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Whiskey Rebelion
The Whiskey Rebelion is an event that took place on January 1, 1719. The government had placed a tax on whiskey and the citizens didn't like this. Instead of paying the tax collectors, the people used violence. The whiskey Rebelion demonstrated that a new national government had the will and ability to suppress violent and agressive resistance to the laws. -
Delaware
First to ratify the U.S. constitution -
Pennsylvania
The first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburg 1909 -
New Jersey
Highest population density in the US. 1030 people per sq mile -
Georgia
Historic Saint Mary's Georia is the second oldest city in the US -
Connecticut
The worlds first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton 1954 -
Massachusetts
Boston built the first subway system in the US 1897 -
Maryland
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company built the first railroad station in 1830 -
South Carolina
The salamander is the state amphibian -
New Hampshire
The first potato planted was at Londonderry Common Field 1719 -
Virginia
Virginia was named for England's "Virgian Queen" Elizabeth 1 -
New York
The first American chess tournament was held in NY 1843 -
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George Washington
He was the first president and one of our founding fathers. The revolutionary war was going on during his presidency -
North Carolina
NC Chapel Hill is the oldest state university in the US -
Rhode Island
The last of the 13 colonies to become a state -
Vermont
The first state admitted to the union after the ratification of the constitution -
Kentucky
Murray is the home to Bit Scouts of Anerica Scouting Mueseum -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was the catalyst for tuition free public education and established the concept of state sponsored free schools. The zeal with which Horace Mann executed his plan for free schools was in keeping with the intellectual climate of Boston in the early days. -
Washingtons Farewell Address
George Washington was saying that he is stepping down from presidency for someone new. He was very fearful that the nation would tear itself apart without him. -
Tennessee
Murfreesboro is in the exact center of the state -
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John Adams
He led the movement of independence. The movement of independence happened during his presidency. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts are 4 laws that were passed by the federalist controlled congress as America prepared for war with the French. Adams authorized it to i prison or deport aliens considered dangerous to peace and safety of the U.S. and restricted speech critical of the government. These laws were designed to weaken and silence the democratic Republican Party -
Louisiana Purchase
530000000 acres of land costs $15000000. This situation was threatened by Napoleon Bonapartes plans to revive the French empire in the new world -
Marybury vs Madison
The election of 1800, the newly organized democratic Republican Party of Jefferson defeated the Federalist Party. It was Adams, Marbury, Madison, and Jefferson. Marshall decided to have Marburys decision defined -
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Thomas Jefferson
He was the principal author for the Declaration of Independence. The American Revolution was happening during his presidency. -
Chief Justice John Marshall
John Marshall might have been the most powerful person shaping the U.S. Supreme Court. Through his early decisions, he established that the U.S. Supreme Court would have power to review state courts, laws, and even federal laws to determine if they were constitutional or not. -
Ohio
The first ambulance service was I. Cincinnati 1865 -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
George Shannon, Lewis, Clark, John Shields, Sacagawea, Sacagawea's husband, and Sacagawea's kid travel up the Missouri River in 1804 was difficult and tiring. They averaged 10 to 15 miles a day -
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James Madison
Hailed as the "Father of the Constitution". The signing of the constitution happened during his presidency -
Louisiana
Named in honor of King Louis XIV -
War of 1812
The war was caused because the British attempted to restrict US trade, the Royal Navy's impressment of American seaman, and America's desire to expand territory -
Indiana
The first pro basebally game was in Fort Wayne 1871 -
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James Monroe
He was the last president in the Virginia Dynasty. The revolutionary war was going on during his presidency -
Mississippi
Burdens condensed milk was first canned in Liberty -
Illinois
The first aquarium opened in Chicago 1893 -
McCullouch vs Maryland
This involves an attempt by the state of Marylamd to destroy a branch of the Bank of the U.S. by putting a tax on money. Marshall declared that the Bank of the U.S. implied its powers while atbthet same time denying Maryland the right to tax bank money -
Dartmouth College Versus Woodward
Dartmouth college was given a character by King George 3 in 1769 and the state of New Hampshire was trying to change Dartmouths character. Marshall and the Supreme Court ruled that the character was contract, and thus was safe from begining changed or nullified by the states. -
Transcontinental Treaty
North America claims along a line fromnthe southeastern corner of what is now Louisiana, north and west to what is now Wyoming, thence west along the latitude 42 degrees N to the pacific. Thus Spain ceded Florida and renounced the Oregon Counrty in exchange for recognition of Spanish sovereignty over Texas -
Alabama
Built the first rocket that sent people to the moon -
Missouri Compromise
He US regulated slavery in the country's western territories. The compromise, decided by Henry Clay, was agreed by the Pro Slavery and Anti Slavery factions in the US congress and passed as a law in 1820 -
Maine
Bath is known as the City of Ships -
Gibbons vs Ogden
The state law in New York gave individuals the exclusive right to operate steamboats on water in state jurisdiction. Like this were duplicated elsewhere which led to friction as some states would require out of state boats to pay fees for navigation privilege -
Missouri
State animal is a mule -
Monroe Doctrine
Buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by President James Monroe in December 1823. The doctrine warns European nations that the United states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs -
