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Rolling back the frontier
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:45

In the 1600s, European settlers left everything they knew to take advantage of Maine’s abundant resources. Despite back-breaking work, a harsh climate, and cultural clashes, they successfully carved out a new life for themselves. But by the end of the century, most of them would leave Maine in fear and live for years as war refugees.

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Native Americans
Settlements

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Destructiveness of ice
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:00:28

The winters in Maine are particularly destructive to the Penobscot disaster site.

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History of Penobscot Indians
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Account of the "History of Penobscot Indians" by Florence Nicola Shay

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Native Americans -- History
Penobscot Indian Nation
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The Faulty Gun
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:00:59

The swivel gun found in the Penobscot did not belong to the English, but to the rebels. They were using a defective weapon and paid for it.

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Contacting Warren Riess
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After Brent Phinney found an old shipwreck in 1998 on the bottom of the Penobscot River, he contacted Warren Riess of the Darling Marine Center.

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Oath to the Crown
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Loyalists believed that a man’s oath is given before God and that, once a man has given his oath to the King, it cannot be broken.

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The British Ordinance Board
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In contrast to the ragged band of Rebels, the British stationed at Ft. George were well-trained and battle-hardened and had the advantage of the British Ordinance Board.

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Rebellion agains British Tyranny
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When the British demanded to be re-paid for their military assistance and impose a series of taxes on the Colonists, the majority of Colonial Americans rebelled against what they perceived as British tyranny.

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The attack on Fort George 2
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:01:51

Both the British and the Americans had faulty intelligence and believed that they were outnumbered. The American General was determined to wait for support from the American Navy before storming the fort. At the same time, the American Navy Admiral believed that his ships would be sunk by the three British Sloops of War and he also refused to attack.

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The King's Oath
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:01:01

In the Declaration of Independence, the American Patriots list their complaints against George III. They argue that, because the King has violated their trust, they are now free from their oaths of loyalty to him.

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