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The Constitution
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It gives all the requirements for becoming president or being in Congress and the Supreme Court. It also contains the Bill of Rights. It also says all the things that the government can regulate and govern. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. The biggest thing he did was he bought the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million. This doubled the size of the United States. He also sent Lewis & Clark on an expedition to the Pacific Ocean. -
Andrew Jackson's Presidency
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He sent the Cherokee indians to the midwest via the trail of tears. He ended the second national bank. He also led the United States to a victory in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was president during the Civil War. He created the Emancipation Proclamation. He also abolished slavery. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president after William McKinley was assassinated. He created the meat inspection act and the pure food and drug act. The Panama Canal was built during his presidency. He also created the Roosevelt Corollary, which said that the U.S. would act like a police force in Latin America in order to keep European countries out. -
Prohibition
The eighteenth amendment to the Constitution went into effect, starting prohibition. It banned the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. It was repealed by the 21st amendment in 1933. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FDR became president in 1933. He created the New Deal, which helped the United States get out of the Great Depression. It created many jobs. -
Pentagon Papers
The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, which talked about the political and military involvement in the Vietnam War. This caused people to lose trust in the federal government. -
Watergate Scandal
The Democratic National Headquarters was broken into. Richard Nixon's administration tried to cover it up. They also bugged the offices. It resulted in Nixon resigning in 1974. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He helped end the Cold War. He got the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall. He lowered federal income tax rates. He also lowered the unemployment rate.
