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Abolitionist Movement
This was a movement that wanted slaves to be free American citizens. In 1786 the Northwest Ordinance was passed stating it was illegal to have slaves northwest of the Ohio River. The 13th Amendment was passed in 1865 saying that all slavery was prohibited in the United States. Some important people were Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth. -
Delaware
Delaware was the first state. The State tree is the American Holly and the state bird is Blue Hen Chicken -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was the second state brought into the union. The biggest in Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and there state tree is Eastern Hemlock -
New Jersey
New Jersey is the third state brought into the union. The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and nickname the Garden state. -
Georgia
Georgia was the fourth state into the union. The state bird of Georgia is the brown thrasher and there state flag is the Cherokee Rose. -
Connecticut
Connecticut was the fifth state in the union. The state capitol of Connecticut is Hartford and nicknamed the Constitution State -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts was the sixth state in the union. The capital city is Boston and the state built the first subway system. -
Maryland
Maryland was the seventh state in the union. The state song of Maryland is "Maryland my Maryland" and Annapolis is a city in Maryland and it is known to be the sailing capital of the world -
South Carolina
South Carolina was the eighth state in the union. The state tree of South Carolina is the Sabal Palm and the state dance is the shag. -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire was the ninth state in the union. New Hampshire's capital is Concord and the state bird of New Hampshire is the purple finch. -
Virginia
Virginia was the tenth state in the union. Virginia is known to be the birthplace of the nation and the fist peanuts in the United States were grown in Virginia -
New York
New York was the eleventh state in the union. New York has the biggest city in the United States which is New York City and the first railroad was made in New York. -
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George Washington
He was our first president of the United States and the general in the Revolutionary war. -
North Carolina
North Carolina was the twelve state in the Union. The outer banks in North Carolina have some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and there state flower is the Dogwood. -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was the thirteenth state in the union. Rhode Island is the smallest state in the U.S and the state never ratified the 18th Amendment. -
Whiskey Rebelleon
Whiskey was one of the first things taxed on in the Umited States. The government did this because of the huge debut in the war. Whiskey was the most popular drink in the 18th century. The western people did not listed to this. Throught counties in western Pennsylvania people used violence to try to solve this. This became outrageous when 50 western farmers attacked a U.S Marshall. Then Milita was provided to keep,away the western foriners. Then Thomas Jefferson repealed this in 1801. -
Vermont
Vermont was the fourteenth state in the union. Vermont's nickname is the Green Mountain State and a city in Vermont called Montpelier is the largest producer of Maple Syrup in the United State -
Kentucky
Kentucky was the fifteenth state in the union. Kentucky was the first state to serve cheeseburgers and the capital is Frankfort. -
Tennessee
Tennessee was the sixteenth state in the union. The state is nicknamed the Volunteer State and Shelby County has more horse per capita then any other county in the United States. -
Washington Farwell Adress
This was a letter written by George Washington to the people of the United States of America. The letter was about him wanting to retire from being the president of the United States. He was afraid though that the the people would be mourning that he was leaving so he Washington used the majority of the letter to offer advice as a "parting friend" on what he believed were the greatest threats to the destruction of the nation.
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John Adams
He was the second president of the United States and the Vice President of George Washington. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien Sedition Axts consisted of four laws to help us go to war with France. These acts increased American residence from five to fourteen years. These laws were to silence the Democratic-Republican Party. The Demcratic-Republican Party won the election in 1800. So they vanished the law in 1802. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest destiny is a belief that Americans had in the 19th century. The belief is to make America bigger in expanding our land. -
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Chief Justice John Marshall
Chief Justice John Marshall was one of the most famous people in shifting the powers in the U.S court. He is known for five major cases in his time including Marburry and Madison, Fletcher and Peck, and Gibbons and Ogden. -
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Thomas Jefferson
He is the third president in the United States and the writer of the Deceleration of Independence. -
Marbury v. Madison
A,petition was sent to the Supreme Court by William Marbury. He said in his petition that he wanted the new Secretary of State, James Madison to deliver the documents. The court, found that Madison's refusal to deliver the letter was both illegal and correctable. After the two went to court Chief Justice John Marshall denied the petition -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was 828,000 square miles. It cost was 15 million at that time. It has impacted America because of all the land it covered. -
Ohio
Ohio was the seventeenth state in the Union. The state bird of Ohio is the cardinal and Ohio has the best college football team on the planet named Ohio State. -
Lewis and Clark
Previously Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase that brought much more land for America. He wanted someone to explore the new land. He chose two guys buy the name Lewis and Clark. Lewis and Clark traveled from St. Louis all the way to the Pacific Ocean. They brought a select group of soldiers from the U.S army to come with them to explore the new land. -
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James Madison
He was the fourth president in the United States and was the shortest president. -
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The War of 1812
The war of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and Great Britain. The War of 1812 was for who would have more control over the land. The Americans ended up winning the war. -
Louisiana
Louisiana was the eighteenth state in the union. Louisiana was named after King Louis and Louisiana held the 1983 special Olympics. -
Indiana
Indiana was the nineteenth state in the union. The state tree of Indiana is the Tulip Tree and the first professional baseball game was played in Indiana -
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James Monroe
He was the fifth president in the United States and was the Governor of Virginia -
Mississippi
Mississippi was the twentieth state in the union. Mississippi has the largest shrimp display in the United States and Elvis Presley was born in Mississippi. -
Illinois
Illinois was the twenty first in the union. The state flower of Illinois is the purple violent and the state dance is square dancing. -
McCullouch v. Maryland
Maryland had attempted to tax all banks not chartered in Maryland. This later became a law in the United States of America. Players in this situation were John Marshall, James McCullough, and the state of Maryland. -
Transcontinental Treaty
This treaty with Spain gave us new land which is now known as Florida. The treaty also was on boundary dispute. In the Treaty Spain was given new land called New Spain (which is now Mexico). -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
