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Delaware
Fun Facts: "Our Delaware" is the official state song. The words are by George Hynson, music by William Brown, Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution, and the Lady Bug is Delaware's official state bug.
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Pennsylvania
Fun Facts: Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate, the first daily newspaper was published in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 1784 and in 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer. (http://www.50states.com/facts/penn.htm) -
New Jersey
Fun Facts: New Jersey has the highest population density in the U.S. An average 1,030 people per sq. mi., which is 13 times the national average, New Jersey has the highest percent urban population in the U.S. with about 90% of the people living in an urban area and New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world.
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Georgia
Fun Facts; The late John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his future wife stopped in Kingsland on the way to their marriage on Cumberland Island, the official state fish is the largemouth bass and Georgia is the nations number one producer of the three Ps--peanuts, pecans, and peaches. (http://www.50states.com/facts/georgia.htm#.VPcJmdq9KK0) -
Connecticut
Fun Facts: Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition), Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948), and the first automobile law was passed by the state of CT in 1901. The speed limit was set at 12 miles per hour. (http://www.50states.com/facts/conn.htm) -
Massachusetts
Fun Facts: There is a house in Rockport built entirely of newspaper, The Basketball Hall Of Fame is located in Springfield and The Fig Newton was named after Newton, Massachusetts. (http://www.50states.com/facts/mass.htm#.VPcMS9q9KK0) -
Maryland
Fun Facts: The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at the Annapolis Convention and The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use. (http://www.50states.com/facts/maryland.htm) -
Virginia
Fun Facts: The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg is the second oldest in the United States, it was founded in 1693,
The State flower is not really a flower, but the blossom of the dogwood tree, which is also the state tree and the first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia. (http://www.50states.com/facts/virginia.htm) -
New York
Fun Facts: The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843, New York City has 722 miles of subway track and the first daily Yiddish newspaper appeared in 1885 in New York City. (http://www.50states.com/facts/newyork.htm#.VPcO2Nq9KK0) -
North Carolina
Fun Facts: The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States, High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World and Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem. (http://www.50states.com/facts/ncarolin.htm) -
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George Washington
Considered by all the father of our country, George Washington was both commander of the Revolutionary Army and the President of the United States. Washington was elected as president unanimously after the Constitution was ratified. (New Nation App) -
Rhode Island
Fun Facts: The original name was the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, later Rhode Island, and Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state. (http://www.50states.com/facts/rdisl.htm) -
Whiskey Rebellion
What Happened: People started gathering in large rebellious groups, threatening to destroy colonies, and invalid states, for the unfair taxations on the whiskey. Contribution to U.S history: The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. Significance: That people started to rebel right away against taxes. -
Vermont
Fun Facts: Vermont was the first state admitted to the Union after the ratification of the Constitution, Vermont was, at various times, claimed by both New Hampshire and New York, and until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Wal-Mart. (http://www.50states.com/facts/vermont.htm#.VPhXB9q9KK0) -
Kentucky
Fun Facts: The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country. It is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May, cheeseburgers were first served in 1934 at Kaolin's restaurant in Louisville, and the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant owned and operated by Colonel Sanders is located in Corbin. (http://www.50states.com/facts/kentucky.htm#.VPhX69q9KK0) -
Tennessee
Fun Facts: There are more horses per capita in Shelby County than any other county in the United States, there were more National Guard soldiers deployed from the state for the Gulf War effort than any other state, and the city of Murfreesboro lies in the exact geographical center of the state. (http://www.50states.com/facts/tenn.htm#.VPhYotq9KK0) -
Washington Farewell Adress
It was a message to the American People about their long term safety and happiness. In order to keep that happiness, he said to stay away from danger of young republic, foreign dangers, and political parties. -
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John Adams
John Adams had many accomplishments, but one of his greatest accomplishments was as President, he avoid a war with France, while maintaining American honor. A believer in centralize government, he helped strengthen the Federal government. (New Nation App) -
Alien and Sedition Acts
These are laws that were passed. The alien act was an act the gave the government power to arrest and deport foreigners(British). This law was passed so those foreigners couldn't vote for their own rights. Sedition gave power to the government so no one could talk bad about the government. A series of laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. This worked in President Adams favor. -
Chief Justice John Marshall
He wrote many of the Supreme Court's first famous opinions, including Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Ogden, and Gibbons v. Ogden. His influence was all of these opinions strengthened the power of the federal government. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was appointed by Congress to a five-person committee in charge of writing The Declaration of Independence. From the moment that Jefferson was inaugurated, he began what he described as the Revolution of 1800. This was his attempt to repeal major actions that he felt the Federalists had taken to needlessly strengthen the hand of the Federal government. This included allowing the Alien and Sedition Act to lapse and the repeal of the federal whiskey tax. (New Nation App) -
