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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 8

Maine's Story

From the Dawnland to statehood and beyond

What your child practices

Maine's history: the Wabanaki first, early explorers and colonies, the Revolution in Maine, statehood in 1820 and the Missouri Compromise, the Aroostook War, the Civil War, mills and ships, and Mainers such as Margaret Chase Smith. Also primary and secondary sources.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: History 1; History 2 · major eras, turning points and people in Maine's history, and the contributions of Maine Native Americans and immigrant groups

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The Wabanaki peoples lived in what is now Maine for thousands of years before Europeans came.
  2. Maine was part of Massachusetts until it became a state in 1820, under the Missouri Compromise.
  3. Mainers built ships and mills, and Acadia was the first national park east of the Mississippi River.

Example: In what year did Maine become a state? It split from Massachusetts. It was part of the Missouri Compromise, in 1820. Answer: 1820

Maine's Story in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 4 of 8 in 4th grade Social Studies, after Maine on the Map and before Maine Timeline.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Mills along Maine's rivers in the 1800s used water power to make…

    • plastic toys
    • computers
    • cloth, lumber and paper

  2. Question 2

    In 1775, British ships burned the town of Falmouth. Today it is…

    • Portland
    • Augusta
    • Bangor

  3. Question 3

    What was Maine's first capital?

    • Portland
    • Bangor
    • Augusta

  4. Question 4

    In the 1800s, Maine was famous for building…

    • cars
    • wooden sailing ships
    • airplanes

  5. Question 5

    In 1607, English settlers built the Popham Colony near the mouth of the…

    • Rio Grande
    • Mississippi River
    • Kennebec River

  6. Question 6

    Which group of people from many countries has come to Maine in recent years?

    • only people from one town
    • new immigrants and refugees
    • nobody at all

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