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Delaware
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Pennsylvania
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New Jersey
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Georgia
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Connecticut
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Massachusetts
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Maryland
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South Carolina
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New Hampshire
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Virginia
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New York
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George Washington
Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution, becoming the last of the original thirteen states under the Articles of Confederation to join the newly formed Union. May 29, 1790 -
North Carolina
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Rhode Island
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Vermont
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Kentucky
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Tennessee
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Washigntons Farewell Adress
A letter written by the first American Prestident to the people of the United States of America. -
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John Adams
President Adams is authorized by Congress to raise a militia of 80,000 men for defensive purposes in case of war with France. June 24, 1797 -
Alien and Seditions Acts
Four bill that were passed by the federalist in the 5th United States Congress and signed into law by president John Adams. -
Chief Justice of John Marshall
Four Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Congress reduces the size of the U.S. army to its 1796 limits. It also passes an act, which is signed into law by Jefferson, establishing an official United States Military Academy at West Point. March 16, 1802 -
Marbury vs Maddison
Was a landmark United States Court case in which the Courth formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review. -
Louisiana Purchase
The acquisition of Louisiana territory by the United States fron France. -
Ohio
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Lewis & Clark
Known as the Corps of Discovery Education -
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James Maddison
John Marshall overrules state legislation in Fletcher v. Peck, finding attempts to rectify the Yazoo land fraud scheme a violation of contract rights. Madison determines to add Republicans to the court. April 16, 1810 -
War of 1812
Military conflict, lasting for two-and-a-half years, between the United States of America and the UK. -
Indiana
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James Monroe
Following Congress's invitation, the Marquis de Lafayette, the inspirational liberal French philosopher, makes a lengthy visit to the United States. The visit commands national attention in the press and host cities for months. August 15, 1824 -
Mississippi
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Illinois
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McCulloch vs Maryland
A landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Dartmouth College vs Woodward
A landmark decision from the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application. -
Transcontinental Treaty
Accor between the United Staets and Spain that divided their North American claims along a line from the southeastern corner of what is not Louisiana. -
Alabama
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Missouri Compromise
A federal statute in the United States the regulated slavey in the country's western territories. -
Maine
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Missouri
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Monroe Doctrine
The best known U.S. Policy toward the Western Hemisphere. -
Gibson vs Ogden
A New York State law gave to individuals the exclusive right to operate steamboats on waters within state jurisdiction. -
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JQ Adams
Under the mediation of Czar Nicholas I, President Adams finalizes a settlement with the British over restitution for damages incurred during the War of 1812, left unresolved by the Treaty of Ghent. November 1826 -
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Andrew Jackson
Jackson announces he will terminate the national debt, freeing the United States of foreign and domestic obligations beyond the reserves of the Treasury. December 1834 -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. -
Arkansas
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Horace Mann's compaign for free compulsory public education
An American politician and educational reformer. -
Michigan
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Martin VanBuren
Britain orders the Canadian militia to seize the American steamship Caroline, which had been supplying Canadian rebels, on the Niagara River. One American is killed, and several are wounded. December 1837 -
trails of Tears
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. -
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William Harrison
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John Tyler
Congress passes the joint resolution (which only requires a simple majority by both houses) submitted by Tyler to annex Texas. The Republic of Texas votes to accept annexation on June 23. February 28, 1845 -
Sojourner Truth
She was an Aferican-American abolitiomist and women's rights activist. -
Manifest Destiny
Is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. -
Florida
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Texas
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Mexican-American War
This was an invasion of Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States and the repiblic of Mexico. -
Iowa
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Elizabth Cady Stanton
American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement. -
Wisconsin
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Seneca Falls Convention
The first women's rights convention to advertise itself as "a convention to discuss the socail, civil, and religious condition and rights of women." -
Seneca Falls Resolution
This soon followed other women's rights conventions, after the Seneca Falls Convention. -
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James Polk
Congress declares war on Mexico after American troops, under General Zachary Taylor, clash with Mexican troops on the north bank of the Rio Grande. May 13, 1846 -
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Miller Fillmore
The Democratic National Convention nominates Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire for the presidency and William R. King of Alabama for the vice presidency. June 01, 1852 - December 13, 1901 -
California
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Franklin Pierce
Bleeding Kansas” -- a guerilla war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers as they attempt to establish “popular sovereignty” -- emerges and consumes Kansas for two years. 1854 - 1901 -
Frederick Douglass
An Aferican-American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he becames a leader of he abolitison movement. -
Dred Scott vs Sandford
A landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that African American, whether enslaves for free, could not be American citizens. -
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James Buchanan
The Senate votes to accept Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton Constitution after it has already been rejected in Kansas. The House votes to resubmit the Constitution to popular vote. March 23, 1858 -
Minnesota
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John Brown and the armed resistance
He was a white American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. -
Oregon
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Abraham Lincoln
On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died. He had been shot by an assassin the night before and died of a head wound early on the morning of the 15th. -
Abolitionist Movement
A movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal. -
Susan B. Anthony
American socail reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the woman's suffrage movement. -
William Lloyd Garrison
He was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer. -
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
A renowned leader in the Underground Railroad movement to help slaves.
