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Delaware admitted to Union
First state to ratify the United States Constitution -
Pennsylvania admitted to Union
James Buchanan was born here -
New Jersey Admitted to Union
Diner Capital of the world, has the most diners in the world. -
Georgia Admitted to Union
Wesleyan College, located in Georgia was the first college in the world to offer degrees to women. -
Connecticut Admitted to Union
Connecticut (as well as Rhode Island) never ratified the 18th amendment (Prohibition) -
Massachusetts Admitted to Union
The first thanksgiving was held here, Boston Tea Party -
Maryland Admitted to Union
One of the first calls to freedom from British was heard at Hungerford's Tavern in Rockville, Maryland. -
South Carolina Admitted to Union
First battle of Civil War took place at Fort Sumter in South Carolina -
New Hampshire Admitted to Union
First of 13 colonies to declare independence from Britain, 6 months before Declaration of Independence was signed. -
Virginia Admitted to Union
Jamestown was one if the first English settlements in U.S -
New York Admitted to Union
In 1789, George Washington took his presidential oath on Federal Hall balcony in New York -
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George Washington Presidency
First president, served for two years (although he could have served for much longer--very well liked by the people) -
North Carolina Admitted to Union
The first English child born in the colonies was born in Roanoke, Kentucky in 1587. She was named Virginia Dare. -
Rhode Island Admitted to Union
Rhode Island was the last of the 13 original to become a state; smallest state. -
Vermont Admitted to Union
Vermont was the first state admitted to the Union after the Constitution was ratified. -
Kentucky Admitted to Union
"Happy Birthday To You" was crested by two Kentuckian sisters in 1893 -
Whiskey Rebellion
Alexander Hamilton put a tax on whiskey and it was put into effect on 1791. Citizens didn't like this idea and were strongly opposed to it. 'The Whiskey Rebellion' were just angry people who attacked a tax collector's home. Talking about it did nothing.The government then sent in state militia (13,000) but there was no fight, the rebellion had collapsed and fled before troops got there. It made the government realize Alexander Hamilton was dangerous. Started in early 1791. -
Tennessee Admitted to Union
When Tennessee became a state, the population was 77,000 -
Washington's Farewell Address
George Washington announced he wasn't running for a third term. He urged Americans to stay together as a unit rather than split into different political groups. Washington also warned about permanent relationships with other nations and to be careful of attatchments with these other nations. -
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was an escaped slave, woman's and slavery rights activist. Sojourner, when emancipated, turned to religion and worked in housekeeping. She is perhaps best known for her stirring “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, delivered at a women’s convention in Ohio in 1851.Truth was born sometime in 1797 and died in November 26, 1883. She died in Battle Creek, MI -
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John Adams Presidency
Served two terms, served during the X, Y, Z fever, hostilities at sea with France -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws were passed by the Federalist Congress and signed into by President John Adams as our nation got ready for war with France. These laws increased the residency requirements from five years to fourteen years. They also allowed the president to deport/jail any aliens that he saw dangerous to the U.S. Also, they restricted any criticism about the government and could jail anyone who spoke/wrote anything bad. These laws were made mainly to weaken and silence the Democratic-Republic parties. -
Chief Justice John Marshall
Major cases:
-Marbury vs. Madison (1803)
-McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819)
-Cohens vs. Virginia (1821)
-Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824)
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Thomas Jefferson Presidency
Served for two terms, founding father, principal author of Declaration of Independence -
Marbury vs. Madison
In the last days of John Adam's presidency, he appointed Marbury and others to be justices trying to keep the judicial branch federalist. Thomas Jefferson didn't allow them to hold their jobs, Marbury sued the Secretary of State Madison for not delivering the commisions in time. The impact was on judicial review, it allowed things to be declared unconstitutional. Marbury got his job back. -
Ohio Admitted to Union
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the the moon, was from Ohio -
Louisiana Purchase
828,000 square miles for 15 million dollars. The U.S needed more land and France owned Louisiana. After making the purchase, France left the U.S and the expansion west began. -
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Lewis and Clark
There were around 45 young men who went with the main group. More specifically, Lewis and Clark, Lewis' slave York, an interpreter, Sacagawea, her husband Toussaint Charbonneau, their newborn son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. They started off in St. Louis and went through the Missouri River westward to the continental divide to the Pacific Coast. They explored the land around them after Thomas Jefferson sent them to do so after purchasing Louisiana. "Discovery Corps" -
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James Madison Presidency
Wrote the federalist papers, referred to as the father of the constitution, helped with bill of rights -
Louisiana Admitted to Union
The world famous celebration Mardi Gras is held in New Orleans, Louisiana -
War of 1812
