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Deleware
Only state without a state park -
Pennsyvania created
First baseball stadium -
New Jersey
Highest population density -
Georgia
Pirate Edward Balckbeard had a home in georgia -
Conneticut
You may. Not cross the street on your hands -
Massachusetts
Had the first subway system -
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Maryland
First school in the country -
South Carolina
First battle of the civil war took place here -
New hampshire
Declared independence 6 months before the Decleration of Indepedence -
Virginia
Birth place of the US -
New York
722 miles of Subway track -
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North Carolina
First air plane -
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George Washington Presidency
didn't let people make him the king of America. French Revolution was happening during his precidency. -
Rhode Island
Smallest state -
Vermont
Only state capital without a McDonald's -
Whiskey Rebelion
Peole outraged on the tax on whiskey. Citizens revolted. They used violoence and intimidation. This was the first tax that America had gave its citizens. when washington set men to deal with it, they got thier and it had already ended. -
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Kentucky
Second oldest tourist attraction -
Tennessee
Kingston Capitol for 1 day -
Washingtons Farewell Adress
When Washington left office his speech said the need to preserve the union. Stay away form foreign dangers and faction -
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Adam's Precidency
He was known for his hangdling of the Quasi War. Ireland became part of the UK when he was president. -
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Sojurner Truth
She played an acttive role in a abolishing slavery. She spoke at many conventions and was part of alot of groups. She worte a memoir about her time as a slave. Her most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman", she read in 1851 at a convention in Ohio. It talked about how women need rights. There is a statue of her in Battle Creek. -
Alien and Sedation Acts
congress made four laws after the French war. The laws were created to stregthen national security. -
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Jefferson Precidency
He created West Point. The Louisina Purchase happened during his Precidency. -
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Cheif Justice John Marshall
John Marshall was chief justice of the supreme court. His big cases were Marbury v. Madison, Mocullouch v Maryland, Cohens v Virginia. -
Ohio
First ambulance system created -
Marbuty v. Madison
Marbury petition Madison the Secretary of State to send over documents to the disttric of Columbia where he was the Justice of Peace. The trial helped define the boundary between the constitutionally seperarate branches of government. Marbury won 4-0 but Madison doesn't have to deliver it. -
Louisiana Purchase
Grew the united states and got all othert countries out of America. Got 827,000 miles for 15,000,000 dolars. -
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Lewis and Clark
Lewis, Clark, Sacagewa, Pomp, Charbonneau, and 31 other men went west to find a way to the pacifioc ocean. Went through the rockies and the great planes. -
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MADISON Precidnecy
Got the Capitol burned down. Napoleon was stopped at Waterloo. -
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War of 1812
US went to war with Britain for parts of Canada. We got a treaty. America went into the Good Feeling era. -
Lousiana
Mardi Gras is there -
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement -
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Monroe Precidency
Warned Europe not to get involved in the Western Hemisphere. He Erie Canal was built -
Mississippi
First heart and lung transplant -
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Fredrick Douglas
His speech "What to a slave is the fourth of july" compared america getting away from britain and slaves gettng away from owners. He played a key role in abolitionment by speeching to people far and near. -
Illinois
First skyscraper in the world -
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Indiana
David Letterman is from here -
McCullouch v. Maryland
Congress chartered the Second Bank of America. Maryland legislature placed a tax, against the constituion. McCullouch refused. The court decide with McCullocuh 7-0 -
Dartmouth v. Woodward
New Hampshire changed the charter of Dartmouth college changing it from a private to a public school, limiting the trustees power, and changing how they were selected. This impacted how people fewed the states governments. The court decided 5-1 with Dartmouth -
Transcontinental Treaty
US and got florida and oregon and Spain got texas. -
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Alabama
Birthplace of Confederate Union -
Missouri Compromise
Divided the country into slave states and non slave states. More slaves. Drew a line on the 36 parallel and said no states can have slaves above the line. Missouri was above the line and they were a sla even state. Much controversy. -
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Susan B. Antony
She helped get women rights. She also collected ant-slavery petions at age 17. -
Maine
Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun. -
Missouri
Also, at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the ice cream cone was invented. An ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a waffle vendor to help by rolling up waffles to hold ice cream. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe gave a speech that warned Europe not to colinize in the western hemisphere -
Gibbons v Ogden
states used to make steamboats have licenses to work in their waters. Had different states with license, monopoly effect. Gibbons won 6-0. This impacted states right over commerce. -
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JQ Adams Precidency
His greatest accomplishment was the treaty of Ghent. First railroad was built hwhile he was president. -
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Michigan
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Jackson Precidency
The only president to work us out of debt. Salvery abolished in Britain while he was president. -
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Abolitionist Movement
this movement called for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. This was going to abolish slavery.
Theodore D. Weld, William Lloyd Garrison, Arthur and Lewis Tappan, and Elizur Wright, Jr lead the movement. -
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Horace Mann's campaign for free compulsory public education
He was pushing for good public schools for everyone. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
Nat Turner lead a slave revolt killed 50-65 people. Nat was hung. -
Florida
Not the farthest state south. It actually hawaii -
Arkansas
The state contains six national park sites, two-and-a half million acres of national forests, seven national scenic byways, three state scenic byways, and 50 state parks. -
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Van Buren presidency
He created the Democratic Party. Upper and lower Canada combined while he was in office. -
Trail of Tears
President Jackson made indians leave thier home land and go to present day oklahoma. -
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Harrison Precidency
Died a few weeks I to term from being a meat head and giving a speech without a jacket -
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Harrison Precidency
Died a month into his term. -
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Tyler Precidency
Made florida party of the Union. First Afghan war started while he was in office. -
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Polk Precidency
He joined Texas amd Oregon into the Union. The Mexican war started as he was president. -
Manifest Destiny
Citizens believed it was there destiny to expand as big as we can. -
Texas
The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. -
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Mexican-American War
We went to war with mexico to expand our borders. We destroyred Mexico. We gained Utah Nevada, New Mexico, Almost all of california., -
Wisconsin
Wisonsin is the dairy capitol of the United States -
Iowa
Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world. -
Seneca Falls Resolution
First womens right convention. wanted the same rights as the men got. -
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Taylor Precidency
Clayton-Buwlar Treaty. Safety pin invented -
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was a way to geat slaves to the north. Thomas Garret and.John Fairfield also helped. Helped free 300 slaves by herslef. There was a location in Schoolcraft, MI and in Quincy, IL.The goal was to get slaves to canada so they could be free. -
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Filmore Precidency
Compromise of 1850 -
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Pierce Precidency
Kansas Nebraska act. India revolts on the Bristish -
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Buchanan's Precidency
Union fell apart
Civil War begins -
Dred Scoot vs Sanford
Dred scott was a slave who escaped to Illinois and was free. Went back to his owner Sandford and sued him. This made slaves less than a person. He lost 7-2. -
John Brown and the Armed resitance
John Brown was upset about slavery. He attempted to start a alve uprisng. He was hung -
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Lincoln Precidency
Brought the union together and abolished slavery
Civil War