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JQ Adams
He played an important role in negotiating key treaties, especially the Treaty of Ghent. The end of the War of 1812 -
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster Country, New York but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. She died in battle creek Michigan. "Ain't I a woman" speech was in 1851. "Well children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter." -
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Andrew Jackson
He had "The Age of Jackson" which shaped the national agenda and American Politics. The Terrif of Abonimination happened during his presidency -
Abolitionist Movement
The Abolitionist Movement in the US was an effort to end slavery for a nation that valued "all men are created equal" -
Nat Turners Rebelion
Slave rebellion that took place I. Southampton county, and Virginia during August 1831. Rebel spaces killed anywhere from 55-65 people. That is the highest fatalities by a slave uprising in the American South. -
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer. He founded the New England anti slavery society -
Arkansas
North little rock offers one of the nations largest municipal parks -
Michigan
Detroit is the car capital of the world -
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Martin Van Buren
He denied Texas' formal request to join the United States. The Panic of 1837 happened during his presidency -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the U.S. both only could, but was destined to stretch from coast to coast -
Trail of Tears
Andrew Jacksons 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 -
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William Henry Harrison
He is known for having the shortest presidency and giving the largest address at over 8445 words. The Oath of Office happened during his presidency -
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John Tyler
He delivered De Facto Inaugural address on April 9. The terrif and distribution debate happened during his presidency -
Florida
Saint Augustine is the oldest European settlement in North America -
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James Polk
He acquired California and New Mexico from Mexico. The Rivers and Harbors veto happened during his presidency -
Texas
Known as the Line Star State -
Iowa
Strawberry Point has the worlds largest strawberry -
Mexican American War
Stemming from the US's annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the nueces river or the rio grande. 500000 square miles westward from the tip grande to the Pacific Ocean -
Wisconsin
Is nicknamed "the badger state" -
Susan B Anthony
Susan Brownell Anthony was an American social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family commuted to social equality, she collected anti slavery petitions at the age of 17 -
Seneca Falls Concention
Woman's rights convention... The first ever held in the US... Convenes with almost 200 women in attendance. The convention was organized by Lucretia Mitt and Elizabeth Cady Stantin, 2 abolitionists who met at the 1840 world anti slavery convention in London. On the second day of the convention, men w to the Invited to intend and about 40 did. The 19th amendment was adopted in 1920, granting American women's the constitutionally protected right to vote -
Seneca Falls Revolution
Solved many things, but mostly national women's rights conventions were held annually, providing an important focus for the growing women's suffrage movement. In 1920 finally the 19th amendment came into play for women, they could vote -
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Zach Taylor
He had a very diverse cabinet. The Mexican Cession happened during his presidency -
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Millard Fillmore
He was the last Whig president. The Compromise of 1850 happened during his presidency -
California
More turkeys are raised in california than any other state -
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Franklin Pierce
He was in the Young American Movement. The Kansas and Nebraska act happened during his presidency. -
Dred Scott vs Sandford
African Americans that were slaved or free were not to be considered American citizens and could not sue. In 1846, after labyrinth and saving for years, the Scott's sought to buy their freedom from Sandford, but she refused. Dred Scott then sued Sandford in a state court, arguing that he was legally free because he and his family had lived in a territory where slavery was banned. In 1850, the state court finally declared Scott free. -
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James Buchanan
He declared the Mississippi Compromise unconstitutional. He was president prior to the civil war -
Minnesota
Has more gofers per capita than any other city in the country -
Oregon
Has more ghost towns than any other state -
John Brown and the Armed Resistance
He was upset because he thought that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the instatution of slavery in the US. In early 1858, he had succeeded in enlisting a small "army" of insurrection whose mission was to foment rebellion among the 21 slaves -
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Abe Lincoln
He has the most famous president death in the US. He was a president during the civil war -
Harriet Tubman and the Undeground Railroad
1844-1877
The underground railroad was neither underground nor a railroad. It got its name because it's activites had to be carried out in secret, using secrets or darkness or disguise, and because railway terms were used by those involved with system to describe how it worked. Key people. Harriet Tubman, william still, David rubles, Calvin Fairbanks, Josiah Henson, Erastus Hussein. Many of the slaves escaped. -
Elizabeth Cady Sherman
She helped organize the world's first women's rights convention in 1848, and formed the national women's loyal league with Susan B Anthony in 1863. Seven years later, they established the National Woman Suffrage Association. Her efforts helped bring about the eventual passage of the 19th amendment, which gave all citizens the right to vote. -
Frederic Douglas
Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing. A small part of his "What to a Slave is the 4th of July" speech. The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, the distance between this platform and the slave plantation, from which I escaped, is considerable