The U.S fought against Great Britain. The war began because Great Britain attempted to limit U.S trade etc. Treaty of Ghent ended the war. If the War of 1812 never happened, Canada would've been part of the U.S. The war started Canadian Nationalism -
Indiana Admitted to Union
Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was seven years old, he spent most of his childhood here -
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James Monroe Presidency
Last president from the founding fathers, served two terms -
Mississippi Admitted to Union
Elvis Presley was born in Tulepo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935 -
Illinois Admitted to Union
The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago, Illinois in 1885 -
Dartmouth v. Woodward
The New Hampshire legislature tried to change Dartmouth College from a private college to a state university. They changed the corporate charter by changing the control of trustee appointments to the governor. The old trustees sued William. H Woodward, who sided with the new appointees. Old trustees lost in state case. The impact was that it protected businesses and corporation from government regulations. It was ruled that the legislature couldn't do that. -
Transcontinental Treaty
The Transcontinental Treaty divided the Spanish and United State North American claims along a line from the southeastern corner of what is now Louisiana, north and west to what is now Wyoming, west along the latitude 42° N to the Pacific. Spain gave up Florida and Oregon as long as they got Texas. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
In 1816, Congress made the Second Bank of the United States. In 1818, Maryland passed laws to put taxes on the bank.The cashier of the Baltimore branch, James. W. McCulloch refused to pay the taxes.It was James. W. McCulloch against the state of Maryland. Maryland won in a state case and James brought it up to Supreme Court. McCulloch won and the impact was that the Congress decided to use to anything proper and necessary clause. Also, states didn't have to right to take federal entity. -
Alabama Admitted to Union
Alabama workers built the first rocket to put men on the moon -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine (formerly part of Massachusetts) as free, except for Missouri, slavery was to be excluded from the Louisiana Purchase lands north of latitude 36°30′.Congress could regulate slavery in new territories and states. -
Maine Admitted to Union
Nearly 90% of the nations lobster is caught off the coast of Maine -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe gave the speech. His main message was for European powers to not get involved with the Western Hemisphere. It also was about the United States not allowing further colonization from European countries. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
The state of New York gave Aaron Ogden exclusive use to operate his steamboat in between New York and New Jersey in the Hudson River. Thomas Gibbons, also a steamboat operator, ran two ferries on this route. Ogden made an injuction against Gibbons because he said New York gave him only rights. Gibbons appealed to the Supreme Court. The impact was that the Supreme Court held the power to regulate interstate commerce which was granted to Congress by the Commerse Clause -
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Andrew Jackson Presidency
Elected by popular vote, wealthy man, owned slaves -
Abolitionist Movement
The point of the movement was emancipate slaves and end racism both segregation and discrimination. Before, people tried to restrict slavery, the goal now was to abolish it. Theodore D. Weld, William Lloyd Garrison, Arthur and Lewis Tappan, and Elizur Wright, Jr were all active recognized activists in the movement. The message was that all people are created equal and freedom to all. -
William Lloyd Garrison
When he was 25, Garrison joined the Abolition movement against slavery. He had a newspaper, The Liberator that ran from 1831-1865. In speaking engagements and through the Liberator and other publications, Garrison advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves. Garrison wanted to show people how immoral slavery was. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner was a black slave who led a violent slave rebellion with slaves and freed slaves in Virginia. It resulted in 60 white deaths. Turner claimed to be chosen by God to lead slaves from bondage. He hid for 6 weeks but was caught and was hung. -
Arkansas Admitted to Union
The mockingbird is the state bird -
Horace Mann's Campaign
Horace Mann’s campaign for free compulsory public education. Mann's goal was to provide education to every child paid for by local taxes. He basically created the need for education and preparing children for the real world. Mann was the secretary for the board of education in Massachusetts. -
Michigan Admitted to Union
Detroit is known as the car capital of the world -
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Martin Van Buren Presidency
"Little Magician", three months after being elected the financial panic of 1837 began, 5'6" -
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. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died. Ended in winter of 1839 -
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William Henry Harrison presidency
First president to die in office, died on 23rd day of office, shortest tenure in US history, gave longest inauguration speech (2 hours) without a coat, died of pneumonia, "tough guy" -
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John Tyler Presidency
First Vice President to president in history of US, running mate was William Henry Harrison -
Florida Admitted to Union
Saint Agustine is the oldest European settlement in North America -
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James K Polk
Referred to as the "Dark Horse", added New Mexico and California to US. -
Manifest Destiny
