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Declaration of Independence
-6 people signed both this document and the constitution
-200 copies were made, but only 26 are known to still be around today
-Robert Livingston was apart of the comitee but never signed it
-On Dec. 13, 1952, it was delivered to the federal archives -
Washington's Farewell Address
-the address was never said by Washington himself
-Says to not engage in foreign affairs
-says not to divide into parties
-tells not to have an all-powerful military to govern
-He was for free trade -
Ratification of the Constitution
-Required 9 of the 13 states to ratify it
-took 4 months to debate and form the document
-New Hampshire was the last to approve/ratify it
-Promised to add amendments to way the states -
Louisianna Purchase
-France had just recently gained control of the territory before we took it
-The U.S almost went to war for Louisianna
-The purchase was only 3 cents an acre
-Many Americans opposed the purchase -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
-Lewis moved rifle schools due to a "drunken brawl" where he met Clark
-Sacageawea was an indian who assisted Lewis and Clark
-The men couldnt pronounce her name so they called her Janey
-Both men had to eat dog meat for survival
-Lewis commited suicide in 1809 -
Missouri Compromise
-Organized as a territory in 1819
-New York brought up an amendment to end slavery during this time but was rejected
-Debated the compromise for approximately 3 months
-Authored by the senator of Illinois: Jesse B. Thomas -
Trail of Tears
-Approximately one-thousand miles
-The five tribes were the cherokee, choctow, seminole, chickasaw, and creek.
-Of the 16,000 choctow who travelled, about 5-6000 died en route.
-The 5 tribes had a constitution, school system, and judicial system. -
Civil War
-Slavery and central power divided the North and South\
-Began when the South attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina
-The north had more men and material
-The battle of Gettysburg was the most violent
-The North outnumbered the South in the begining by about 2:1 -
Lincoln's Assassination
-After shooting Lincoln, Booth leapt onto the stage and broke his leg. He escaped but was caught and killed 10 days later on a farm in Virgina.
-Lincoln only had one bodyguard at the time \whom was not at his post at the time of the shooting.
-Earlier in the day before he was shot Lincoln had come up with the Secret Survise.
-Even know lincoln was shot at point blank in the head he did not die from his wounds immediatley.
