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George Washington
George Washington was the commander of the Contenintal Army during the American Revolutionary War and became president in 1789 and served two terms in office. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax that was put on whiskey it was important because it was a effort to increase revenues but put a hardship on grain farmers. -
John Adams
John adams was elected president in 1796 and exited office in 1801 during his time in office he was a fedralists and he signed the Declaration of Indendence while he was in office. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams in the election of 1800 and became president he was for the Democratc Republicans and served two terms in office. -
Marbury v. Madison
The Marbury v. Madison case was a case were Marbury was appointed Justice of the Piece and refused to let Madison in this job, and Marbury tried to sue but lost and the court said it was unconstitutional. It is important because it established the principle of judiciary review. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a purchase of land that doubled the size of the united states for fifteen million. It was purchased by Thomas Jefferson. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a war between Britian and the United States. In the war of 1812 there was no winner because trade disputes were unsolved and land did not change hands. -
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key was a lawyer and is famous for writing the Star Spangled Banner. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was when factory machines replaced hand tools and large scale manufacturing. -
Samuel F.B Morse
Samuel was the man that first demonstreted the telegraph. Famous for the telegraph -
Eli Whitney
Eli Whiteney was a man that invented the cotton gin which he is famous for. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney and was a more efficent and easier way to clean cotton, invented in 1814. -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was a Canal that created a water route between New York City and New York, Bufflo -
James Madision
James Madision was president from 1809 to 1817 he tried to stop the war of 1812. -
James Monroe
James was a democratic republican and won the presidency of 1816 and was put in office in 1817. When james was administrator people called it the era of good feelings. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a compromise that kept balance of power between free states and slave states. -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was Monroes secreatry of state and New Englands choice. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jckson was a military hero from Tennesse and ran against Adams in the elction of 1824. -
Martin Van Buren
Was elcted president in 1836 a panic happened when he was president leading to a nation wide depression. -
Battle of the Alamo
A battle between mexican troops and a small number of texans. -
Lone Star Republic
The name texans adopted after the alamo battle -
Panic of 1837
The panic of 1837 was a major economic depresion -
Indian Removel Act
The act that called the goverment to negotiate treaties that would require native americans to reloccate west to the indian teritories. -
Trail of Tears
The trail of tears is the harsh journey of the Cherokkees from their homeland to Indiadian Terrioty. -
William Henery Harision
A runner for president man with military record and lack of political view. First president to die in office. -
John Tyler
A virginia man to run for president -
James K. Polk
ran against clay as president and won the elction. -
Mexican American War
First war fought on foreign soil after the war of 1812 -
Zachary Taylor
A general who stationed troops on the northern banks of the Rio gre Ginareo -
Treaty Of Guadolope Hidalago
A treaty that mexico realized texas was in and ended the war officialy. -
Compromise of 1850
A compromise that some belived saved the union but didnt bring peace because of the disagrement of slavery in the territories. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
A bill passed that turend kansas into a battle ground over slavery. -
Dred Scott v. Stanford
Scott sued for his freedom and that the missouri copromise was unconstitutinal. -
James Buchan
Perssured the Supreme Court to rule in theDred Scott case that Congress had no right to outlaw slavery. -
Harpners Ferry
A place in virginia that brown planed to capture the weapons in the us arsenal at harpners ferry. -
Abraham Lincoln
In a speach he expresed his fear that southerners wanted to expnad slavery. -
Confedrate States of America
states that sued met in montgomery alabama nd formed the Confedearte States of America and modled on the us constitution. -
Jefferson Davis
President of Confederacy -
First Battle of Bull Run
First land battle of the civil war and the confederacy won. -
Civil War
The begining to a long battle that started at fort sumter and started over slavery. -
BAttle of Antietam
Most Casualties in a single day battle in American history. -
Robert E Lee
talented military leader from virginia that would become commander and general of the confederate army. -
Battle of Shilo
The battle in which the union forced the confedracy to retreat.With some of the fierces battle of the war. -
Ulysses S Grant
A union general in the west. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Issued by Lincoln it freed all slaves in the confederate territory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
A three day battle in Pensylvania considered to be a turnng point of the civil war for the union. -
Siege of Vicksburg
A union siege of the last confedrate hold out in Vicksburg Mississippi. -
William Techumsah Sherman
appointed by grant to lead troopsd to the south -
Appomatix Court House
Where lee surrenedered to grant. -
Reconstruction
A period after the war that was the start to the build up of the united states.
