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Alien and Sedition acts
the alien and sedition acts were four bills that were passed by the Federalists in the 5th United States congress and signed into law by president John Adams in 1798, the result of the French Revolution and during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-war. -
Delaware
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Pennsylvania
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New Jersey
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Georgia
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Maryland
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South Carolina
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New Hampshire
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Virginia
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New York
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.[4] He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and remains the supreme law of the land. -
North Carolina
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Rhode Island
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Whiskey Rebellion
After 20 years of the revolutionary war began. United States government faced a small scale revolution by own citizens. Excise tax of whiskey. -
Vermont
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Kentucky
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Tennessee
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Washington's Farewell address
George Washington farewell address is a letter written by the first American president, George Washington, to "The People of the United States of America." -
Washington's Farewell Address
George Washington farewell address is a letter written by the first american president, George Washington to "The People of the United States of America." -
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John Adams
1735 – July 4, 1826) was the second president of the United States (1797–1801),[2] having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States (1789-1797). An American Founding Father,[3] Adams was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain. Well educated, he was an Enlightenment political theorist who promoted -
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John Brown and the armed resistance
was a white American who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. During the 1856 conflict in Kansas, Brown commanded forces at the battle of black jack and the battle of asawatomie. Browns followers also killed five slavery supporters at pottawatomie. In 1859, Brown led an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Haroers ferry that ended with his capture. Browns trial resulted in his conviction and a death sentence and was hung -
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Chief Justice John Marshall
Major court cases he had were: Marbury v Madison, fletcher v peck, and Dartmouth college v Woodward. Marshall started his own law practice, defending clients against pre-war British creditors from 1782 to 1795, he held various political offices, including the position of Secretary of State in 1800 -
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Thomas Jefferson
1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). He was a spokesman for democracy, and embraced the principles of republicanism and the rights of the individual with worldwide influence. At the beginning of the American Revolution, he served in the -
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under article III of the constitution. William Marbury and James Madison. The case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court by William Marbury, who had been appointed Justice of the peace in the District of Columbia by president John Adams but whose commission was not subsequently delivered. Nonetheless, the court stopped short of ordering madison to hand over marburys commission. The petition was denied. -
Ohio
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Louisiana purchase
(vente de la louisiane "sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States from France in 1803 -
Lewis and Clark
the lewis and Clark expedition also known as the corps of discovery expedition was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States, departing in May 1804, from near St. Louis on the Mississippi River, making their way westward through the continental divide to the pacific coast. Lewis and Clark were joined by around 40 other men on the expedition. -
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James Madison
James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States (1809–17). He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for being instrumental in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and as the key champion and author of the Bill of Rights. He served as a politician much of his adult life. -
Louisiana
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War of 1812
the was of 1812 was between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Around 22,000 dead when war was over. At the end of the war both sides signed the treaty of Ghent and both parties returned occupied land to its pre-war owner and resumed friendly trade relations. -
Indiana
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James Monroe
James Monroe April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825). Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation. He was of French and Scottish descent. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War. -
Mississippi
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Illinois
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McCullouch V Maryland
Was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the second bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. It established two important principles in constitutional law. -
Alabama
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Maine
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
after Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery, she returned to slave holding states many times to help other slaves escape. She led them safely to the northern free states and to Canada. Whenever Tubman led a group of slaves to freedom, she placed herself in great danger. There was a bounty offered for her capture because she was breaking the law in Slavs states by helping other slaves escape. -
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Gibbson v. Ogden
Was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United states held that the power to regulate interstate can commerce. Thomas gibbson, appellant v Aaron ogden, respondent the United states surprise court ruled in favor of gibbons. -
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JQ Adams
John Quincy Adams July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman who served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. He also served as a diplomat, a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was born into a recently immigrated Scots-Irish farming family of relatively modest means, near the end of the colonial era. He was born somewhere near the then-unmarked border between North and South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War Jackson, whose family supported the revolutionary cause, acted as a courier. -
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Abolitionist Movement
the abolitionist movement in the United States of America was an effort to end slavery in a nation that valued personal freedom and believed "All men are created equal." Over time, abolitionists grew more strident in their demands, and slave owners entrenched in response, fueling regional divisiveness that ultimately led to the American civil war. -
Arkansas
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Michigan
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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren (Dutch: Maarten van Buren pronunciation ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth President of the United States (1837–1841). A member of the Democratic Party, he served in a number of senior roles, including eighth Vice President (1833–1837) and secretary of state (1829–1831), both under Andrew Jackson. Van Buren's inability as president to deal with the economic chaos of the Panic of 1837 and with the surging Whig Party led to his defeat for re-election in 1840. -
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Trail Of Tears
in 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present day Oklahoma. Andrew Jackson was president during that time. -
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William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last President born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take office until Ronald Reagan in 1981 -
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John Tyler
John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845). He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison, and became president after his running mate's death in April 1841. Tyler was known as a supporter of states' rights, which endeared him to his fellow Virginians, yet his acts as president showed that he was willing to support nationalist policies as long as they did not infringe on the rights of the states. -
Florida
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James K Polk
James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849). Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.[1] He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841). Polk was the surprise -
Texas
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Iowa
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Wisconsin
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general. His status as a national hero as a result of his victories in the Mexican-American War won him election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs. -
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Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th President of the United States (1850–1853), the last Whig president, and the last president not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties. Fillmore was the only Whig president that did not die in office or get expelled from the party, and Fillmore appointed the only Whig Supreme Court Justice. He is consistently included in the bottom 10 of historical rankings of Presidents of the United States by various sch -
California
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Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853–1857). Genial and well-spoken, Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. His polarizing actions in championing and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act failed to stem intersectional conflict, setting the stage for Southern secession, and leaving him widely regarded as one of the worst -
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James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. (/bjuːˈkænən/; April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861), serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and later the Senate, then served as Minister to Russia under President Andrew Jackson. He was named Secretary of State under President James K. Polk, and is to date the last former Secretary of State to serve as President of the United States -
Minnesota
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Oregon
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln i/ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/ (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. -
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