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Delaware admitted to the union
State flower: Peach Blossom, one of the origanal 13 states,Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. It did so on December 7, 1787.Delaware shares a semi-circular border with Pennsylvania. The border was drawn at the time of the original land grants to William Penn from King Charles II and the Duke of York.The nation's first scheduled steam railroad began in New Castle in 1831.The United States battleship Delaware was commissioned in 1910. -
Pennsylvania admitted to the union
One of the 13 origanal colonies, founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania’s capital, Philadelphia, was the site of the first and second Continental Congresses, 2nd state admitted to the union -
New Jersey admitted to the union
One of the 13 origNL COLONIES, was named for the island of Jersey in the English Channel, Motto: Liberty and ProsperityTree: Red OakFlower: VioletBird: Eastern Goldfinch The capital of New Jersey is Trenton. New Jersey is bordered by the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York. "NJ" is the state abbreviation. -
Georgia admitted to the union
One of the origanal 13 colonies, founded in 1732,The pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach made a home on Blackbeard Island. The United States Congress designated the Blackbeard Island Wilderness Area in 1975 and it now has a total of 3,000 acres.
On January 19, 1861, Georgia joined the Confederacy.
The official state fish is the largemouth bass.
In Gainesville, the Chicken Capital of the World it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork.
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Connecticut admitted to the union
One of the origanal 13 colonies, never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition), In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury. Later, the copper mine became the infamous New-Gate Prison of the Revolutionary War, Cattle branding in the United States began in Connecticut when farmers were required by law to mark all of their pigs. Connecticut is home to the oldest U.S. newspaper still being published: The Hartford Courant, established in 1764. -
Massachusetts admitted to the union
One of the 13 oringanal colonies, Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778. Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush. There is a house in Rockport built entirely of newspaper The Fig Newton was named after Newton, Massachusetts -
Maryland admitted to the union
one of the 13 origanal colonies, timore & Ohio Railroad Company built the first railroad station in Baltimore, King Williams School opened in 1696 it was the first school in the United States, The first dental school in the United States opened at the University of Maryland, Tilghman Island is home to the Skipjacks, the only commercial sailing fleet in North America, The 1,200 foot Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is the second longest continuous truss bridge in the nation -
South Carolina admitted to the union
One of the 13 origanl colonies, Campbell's Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. Off Hwy 14 near Gowensville, The walls of the American fort on Sullivan Island, in Charleston Harbor, were made of spongy Palmetto logs. This was helpful in protecting the fort because the British cannonballs bounced off the logs, eighth state to enter the UNION, The introduction of tobacco in 1894 rocketed Mullins into the Tobacco Capital of South Carolina. As many as -
New Hampshire admitted to the union
One of the 13 origanal colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from Mother England -- a full six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed, The first potato planted in the United States was at Londonderry Common Field in 1719. New Hampshire's present constitution was adopted in 1784; it is the second oldest in the country. -
Virginia admitted to the union
One of the 13 origanal colonies, amestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop. Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia. Six Presidents' wives were born in Virginia: Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Letitia Tyler, -
New York admitted to the union
The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843 Dairying is New York's most important farming activity with over 18,000 cattle and or calves farms In 1807 The Clermont made its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany making the vessel the first successful steamboat New York City has 722 miles of subway track. -
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Washington presidency
Washington is a Founding father won an unanimous vote for a President from all the states was a great General of the Revolutionary War signed the declaration of independence formed and established important things in the new union and many other great things -
North Carolina admitted to the union
One of the 13 origanal colonies, In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement. The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems. Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem. -
Rhode Island admitted to the union
One of the 13 origanal colonies Rhode Island was the 13th State to be admitted to the Union.
State Motto - " Hope "Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the United States. It covers an area of 1,214 square miles. Its distances North to South are 48 miles and East to West 37 miles.
Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state.
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Vermont admitted to the union
With a population of fewer than nine thousand people, Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest state capital in the U.S. Vermont's largest employer isn't Ben and Jerry's, it's IBM. Vermont was, at various times, claimed by both New Hampshire and New York. Until recently, the only way a Vermonter could get a drivers license with their photo on it was to drive to Montpelier. Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Wal-Mart. -
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The Whiskey Tax- Whiskey Rebellion
First tax on domestic products people and farmers who made whiskey really disliked this tax, very unpopular tax, treasury secretary Hamilton made this tax, so that the government could make back some of the money they had spent on the revaluation -
Kentucky admitted to the union
The town of Murray is home to the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Museum located on the campus of Murray State University. The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country. It is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. Kentucky was a popular hunting ground for the Shawnee and Cherokee Indian nations prior to being settled by white settlers. Cheeseburgers were first served in 1934 at Kaolin's restaurant in Louisville. Chevrolet Corvettes are -
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Horace Mann’s campaign for free compulsory public education.