Marbury v. Madison
The background in very simple terms, Marbury v. Madison, is important because it was the first time a law of Congress was ever declared unconstitutional, or in conflict with the Constitution. If the Constitution is the law of the land and something is conflict with that law of the land, then that something is illegal. The plays who took part are Marbury and Madison, and is still being followed by Supreme Court justices today. -
Ohio
Fun Facts: Akron was the first city to use police cars, Ohio became the 17th state on March 1, 1803, and Columbus is the state capital and Ohio's largest city. (http://www.50states.com/facts/ohio.htm#.VPhZT9q9KK0) -
Louisiana Purchase
It was a land size of 828,000 square miles, that costed 15 million dollars. The Louisiana Purchase demonstrates Jefferson's ability to make pragmatic political decisions. The gains were dramatic, as the territory acquired would in time add 13 new states to the union. In 1812, Louisiana became the first state to join the union from land bought in the purchase. -
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark and their expedition went on a 2 year journey to the great ocean. (Pacific Ocean) They were hired by Jefferson to find a linking water route that connected the Columbia and Missouri Rivers. Along the way they shared goods with the Indians to find more information about the land they had just bought. -
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James Madison
Co-author of the Federalist Papers, Madison was Jefferson's Secretary of State. The event that dominated his presidency was the War of 1812, which Congress declared at his request. (New Nation App) -
Louisiana
Fun Facts: Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV, Since 1835 the New Orleans & Carrolliton Line is the oldest street railway line still in operation, and Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States; the building is 450 feet tall with 34 floors. (http://www.50states.com/facts/louis.htm#.VPhaUNq9KK0) -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 had a tremendous impact on the political development of America, territorial exspantion and the national identity of America.-Transcontinental Treaty and didn't get radified by the USA until 1831. The transcontinental treaty or the purchase of Florida was between the USA and Spain. North American claims along a line from the southeastern corner of what is now Louisiana, north and west to what is now Wyoming. Spain ceded Florida and renounced the Oregon Country. -
Indiana
Fun Facts: During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation, the first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871, and Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. He lived most of his boyhood life in Spencer County with his parents Thomas and Nancy. (http://www.50states.com/facts/indiana.htm#.VPhbFdq9KK0) -
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James Monroe
Monroe is best known for the "Monroe Doctrine." which stated that the United States would not allow European interference in the Western Hemisphere. He was the last Revolutionary War general to serve as President. -
Mississippi
Fun Facts: The world's largest cactus plantation is in Edwards, Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, on January 8, 1935, and the world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. (http://www.50states.com/facts/miss.htm#.VPhcP9q9KK0) -
Illinois
Fun Facts: The Sears Tower, Chicago is the tallest building on the North American continent, The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885, and the first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893. (http://www.50states.com/facts/illinois.htm#.VPheQ9q9KK0) -
Transcontinental Treaty
The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, or the Florida Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain (now Mexico). It settled a standing border dispute between the two countries and was considered a triumph of American diplomacy. -
McCullouch v. Maryland
The State of Maryland voted to tax all bank business not done with state banks. This was meant to be a tax on people who lived in Maryland but who did business with banks in other states. However, the State of Maryland also sought to tax the federal bank. Andrew McCulloch, who worked in the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States, refused to pay the tax. The State of Maryland sued, and the Supreme Court accepted the case. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward,
A document spelled out the purpose of the school, set up the structure to govern it, and gave land to the college. In 1816, the state legislature of New Hampshire passed laws that revised the charter. These laws changed the school from private to public. They changed the duties of the trustees. They changed how the trustees were selected. The Court struck down the law, so Dartmouth continued as a private college. -
Alabama
Fun Facts: Alabama workers built the first to put humans on the moon, The Alabama state flag was authorized by the Alabama legislature on February, 16, 1895, and the world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886. -
Missouri Compromise
First, Missouri would be admitted to the union as a slave state, but would be balanced by the admission of Maine, a free state, that had long wanted to be separated from Massachusetts. Second, slavery was to be excluded from all new states in the Louisiana Purchase north of the southern boundary of Missouri. It determine whether slavery would be legal in new territories admitted as states to the Union. Onced enacted the compromise did seem to reduce tension for a time. -
Maine
Fun Facts: Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable, Maine is the only state that shares its border with only one other state, and Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States. (http://www.50states.com/facts/maine.htm#.VPRjXmK9KSM) -
Missouri
