[DOC] [TLE] The State of Maine - An Introduction to the Pine Tree State from ... [PAR] Majestic homes of 19th century sea captains, many with their original widow's ... 
Shipbuilding continued to flourish in Maine as the manufacture of wooden ships 
... One theory suggests that the state was named by French colonists after the 
French ... the first Official State Flag, adopted in 1901, displayed a tall pine tree in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The Mississippi Coast and Its People - Department of Marine ... [PAR] French brought in German, Swiss, and French settlers, as well as black ... from 
inland Mississippi, Alabama, and rural Louisiana built summer homes on the 
Coast. ... What motivated the first Europeans to build a settlement on the Gulf 
Coast? .... Turpentine "stills"--where the sap of the pine tree is made into 
turpentine, a paint. [DOC] [TLE] As the colonies grew in the 1600's and 1700's, they became the ... [PAR] Over the next 100 years, English settlers would build towns and ... Massachusetts
. John Winthrop was elected the first governor of the colony. As the ... Puritans 
they granted up their own assembly to govern themselves. ... River. Thomas 
Hooker founded the State we call Connecticut today. .... pine trees to light their 
homes. [DOC] [TLE] Log cabin - Wikipedia [PAR] A log cabin is a dwelling constructed of logs, especially a less finished or 
architecturally ... Historically log cabin construction has its roots in Scandinavia 
and Eastern ... where straight, tall tree trunks (pine and spruce) are readily 
available. ... The first English settlers did not widely use log cabins, building in 
forms more... [DOC] [TLE] State of Maine - Wikipedia [PAR] Maine is the northernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern 
United States. ... The first European settlement in the area was by the French in 
1604 on Saint .... It is called the Pine Tree State; about 83% of its land is forested. 
.... The population density of the state is 41.3 people per square mile, making it 
the... [DOC] [TLE] King's Mark Why The Name King's Mark [PAR] Feb 24, 2011 ... The King's Broad Arrow and Eastern White Pine ... Houses, businesses, bridges 
and countless other structures, along with ... This species truly shaped early 
America. ... timber for wooden ships, especially the old-growth pines for masts. ... 
The colonists were not allowed to cut down these trees for their own... [DOC] [TLE] Maine | history - geography - state, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 17, 2015 ... State nickname: Pine Tree State. Date of .... French Huguenot and German 
settlements were established early near the coast. During the 1870s... [DOC] [TLE] The Colonial Period < History 1954 < American History From ... [PAR] To the anxious travelers the sight of the American shore brought almost ... The 
colonists' first glimpse of the new land was a vista of dense woods. The virgin 
forest with its profusion and variety of trees was a veritable treasure-house which 
..... And building their own ships, sailing them to ports all over the world carrying... [DOC] [TLE] Maine facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Derived either from the French for a historical ... 
support a shield on which are depicted a pine tree, a moose, and water. ..... The 
origin of the Maine shipbuilding industry, the early settlement of the ... British 
troops at Castine, scuttled many of its own ships near the mouth of the Penobscot 
River. [DOC] [TLE] The Early Settlement Of Cornwall, Ontario And ... - SUNY Press [PAR] York State and the southern border of British North America were labeled the ... 
American colonies cooperatively built houses and churches and worshiped 
together at Sunday ... French-Canadian bateaux captains brought loyalists and 
their belongings to ... bees were also held by farmers to rid their land of unwanted 
trees. [DOC] [TLE] Thirteen Colonies - Conservapedia [PAR] Sep 18, 2016 ... The thirteen colonies were the British colonies that formed the United States. ... 
Roger Williams, who preached religious toleration, separation of

Question: The first French settlers in this Pine Tree State brought their own wood to build houses
Answer: Maine