Horace Mann became the catalyst for tuition-free public education and established the concept of state-sponsored free schools. The zeal with which Mann executed his plan for free schools was in keeping with the intellectual climate of Boston in the early days of the republic. -
Tennessee admitted to the union
Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
The Copper Basin is so different from the surrounding area it has been seen and is recognizable by American astronauts. The stark landscape was caused by 19th-century mining practices. There were more National Guard soldiers deployed from the state for the Gulf War effort than any other state. -
Washington's Farewell Address
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp to full farewell address
It is believed that Alexander Hamilton wrote most of the address
hopes for America’s future, the address called for an end to partisan politics and maintained that Washington’s decision not to run for a third term was in the best interests of the country. Stay away from political parties they will only argue -
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John Adams presidency
Founding Father,president , federalist, negotiated piece with France, lost vote for president with Thomas Jefferson and they both said horribly things about each other -
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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was a prominent abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Born a slave in New York State, she had at least three of her children sold away from her. After escaping slavery, Truth embraced evangelical religion and became involved in moral reform and abolitionist work. In the mid-1850s she settled in Battle Creek, Michigan, her base of operations for the rest of her life.At the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio,Delivered "Ain't I a Women Speech" -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Signed into law by President John Adams in 1798, the Alien and Sedition Acts consisted of four laws passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress as America prepared for war with France. These acts increased the residency requirement for American citizenship from five to fourteen years, authorized the president to imprison or deport aliens considered "dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States" and restricted speech critical of the government. -
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Thomas Jefferson Presidency
Drafted Declaration of Independence, got rid of the whiskey tax, cut nations dept by a third, purchased the Louisiana Territory from Neapolitan 1803 -
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Marbury v. Madison
The case resulted from a petition to the Supreme Court by William Marbury, who had been appointed Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia by President John Adams but whose commission was not subsequently delivered. Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to force the new Secretary of State James Madison to deliver the documents. The Court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, found firstly that Madison's refusal to deliver the commission was both illegal and correctible. -
Ohio admitted to the union
The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
Cleveland boasts America's first traffic light. It began on Aug. 5, 1914. Ermal Fraze invented the pop-top can in Kettering. "Hang On Sloopy" is the official state rock song. Akron was the first city to use police cars. Akron is the rubber capital of the world. -
Louisiana Purchase
530,000,000 acres of territory (828,000 square miles) in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million which is about 4 cents an acre
The area contains what is now Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and parts of Minnesota, Texas, North Dakota, south Dakota, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Louisiana, and New Orleans. -
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Lewis & Clark
45 men/soilders went but 35 were left after St.louis because they sent back the troublesome poelpe.explore and map the newly acquired territory, find a practical route across the Western half of the continent, and establish an American presence in this territory before Britain and other European powers tried to claim it. -
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William Lloyd Garrison,
1831Liberator till 1865 goal to get blacks rights. for blacks to have all the rights that whites have created New England Anti-Slavery Society -
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James Madison Presidency
Wrote the federalist papers, author of the bill of rights, fourth president of the United States -
Louisiana admitted to the union
The Battle of New Orleans, which made Andrew Jackson a national hero, was fought two weeks after the War of 1812 had ended and more than a month before the news of the war's end had reached Louisiana. Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV. Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States; the building is 450 feet tall with 34 floors.
