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State Of Delaware
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State Of Pennsylvania
Fun Fact: Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate -
State Of New Jersey
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. -
State Of Georgia
Coca-Cola was invented in May 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. The name "Coca-Cola" was suggested by Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson. He penned the name Coca-Cola in the flowing script that is famous today. Coca-Cola was first sold at a soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta by Willis Venable. -
State Of Connecticut
Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948).
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State Of Massachusetts
The Basketball Hall Of Fame is located in Springfield -
State Of Maryland
The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use. -
State Of South Carolina
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, and after striking out on its own the state actually printed its own money and created its own postage stamps. -
State Of New Hampshire
As leaders in the revolutionary cause, New Hampshire delegates received the honor of being the first to vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
State Of Virginia
The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy. -
State Of New York
The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843. -
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Washington's Presidency
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 unanimously after the Constitution was ratified." New nation app -
State Of North Carolina
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States. -
State Of Rhode Island
The original name was the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, later Rhode Island. -
State Of Vermont
Rudyard Kipling, living 1890's invented the game of snow golf. -
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. -
State Of Kentucky
Their agriculture has horses, cattle, tobacco, dairy products, hogs, soybeans, corn. -
State Of Tennessee
Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War in 1861, and the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
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 and foreign dangers. Overall he wanted them to watch out for Political Parties. -
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John Adams Presidency
Accomplishment & Historical Event; 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. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
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.
Why were these laws passed?
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. -
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Thomas Jefferson Presidency
Accomplishments; Thomas Jefferson was appointed by Congress to a five-person committee in charge of writing The Declaration of Independence.
Historical Events; 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 -
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.
What was his influence?: his influence was all of these opinions strengthened the power of the federal government. (Date of birth mention in Date itself) -
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Lewis & Clark
Who went? Lewis & Clark Expedition
Where did they go? Map/Image of their route?On a 2 year journey to the great ocean (Pacific) -
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Louisiana Purchase
Impact:Land size 828,000 square miles, Cost:15 million dollars.
Impact: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. -
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Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark On a 2 year journey to the great 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. -
State Of Ohio
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Marbury v. Madison
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 -
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Louisiana Purchase
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. -
William Loyd Garrison
was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, which he founded in 1831 and published in Massachusetts until slavery was abolished by Constitutional amendment after the American Civil War. He was one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society. -
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James Madison Presidency
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. -
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War Of 1812
The treaty Ghent ended the war on February 17, 1815
US vs Great Britain
The war of 1812 had a tremendous impact on the political development of America, territorial exspantion and the national identity of America. -
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War of 1812
The treaty Ghent ended the war on February 17, 1815
US vs Great Britain
The war of 1812 had a tremendous impact on the political development of America, territorial exspantion and the national identity of America. -
State Od Louisiana
On April 30, 1803, representatives of the United States and Napoleonic France conclude negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, a massive land sale that doubles the size of the young American republic -
State Of Indiana
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. -
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James Monroe Presidency
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 -
State Of Mississippi
The first nuclear submarine built in the south was produced in Mississippi. -
State Of Illinois
The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893. -
Transcontinental Treaty
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 in exchange for recognition of Spanish sovereignty over Texas. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
In 1769 the King of England granted a charter to Dartmouth College. This document spelled out the purpose of the school, set up the structure to govern it, and gave land to the college.
Trial impacts
Historians believe that the decision greatly encouraged business investment and growth. Corporations are also chartered by states.
Outcome
By a 5-1 margin, the Court agreed with Dartmouth. The Court struck down the law, so Dartmouth continued as a private college. -
McCulloch 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. -
State Of Alabama
Alabama workers built the first to put humans on the moon.
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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. -
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Cause of Slave Revolt
Took place at night.
Free- Northern Maine FREE
Slave States- South of 36* Missouri SLAVE STATES
Split F+S
Stopped new slavery growth. -
State Of Maine
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. -
State Of Missouri
Missouri is known as the "Show Me State". On June 20, 1955, the flowering dogwood (Cornus Florida L.) became Missouri's official tree. -
Monroe Doctrine
Who gave speech: James Monroe
Speech: The United States would remain neutral in European affairs and not get involved in European conflicts.The United States 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. -
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John Quincy Adams Presidency
6th President, 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. -
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Andrew Jackson Presidency
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president. Andrews family emigrated from Ireland, he was called "Old Hickory", he was the first president to have roots in Ireland. -
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Abolitionist Movement
It was try to achieve immediate emancipation of all slaves. The ending of all racial segregation.