This started when the president of Dartmouth College was deposed by its trustees. This made New Hampshire attempted to force the college to become a private institute. The Supreme Court upheld the decision. The players involved were John Marshall, Woodward, and the college of Dartmouth. This case would later be the starting of free enterprise. -
Alabama
Alabama was twenty second state in the union. Alabama workers built the first rocket to put people to the moon and professional baseball and professional football player was born in Alabama -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise stated that slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana territory and in the northern states. The man who started the compromise was a man named Henry Clay. This has a huge impact on slavery because slaves can try to move west to free themselves from the southern states. -
Maine
Maine was the twenty third state in the union. Maine is the only state with one syllable and Augusta is the most eastern capital in the United States. -
Missouri
Missouri was the twenty fourth state in the union. Missouri is nicknamed the show me state and the state animal is the mule. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine explained that any European Country that interfered with the states would be seen as acts of aggression requiring U.S intervention. The man who stated the doctrine was President James Monroe. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
This case was about intestate commerce. Aaron Ogden filed a complaint on Gibbons operating in these waters. Gibbons had appealed to the court saying he did in New York. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gibbons. the players in this trial were John Marshall, Aaron Ogden, and Thomas Gibbons. -
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John Quincy Adams
He was the sixth president of the United States and was the U.S Secretary of State -
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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist woman who was a key in the movement. She was known as a great speaker and writer in her time. In 1851 she gave her most famous speech in Akron Ohio "Ain't I a Woman". She died in 1883 in Battle Creek Michigan. -
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Horace Mann
Horace Mann was the Massachusetts State Legislature. He thought the best way to make children knowledgeable and to have success in there generation he thought the best way was to have public schools. -
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Andrew Jackson
He was the seventh president and helped in the Revolutionary war at a very young age -
Trail of Tears
The U.S government passed a law stating that all Indians to vacate there land and move to reservation lands. The president at this horrible time was Andrew Jackson. -
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William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was an Abolitionist. In 1831 he printed a newspaper called The Liberator. The newspaper was an anti slavery newspaper.He became ver famous and was a big help in the movement. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat turner was a slave that lived in Southampton County Virginia. He with many other slaves from anywhere to 55 to 65 people. The biggest killing caused by uprising slaves in the south. Later, the rebellion was over in a couple of days but Nat Turner had escaped for month after the rebellion. -
Arkansas
Arkansas was the twenty fifth state in the union. The state bird of Arkansas is the Mockingbird and the official state instrument is the fiddle. -
Michigan
Michigan was the twenty sixth state in the union. Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world and they have the two worst college football teams in the country that are Michigan and Michigan State. -
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Martin Van Buren
He was the eighth president of the United States and was the senate of New York -
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William Henry Harrison
He was the ninth president of the United States and was the first president to die in office. -
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John Tyler
He was the tenth president of the United States and was in the House of Representatives -
Florida
Florida was the twenty seventh state in the union. A city in Florida named St. Augustine is the oldest European settlement and Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed. -
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James K. Polk
He was the eleventh president of the United States and was the Governor of Tennessee -
Texas
Texas was the twenty eighth state in the union. The state mammal of Texas is the armidillo and Texas was its own independent country from 1836 to 1845. -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican American War was a war between the The United States of America and Mexico. The war was fought for the right to own Texas. The American had one the war after two years of fighting. -
Iowa
Iowa was the twenty ninth state in the union. Strawberry point in Iowa is home to the worlds largest strawberry and Dubuque is the state's oldest city. -
Wisconsin
Wisconsin was the thirtieth state in the union. The nickname for Wisconsin is the badger state and the first practical typewriter was made in Milwaukee. -
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Zachary Taylor
He was the twelve president of the United States and was a U.S general in the Army -
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Millard Fillmore
He was the thirteenth president of the United States and was in the Mexican American war. -
California
California was the thirty first state in the union. California has the most people in a state and one out of eight U.S residents live in California. -
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Susan B Anthony
Susan B Anthony was the biggest leader in woman rights. She led many women to make a law stating that women had just as much rights as men did. -
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Fredrick Douglass
Fredrick Douglass was a writer and speaker in his time. He was born as a slave. He became very famous in a speech he made called "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July". Many people liked his speech and followed him during the movement. -
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Franklin Pierce
He was the fourteenth president of the United States and was the senator of New Hampshire -
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Franklin Pierce
He was the fourteenth president of the United States and was the senator of New Hampshire -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
This case is based on African American rights. Dred Scott was an enslaved African American attempted to sue for his freedom. He wanted African Americans whether enslaved or not to be an American citizen. After a 7-2 decision by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney the court denied Scott therefore not letting African Americans to be American citizens. The players in this trial were Roger B. Taney, Dred Scott, and John Sanford. -
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James Buchanan
He was the fifteenth president of the United States and US Minister to Russia -
Minnesota
Minnesota was the thirty second state in the union. The state flower of Minnesota is the pink and white lady's slipper and the Mall of America is located in Minnesota. -
Oregon
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John Brown and the armed residence.
John Brown was an abolitionists. John Brown and his men had killed many people who did not agree with them. John and his men were later captured. Later, John Brown had died. -
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Abraham Lincoln
He was the sixteenth president of the United States and abolished Slavery. -
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was as secret way for slaves to get out of the south by different methods and codes. Harriet Tubman was a woman who was a key factor in the Underground Railroad. She would help slaves get out of the south as quickly as possible then go back and help more slaves. The result was many slaves were getting out of the south without getting caught. It was tough for the people wanting to capture the slaves because there was so many locations in the Underground Railroad.