Louisiana is the only state in the union that does not have counties. Its political subdivisions are called parishes. -
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War of 1812
UNITES STATES VS great britain, canada, and Indians. U.S. Capital was burned The United States won battles earlier in the war but after britain defeated Napolians army they were able to focus totally on the battle with the U.S. and was able to burn down the capital and government buildings. After britain lost the battle of baltimore the british agreed to Treaty of Ghent which ended the war but an assault still took place on New Orleans but the U.S. Army led by Andrew Jackson's Arny won. -
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
She helped organize the world’s first women’s rights convention in 1848, and formed the National Women’s Loyal League with Susan B. Anthony in 1863. Seven years later, they established the National Woman Suffrage Association. With her advocacy of liberal divorce laws and reproductive self-determination, Cady Stanton became an increasingly marginalized voice among women reformers late in life. However, her efforts helped bring about the eventual passage of the 19th Amendment, -
Indiana admitted to the union
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. During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation. The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871. Santa Claus, Indiana receives over one half million letters and requests at Christmas time. Indiana's shoreline with Lake Michigan is only 40 miles long, but Indiana is still considered -
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James Monroe Presidency
5th president of the United States, continental congress delegate, anti federalist, elected to senate of first United States congress, governor of Virginia, helped negotiate Louisiana purchase -
Mississippi admitted to the union
In 1963 the University of Mississippi Medical Center accomplished the world's first human lung transplant and, on January 23, 1964, Dr. James D. Hardy performed the world's first heart transplant surgery.Borden's Condensed Milk was first canned in Liberty. The world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula. The world's largest cactus plantation is in Edwards. In 1884 the concept of selling shoes in boxes in pairs (right foot and left foot) occurred in Vicks -
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Frederick Douglass
WHAT TO A SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY Rhetorically, Douglass was a master of irony, as illustrated by his famous Fourth of July speech in 1852: “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn,” propagandist of the Union cause and emancipation, a recruiter of black troops, and (on two occasions) an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln. -
Illinois admitted to the union
The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893. The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885. Peoria is the oldest community in Illinois. Illinois had two capital cities, Kaskaskia, and Vandalia before Springfield. Des Plaines is home to the first McDonald's. Dixon is the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
can a state legislature change the charter of a college? Whether Dartmouth College would remain private or become a state school. 1816, the state legislature of New Hampshire passed laws revised the charter. These laws changed the school from private to public.They changed the duties of the trustees. They changed how The existing trustees filed suit. They claimed that the legislature violated the Constitution. Dartmouth continued as a private school and didn't change -
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McCullouch v. Maryland
Maryland enacted a statute imposing a tax on all banks operating in Maryland not chartered by the state. The Second Bank of the United States was established pursuant to an 1816 act of Congress. McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States, issued bank notes without complying with the Maryland law. Maryland sued McCulloch fo. McCulloch, Maryland. Maryland lost because of it being illegal to tax bank of United States -
Transcontinental Treaty
Spain had long rejected repeated American efforts to purchase Florida. But by 1818, Spain was facing a troubling colonial situation where the cession of Florida made sense. Spain had been exhausted by the Peninsular War in Europe and needed to rebuild its credibility and presence in its colonies.$5,000,000 and relinquishing the US claims on parts of Spanish Texas west of the Sabine River and other Spanish areas, under the terms of the Louisiana Purchase. -
Alabama admitted to the union
Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon. The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886. Alabama introduced the Mardi Gras to the western world. The celebration is held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins. "Alabama" is the official state song. Alabama became the 22nd state At 2,405 feet Cheaha Mountain is Alabama's highest point above sea level. -
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Susan B. Anthony July 19 1848
Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.Anthony was tireless in her efforts, giving speeches around the country to convince others to support a woman’s right to vote. She even took matters into her own hands in 1872 when she voted in the presidential election illegally. Anthony was arrested and tried unsuccessfully to fight the charges. She ended up being fined $100 – a fine she never paid.When Anthony died on March 13, 1906, women still did not have the right to vote -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted slavery be permitted. United States contained twenty-two states, evenly divided between slave and free. Admission of Missouri as a slave state would upset that balance. The Missouri Compromise was criticized by many southerners because it established the principle that Congress could make laws regarding slavery; northerners, on the other hand, condemned it for acquiescing in the expansion of slavery the act helped hold the union together union for 30 more years -
Maine admitted to the union
In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable. Approximately 40 millions pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine. 90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine. -
Missouri admitted to the union
The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912. At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea. The state animal is the Mule. Missouri ties with Tennessee as the most neighborly state in the union, bordered by 8 states. Kansas City has more miles of boulevards than Paris and more fountains than any city except Rome. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a US foreign policy regarding European countries. President James Monroe gave speech. European powers against interfering in the affairs of the newly independent Latin American states or potential United States territories. While Americans generally objected to European colonies in the New World, they also desired to increase United States influence and trading ties throughout the region to their south. European mercantilism posed the greatest obstacle to economic expans -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Does a state have the power to grant an exclusive right to the use of state waterways inconsistent with federal law?New York granted Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton the exclusive right of steam boat navigation on New York state waters. Ogden brought this lawsuit seeking an injunction to restrain Gibbons from operating steam ships on New York waters in violation of his exclusive privilege. Holding and Rule (Marshall)No. A state does not have the power to grant an exclusive right of waterwa -
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John Quincy Adams Presidency
Sixth President of the United States, member of house of reps, federalist, Son of John Adams -
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Andrew Jackson presidency
Seventh President of the United States, won many battles in war of 1812 and gained popularity, got Florida from Spain, almost beat John Quincy Adams in 1824 election, founded the Democratic Party, was called a bigamist, made it that states couldn't secede from the union, signed and enforced Indian removal act, -
Abolitionist Movement
From the 1830s until 1870, the abolitionist movement attempted to achieve immediate emancipation of all slaves and the ending of racial segregation and discrimination. Their propounding of these goals distinguished abolitionists from the broad-based political opposition to slavery’s westward expansion that took form in the North after 1840 and raised issues leading to the Civil War. Theodore D. Weld, William Lloyd -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
August 21, Turner and six of his men met in the woods to make their plans.At 2:00 that morning, they set out to the Travis household,where they killed the entire family as they lay sleeping.They continued on, from house to house, killing all of the white people they encountered.Turner's force eventually consisted of more than 40 slaves.The remaining force then met the state and federal troops in final skirmish, in which one slave was killed and many escaped, includingTurner. sentencedtoexecution -
Toledo War
Michigan the territory and Ohio the state both wanted to own the Toledo strip, Michigan lost the war when the president said no to Michigan which was still a territory but gave Michigan the upper peninsula -
Arkansas admitted to the union
North Little Rock offers one of the nation's largest municipal parks.
Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers. 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. Mountain View is home to one of the largest producers of handmade dulcimers in the world. -
Michigan became a state
January 26, 1837 and was the 26th state in the union Detroit is known as the car capital of the world.
Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. Rogers City boasts the world's largest limestone quarry.Michigan's state stone, The Petoskey is the official state stone. The Detroit Zoo was the first zoo in America to feature cageless, open-exhibits that allowed the animals more freedom to roam.Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world -
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Martin Van Buren Presidency
Eighth President of the United States, Elected to the Senate by the state legislature in 1821,Van Buren was a major supporter and organizer for Jackson in the 1828 election. Jackson was elected, and made Van Buren Secretary of State, he was blamed for the depression of 1837; hostile newspapers called him "Martin Van Ruin." He attempted to cure the economic problems by keeping control of federal funds in an Independent Treasury, rather than in state banks, but Congress did not pass this until 18 -
Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson 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. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died. -
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William Henry Harrison Presidency
Ninth President of the United States, Died of pneumonia inaugural address lasted 2 hours he wore no coat or hat in the cold rain and sleet, the first president to die in office. He was 68 years,, the oldest president at the time, Harrison died on his 32nd day in office, serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. His death sparked a brief constitutional crisis, but its resolution settled many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution -
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John Tyler Presidency
Tenth President of the United States, He assumed office after the death of President William Henry Harrison, who passed away from pneumonia after just a month in the White House. Nicknamed “His Accidency,” Tyler was the first vice president to become chief executive due to the death of his predecessor, -
Florida admitted to the union
Saint Augustine is the oldest European settlement in North America. Orlando attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in the United States. Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south. The United States city with the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita is Clearwater. Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed. -
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James Polk Presidency
Eleventh President of the United States, Polk served in the Tennessee legislature and the U.S. Congress; in 1839 he became governor of Tennessee. A Democrat who was relatively unknown outside of political circles, Polk won the 1844 presidential election as the dark horse candidate. As president, he reduced tariffs, reformed the national banking system and settled a boundary dispute with the British that secured the Oregon Territory for the United States, led the nation into the Mexican-American -
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
1822 – March 10, 1913 Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and made about thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved family and friends Whenever Tubman led a group of slaves to freedom, she placed herself in danger. There was a bounty offered for her capture because she was a fugitive slave herself, -
Manifest Destiny
The term manifest destiny originated in the 1840s. It expressed the belief that it was Anglo-Saxon Americans’ providential mission to expand their civilization and institutions across the breadth of North America. This expansion would involve not merely territorial aggrandizement but the progress of liberty and individual economic opportunity as well.It was, O’Sullivan claimed, ‘our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence Essence of the Mid West -
Texas admitted to the union
Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State. The lightning whelk is the official state shell. Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States. The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation. -
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Mexican-American War
Mexican Governmernt was encouraging border raids on Texas,union wanted President James K. Polk to conect country to west coast.Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor, killing about a dozen.They then laid siege to an American fort along the Rio Grande.Combat operations lasted a year and a half TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDAGO ENDSTHE MEXICAN-AMERICANWar California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande -
Iowa admitted to the union
Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry. The state's smallest city park is situated in the middle of the road in Hiteman. Spirit Lake is the largest glacier-made lake in the state. Crystal Lake is home to a statue of the world's largest bullhead fish. Iowa's longest and highest bridge crosses Lake Red Rock. Iowa's oldest continually running theater is in Story City. -
Wisconsin admitted to the union
Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state's 7,446 streams and rivers. End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. Wisconsin's Door County has five state parks and 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. These figures represent more than any other county in the country. Devil's Lake was established in 1911. The facility has become one of Wisconsin's oldest and most famous state parks. It leads the state parks in attendance. The first practical typewriter was designed in Milwaukee in1867 -