Fun Facts: Missouri is known as the "Show Me State". On June 20, 1955, the flowering dogwood (Cornus Florida L.) became Missouri's official tree. During Abraham Lincoln's campaign for the presidency, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat named Valentine Tapley from Pike County, Missouri, swore that he would never shave again if Abe were elected. (http://www.50states.com/facts/mo.htm#.VPRj62K9KSM ) -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe gave the messages that the U.S would remain neutral in European affairs and not get involved in European conflicts, the U.S would not interfere with current European colonies in the Western Hemisphere, no European nation would be allowed to establish a new colony in the Western Hemisphere, and if a European nation would try to interfere with a nation in the Western Hemisphere, the United States would view that as a hostile act and respond accordingly. Europe needed to stay out! -
Gibbons v. Ogden
New York state law gave to individuals the exclusive right to operate steamboats on waters. This law would require foreign boats to pay substantial fees. In this case Thomas Gibbons challenged the monopoly license granted by New York to Aaron Ogden. The unanimous Court found that New York's licensing requirement for out-of-state operators was inconsistent. He concluded that regulation of navigation by steamboat operators was a power resererved to and exercised by the Congress. -
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John Quincy Adams
He served as a senate, diplomat, and was part of the House of Representatives. He was also known as one of America's great Secretary of State. (http://www.history.com) -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, considered the father of the modern Presidency, significantly contributed to the expansion of that office. He was considered the first popularly elected President, and, throughout his Presidency, acted his role as a populist.Jackson used his veto power extensively. He vetoed more bills in his term of office than all the previous presidents put together. Jackson was also the first to use the pocket veto. (New Nation App) -
Abolitionist Movement
It was try to achieve immediate emancipation of all slaves. It was the ending of all racial segregation. Lyman Beecher, Nathaniel Taylor, and Charles G. were all preachers that supported the movement.They wanted our country to become more free to end slavery. This information was shared with others by newspapers, letters, conventions, talking, peaceful protests, and ads to show that slavery isn't useful. Nat Turner began teaching the slaves how to read and write so they could soon escape. -
William Lloyd Garrison
In 1831, Garrison published the first edition of The Liberator. His words, "I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD," clarified the position of the NEW ABOLITIONISTS. Garrison was not interested in compromise. He founded the NEW ENGLAND ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY the following year. In 1833, he met with delegates from around the nation to form the American Anti-Slavery Society. -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
A slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. It was led by a slave named Nat Turner. After, Nat was hung. -
Manifest Destiny
A term used in the 19th century about America stretching from coast to coast that helped fuel western settlement. It would also help the progress of liberty and personal economic opportunity as well. -
Arkansas
Fun Facts: Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers, the state contains six national park sites, two-and-a half million acres of national forests, seven national scenic byways, three state scenic byways, and 50 state parks, and the apple blossom is the official state flower. It was designated in 1901.
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Horace Mann’s campaign for free compulsory public education
Horace Mann became the catalyst for tuition-free public education and established the concept of state-sponsored free schools. The zeal with which Mann executed his plan for free schools was in keeping with the intellectual climate of Boston in the early days of the republic. The Mann contribution, state government sponsored education unfettered by sectarian control, made possible a democratic society rather than a government by elites. -
Michigan
Fun Facts: Detroit is known as the car capital of the world, Michigan ranks first in state boat registrations, and although Michigan is often called the "Wolverine State" there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan.
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Martin Van Buren
He became the first U.S. President, who was born as an American citizen. He grew up in a Dutch community of Kinderhook and growing up spoke Dutch as his first language rather than English. ( http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/martin-van-buren-3265.php) -
Trail Of Tears
Andrew Jackson had an Indian removal policy. He demanded the Cherokee tribe to give up their land and move to an area in Oklahoma. The Cherokee called it the Trail Of Tears. The tribe faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 died. -
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William Henry Harrison
Filling the duty as 9th president, Harrison only served as a president for a month until he sadly died of pneumonia, he was called "Old Tippecanoe", his father was a patriot, William always wanted to be a doctor but when he couldn't buy the tuition he dropped out and joined the military. -
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John Tyler
His most notable accomplishment was the annexation of Texas. The issue for which Tyler will no doubt be best remembered was his support for the annexation of Texas. While Congress at first opposed the annexation, Tyler's successor, Polk, was elected on a platform supporting annexation, and Congress passed a joint resolution supporting annexation signed into law by Tyler three days before his term expired. -
Florida
Fun Facts: Orlando attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in the United States, Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south, and Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed. (http://www.50states.com/facts/florida.htm) -
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James K. Polk
In the House of Representatives, Polk was a chief lieutenant of Jackson in his Bank war. He served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving to become Governor of Tennessee.