Lyman Beecher, Nathaniel Taylor, and Charles G. were all preachers that supported the movement.
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Role in Abolition
The Liberator was a weekly newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston, Massachusetts. William Lloyd Garrison was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts in December, 1805. At thirteen years of age he began his newspaper career with the Newburyport Herald, where he acquired great skills in both accuracy and speed in the art of setting type. He also wrote anonymous articles, and at the age of twenty-one began publishing his own newspaper.On January 1, 1831 the first issue of The Liberator -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
A slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. It was led by a slave named Nat Turner.
Date: August 1831
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State Of Arkansas
Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers. -
State Of Michigan
Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. -
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Martin Van Buren Presidency
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. -
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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 Presidency
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president. He was 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 Presidency
Accomplishments; His most notable accomplishment was the annexation of Texas.
Historical Events; 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. -
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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. Who helped:
Harriet Tubman, William Still, David Ruggles, Calvin Fairbank, Josiah Henson, and Erastus Hussey. Resulting in Many slaves escaped from the South, then traveled into the western territories, Mexico, the Caribbean, and even Europe -
State Of Florida
Orlando attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in the United States.
Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. -
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James K. Polk Presidency
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. -
Manifest Destiny
It is a term used in the 19th century about America stretching from coast to coast.
It helped fuel western settlement. It would also help the progress of liberty and personal economic opportunity as well. -
State Of Texas
Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State.Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. -
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Mexican American War
We wanted the Mexican's land.
We won and gained land in the West.
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State Of Iowa
Ripley's Believe It or Not has dubbed Burlington's Snake Alley the most crooked street in the world. -
State Of Wisconsin
Devil's Lake was established in 1911. The facility has become one of Wisconsin's oldest and most famous state parks. -
Seneca Falls Resolution
What was the goal? Women's equal rights
What were rights asked for? Rights in social, economics, politics, religious life and voting.
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Seneca Falls Convention
People involved: Elizabeth C. Stanton and Lucretia Mott. What happened there Elizabeth C. Stanton and Lucretia Mott spearheaded the first women's rights convention in American history. Although the convention was hastily organized and hardly published, over 300 women and men came to Seneca Falls, New York to protest the mistreatment of women in social, economic, political, and religious life.
What is the significance? From that first convention came a historic document, the 'Declaratof Sentimen -
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Zachary Taylor Presidency
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. Due to the fact that he did the longest speech of a total of 2 hours. Also known as "Old Rough and Ready” -
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Millard Fillmore Presidency
Events and Accomplishments of Millard Fillmore's Presidency: 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. -
State Of California
The first motion picture theater opened in Los Angeles on April 2, 1902. One out of every eight United States residents lives in California. -
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Susan B. Anthony.
Women’s Rights 1852, Attended first women's rights convection.
1854, wrote petition for married women's property rights and sufferage 1863, wrote "Appeal to women of the republic"
1861, Antislavery companion
1906, 86th birthday gives speech "Failure is impossible"
1920, after the 19th ammement the us constitution names a right after Susan B Anthony for women's rights to vote -
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Franklin Pierce Presidency
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 Presidency
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. The Court was considering the legality of restricting slavery in the territories, an -
Dred Scott vs Sandford Background In Dred
BackgroundIn Dred Scott v. Sandford (argued 1856 -- decided 1857), the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. -
States Of Minnesota
Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables. -
State Of Oregon
Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations. -
John Brown and the armed resistance
John Brown was mad, he thought that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
What happened, 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 Presidency
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. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Women’s Rights- formed the National Woman's suffrage association with Susan B. Anthony. -
Sojourner Truth
She 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.
Sojourner Truth is saying in her speech "Ain't I A Woman?" because she is a black women she isn't treated like how the white women are treated even though she too is a women.
