Founded in 1607, the Popham colony on the Kennebec River was this state's first English settlement
This soldier & frontiersman won important victories over the British in the Northwest Territory
In October 1867 Gen. Rousseau took formal possession of this territory that the U.S. had bought in March
This amendment was 3 states short of ratification when its deadline elapsed June 30, 1982
He was promoted to captain for burning the captured U.S. frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor
In 1907 Charles N. Haskell of Muskogee became this new state's first governor
Because of his deist beliefs, this "Age of Reason" author died a social outcast in New York City in 1809
This Public Enemy No. 1 robbed Midwestern banks until 1934 when he was done in by the Woman in Red
Lawrence, Kansas was founded by people opposed to this practice
The siege of the Alamo gave this Texas general time to prepare for the Battle of San Jacinto