Until circumstances raised Polk's ambitions, he was a leading contender for the Democratic nomination for Vice President in 1844. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/jamespolk) -
Texas
Fun Facts: Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State.p, Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it, and Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. (http://www.50states.com/facts/texas.htm) -
Mexican American War
Americans wanted the Mexican's land and won and gained land in the West. Americans gained present day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. -
Iowa
Fun Facts: Ripley's Believe It or Not has dubbed Burlington's Snake Alley the most crooked street in the world, Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry, and Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water. (http://www.50states.com/facts/iowa.htm) -
Wisconsin
Fun Facts: Devil's Lake was established in 1911, the facility has become one of Wisconsin's oldest and most famous state parks, and The House on the Rock was designed and built in the early 1940s. (http://www.50states.com/facts/wisconsin.htm) -
Susan B. Anthony
She attended the first women's rights convection. In 1854, wrote petition for married women's property rights and suffrage. In
1863, she wrote "Appeal to women of the republic". In 1861, she took part in the anti slavery companion. In 1906, on her 86th birthday gave the speech "Failure is impossible" and finally in 1920, after the 19th ammement the us constitution names a right after Susan B Anthony for women's rights to vote. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 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. -
Seneca Falls Resolution
The Seneca Falls Convection solved many things, but more specifically, national woman’s rights conventions were held annually, providing an important focus for the growing women’s suffrage movement. After years of struggle, the 19th Amendment was adopted in 1920, granting American women the constitutionally protected right to vote. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman".Held in Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days over July 19–20, 1848. Attracting widespread attention, it was soon followed by other women's rights conventions. -
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Zachary Taylor
The 12th president of the US, Zachary Taylor was a military man with little political experience. Tried to get California and New Mexico admitted to the Union without resolving their slave status. He died only 16 months after taking office. -
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Millard Fillmore
The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia. California was admitted as a free state. Texas received compensation for giving up claims to western lands.
Utah and New Mexico were established as territories.
Fugitive Slave Act was passed which required the federal government to help return runaway slaves. (http://americanhistory.about.com/od/millardfillmore/p/pfillmore.htm) -
California
Fun Facts: he first motion picture theater opened in Los Angeles on April 2, 1902, one out of every eight United States residents lives in California, and California is the first state to ever reach a trillion dollar economy in gross state product. (http://www.50states.com/facts/calif.htm#.VO_X1LPF_3) -
Sojourner Truth
She was a women that was born into slavery that became an evangelist and a moving public speaker, despite the fact that she remained illiterate throughout her life. Truth was introduced to the abolitionist movement upon joining a utopian community in Massachusetts, and spoke at antislavery rallies and conventions throughout the Midwest in the 1850s. She was tired of hearing that women are not equal to men and fought for that freedom, with the speech, "Ain't I A Women?" -
Fredrick Dougless
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. Giving the speech "What to the Slave Is The Fourth Of July?" -
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad. It got its name because its activities had to be carried out in secret, using darkness or disguise, and because railway terms were used by those involved with system to describe how it worked. Harriet Tubman, William Still, David Ruggles, Calvin Fairbank, Josiah Henson, and Erastus Hussey all took part in the slaves escape from the South, then traveled into the western territories, Mexico, the Caribbean, and even Europe. -
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Franklin Pierce
At 24 he was elected to the New Hampshire legislature; two years later he became its Speaker. During the 1830's he went to Washington, first as a Representative, then as a Senator.
Pierce, after serving in the Mexican War, was proposed by New Hampshire friends for the Presidential nomination in 1852.
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James Buchanan
He was elected five times to the House of Representatives; then, after an interlude as Minister to Russia, served for a decade in the Senate. As President-elect, Buchanan thought the crisis would disappear if he maintained a sectional balance in his appointments and could persuade the people to accept constitutional law as the Supreme Court interpreted it. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/jamesbuchanan) -
Dred Scott vs Sandford
The Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. The Court also ruled that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the U.S. territories. Dred Scott took place as the owner.(sanford) Trial impactsThe Supreme Court, in an infamous opinion written by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to take Scott's case because Scott was, or at least had been, a slave. -
Minnesota
Fun Facts: Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables. (http://www.50states.com/facts/minn.htm) -
Oregon
Fun Facts: Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations. (http://www.50states.com/facts/oregon.htm) -
John Brown And The Armed Resistance
He was upset because he thought that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. In early 1858, he had succeeded in enlisting a small “army” of insurrectionists whose mission was to foment rebellion among the 21 slaves. -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an unfaltering commander in chief during the Civil War which preserved the United States as one nation. Abraham Lincoln made the decision to fight to prevent the nation from splitting apart. (http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln87.htmlN) -
The Liberator
This was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. At thirteen years of age, William Lloyd Garrison began his newspaper career with the Newburyport Herald, where he squirrel great skills in both accuracy and speed in the art of setting type.