Seneca Falls Resolution
At the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, N.Y., a woman’s rights convention–the first ever held in the United States–convenes with almost 200 women in attendance A Convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances,” a treatise that she had drafted over the previous few days. Stanton’s declaration was modeled closely on the Declaration of Independence, and its preamble featured the proclamation -
Seneca Falls Convention
Martha Wright, Mary Ann McClintock, and Jane Hunt, Declaration of Sentiments and Grievances, 12 resolutions–11 unanimously–which called for specific equal rights for women. The ninth resolution, which declared “it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise,” was the only one to meet opposition womens right to vote -
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Zachary Taylor Presidency
12th President is the United States, served in the army for some four decades, commanding troops in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War (1832) and the second of the Seminole Wars (1835-1842). He became a full-fledged war hero through his service in the Mexican War, which broke out in 1846 after the U.S. annexation of Texas, Taylor entered the White House at a time when the issue of slavery and its extension into the new western territories (including Texas) had caused a major rift between the No -
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Millard Fillmore Presidency
13th President of the United States, he emerged as the Whig Party candidate for vice president under Zachary Taylor, and after Taylor’s victory he presided over months of early debate in Congress over the controversial Compromise of 1850. -
California admitted to the union
More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States. Alpine County is the eighth smallest of California's 58 counties. It has no high school, ATMs, dentists, banks, or traffic lights. In the late 1850s, Kennedy Mine, located in Jackson, served as one of the richest gold mines in the world and the deepest mine in North America. In Pacific Grove there is a law on the books establishing a $500 fine for molesting butterflies. -
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Franklin Pierce Presidency
14th President of the United States, He served as speaker of the state legislature before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1833. After two terms in the House and one in the Senate, Pierce returned to practicing law, only to emerge in 1852 as the Democratic presidential candidate, even as sectional tensions increased over the issue of slavery and its extension into new territories. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which Pierce signed in 1854, enraged antislavery northerners and br -
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James Buchanan Presidency
15th president of the United States, seven Southern states seceded from the Union and the nation teetered on the brink of civil war, was morally opposed to slavery but believed it was protected by the U.S. Constitution, he tried to maintain peace between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the government, but tensions only escalated -
Dred Scott vs Sandford
Slave says he is free because he was living in a territory where slavery was illegal the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. Not guilty. That the plaintiff was a negro slave, the lawful property of the defendant, and, as such, the defendant gently laid his hands upon him, and thereby had only restrained him, as the defendant had a right to do. -
John Brown and the armed resistance,
John Brown was a radical abolitionist who believed in the violent overthrow of the slavery system.During the Bleeding Kansas conflicts, Brown and his sons led attacks on pro-slavery residents. and was quick to capitalize on his growing reputation.he had succeeded in enlisting a small “army” of insurrectionists whose mission was to foment rebellion among the slavesIn 1859, Brown and 21 of his followers attacked and occupied the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry. Brown was captured and Hanged -
Minnesota admitted to the union
The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields --- 9.5 million square feet. The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 allowing oceangoing ships to reach Duluth. The world's largest pelican stands at the base of the Mill Pond dam on the Pelican River, right in downtown Pelican Rapids. The 15 1/2 feet tall concrete statue was built in 1957. Minneapolis has more golfers per capita than any other city in the country. -
Oregon admitted to the union
Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state. Oregon's state flag pictures a beaver on its reverse side. It is the only state flag to carry two separate designs. Oregon and New Jersey are the only states without self-serve gas stations. Eugene was the first city to have one-way streets. At 329 feet the Coast Douglas-Fir in Oregon is considered the tallest tree in the state. At 8,000 feet deep Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in North America. Navy blue and gold are Oregon's offi -
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Abraham Lincoln Presidency
16th President of the United States, election that November pushed several Southern states to secede by the time of his inauguration in March 1861, president during the civil war, Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, freed all slaves in the rebellious states and paved the way for slavery’s eventual abolition, while his Gettysburg Address later that year stands as one of the most famous and influential pieces of oratory in American history, In April 1865, with the Union on the brink of vic