The Manifest Destiny was the type of thinking that the United States not only could, but was fated to become bigger and more powerful. It's important because it began the expansion of the United States and began things like the Mexican American war and the Indian Removal Acts. It was the mindset that Americans had the right to all the land and anyone who had land they wanted would lose it. It was first described as Manifest Destiny in a newspaper in July-August, 1845. -
Texas Admitted to Union
The state was an independent nation from 1836-1845 -
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Mexican American war
Manifest destiny, the U.S. wanted more land, Mexico had a lot of land and the U.S needed more for people to spread out. The U.S. got the northern half of what was then Mexico. When the fighting was all over, Mexico had lost about 1/3 of its land. -
Iowa Amitted to Union
Iowa State University is the oldest land grant college in the U.S -
Wisconsin Admitted to Union
Postosi is the catfish capital of the state -
Susan B. Anthony
President (1892-1900) of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Her work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Anthony was a women's rights activist who worked along side of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Life Dates: February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906 -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Prominent 19th century suffragist and civil rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) became involved in the abolitionist movement. National Women’s Loyal League with Susan B. Anthony in 1863. Seven years later, they established the National Woman Suffrage Association. She was a very active woman's rights advocate along with Susan. B Anthony -
Seneca Falls Resolution
The goal was to have equal rights for men and women, and to allow women to vote and be equal to men. It also was to discuss the rights of women and how to gain these rights, particularly in politics. The point of this convention was that the effort to secure equal rights across the board would start by working on suffrage for women. The Declaration of Sentiments was a list of rights the founders wanted. Link to all Declarations of Sentimentals: http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/seneca.html -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. Key players were Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as other women's rights activists such as Susan B, Anthony. Women convened to talk about the rights they wanted to have and form a Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances. It led to women having the right to vote and was the gateway to more conventions and equality. -
Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who helped other slaves escape to the north with a large network of people that was called the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman, Levi Coffin, John Mason, Jane Lewis, Elijah Anderson, William Still, John Fairfield were all key players in the production though there were many more. There were many locations where people could hide such as houses, businesses and buildings reserved especially for stowaways. The Underground Railroad was for helping slaves. -
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Zachary Taylor
Strong nationalist, served while debate of slavery heated up, fell ill and dies within 5 days. -
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Millard Fillmore Presidency
Member of the Whig party, ran for only three years, successor of Zachary Taylor when he died. -
California Admitted to Union
California lays on the San Andreas Fault -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick was a literate escaped slave who was a anti slavery abolitionist. He was seen as a leader among the Abolition movement. Douglass gave a speech, What is the 4th of July to a Slave? speech July 5, 1852. One sentence from his speech is, "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn" as slaves aren't free and the Fourth of July is to celebrate freedom. Life Dates: 1818–1895 -
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Franklin Pierce Presidency
Son killed months before taking office, president during "bleeding kansas" which preluded the civil war. -
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James Buchanan Presidency
Served right before civil war, never married, did nothing to solve slavery, left the slave issue for his successor. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Dred Scott was a slave. He lived in a free state, Illinois and the territory of Wisconsin for 10 years where slavery was illegal because of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. When Scott moved to Missouri with his master, he sued for his freedom because he lived in places where slavery was banned. After refiling the case after losing, the court claimed Scott wasn't a slave but not a U.S citizen because he was black, Dred Scott lost. The court then made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. -
Minnesota Admitted to Union
The Mall of America in Minnesota is 9.5 million square feet -
Oregon Admitted to Union
Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state -
John Brown
John Brown was a radical abolitionist who believed in the violent overthrow of the slavery system. During the Bleeding Kansas conflicts, Brown and his sons led attacks on pro-slavery residents .He believed that the only way to end slavery was through violence. Brown led an attack on an armory, Harper's Ferry, Virginia and killed seven more people but injured more. He was caught and hanged for murder and treason at age 59. It was the start of a rebellion, many say it later led to the Civil War -
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Abraham Lincoln Presidency
Ended slavery, Emancipation Proclamation, served throughout civil war, assassinated in theater by actor John Wilkes Booth, shot on April 14th, died next day.
