Battle of the Bridge.
Land rights in this current US state were fought over in the Malta War, and it was home to a shoemaker's strike in 1937 calledthe Battle of the Bridge. Tourism to this state was promoted by Cornelia Crosby, known as "Fly Rod" because she always hadthat bamboo rod in her hands. The life of Martha Moore Ballard in this state, and her daily domestic activity, was chronicledby historian Laurel Ulrich in the book A Midwife's Tale. The loyalist John Calef launched a scheme to found a British colonyin this state called New Ireland. Later, Mayor Neal Dow tried to enforce prohibition in this state by a namesake law whichled to the June Riot, aka the Rum Riot. Its native sons include Speaker of the House Thomas "Czar" Reed and HannibalHamlin, and a female politician who gave the "Declaration of Conscience" speech in reply to Joseph McCarthy. For 10 points,name this US state home to Margaret Chase Smith, which achieved statehood to balance out the slave state of Missouri underthe Missouri Compromise
Land rights in this current US state were fought over in the Malta War, and it was home to a shoemaker's strike in 1937 calledthe Battle of the Bridge.
Maine