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Delaware
The Capitol of Delaware is Dover. The shades of buff and blu in the flag are supposed to represent General George Washington's uniform. In the diamond, it recognizes commerce (the ship) and agriculture (the wheat, corn, ox, and farmer). -
Pennsylvania
The Capitol of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. The flag of Pennsylvania was the first flag bearing the State Coat of Arms. The blue field was required to match the blue of Old Glory. -
New Jersey
The Capitol of New Jersey is Trenton. The flag has the State Coat of Arms in the center, the shield has three plows with the horses head above it. The two women represent the goddesses of Liberty and Agriculture. The ribbon at the bottom reads: Liberty and Prosperity. -
Georgia
The Capitol of Georgia is Atlanta. On Georgia's flag, it has the State Coat of Arms with thirteen stars surrounding it. The thirteen stars denotes Georgia's position as on of the original thirteen colonies. The three pillars on the seal represent the three branches of government. The man with the sword represents defense of the Constitution. The date on the flag is the day the Declaration of Independence was signed. -
Connecticut
The Capitol of Connecticut is Hartford. On the flag, there is a white shield with three grapevines, each with three bunches of grapes. The vines stand for the first settlements of English people who moved from Massachusetts. "He who Transplanted Sustains Us" is the state's motto and can be read on the white ribbon. -
Massachusetts
The Capitol of Massachusetts is Boston. On the flag is a blue shield with a Native American on it. The arrow he holds points down, representing peace. Around the shield is a ribbon that says "By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Only Under Liberty". -
Maryland
The Capitol is Annapolis. The Maryland flag contains the family crest of the Calvert and Crossland families. -
South Carolina
The Capitol is Columbia. The crescent moon is the same that was on the front of South Carolina's troops. -
New Hampshire
The Capitol is Concord. The body of the flag is blue and in its center in suitable proportion and colors a representation of the state seal. -
Virginia
The Capitol is Richmond. The woman represents Virginia and the man holding a scourge and chain shows that he is a tyrant, his fallen crown is nearby. -
New York
The Capitol is Albany. On the flag, the goddess Liberty holds a pole with a Liberty Cap on top. -
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Washington
George Washington's greatest accomplishment was when he became the first President of the United States. Towards the end of his Presidency, two parties began to develope. -
North Carolina
The Capitol is Raleigh. That the flag of North Carolinashall consist of a blue union, containing in the center a white star with the letter N on the left and the letter C on the right of the star. -
Rhode Island
The Capitol is Providence. On the flag placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. -
Whiskey Rebellion
This was a tax protestin the United States, during George Washington's presidency. This was also the first tax placed on a domestic good/product by the new government. The Whiskey Rebellion helped to reduce the national debt. -
Vermont
The Capitol is Montpelier. The picture on the flag on a deep blue field is a scene painting. You can see a tall pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat. -
Kentucky
The Capitol is Frankfort. On the flag, the pioneer and statesman shaking hands represent all the people. -
Tennessee
The Capitol is Nashville. On the flag, there are three stars that represent the three different land forms in Tennessee. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
In his Farewell Address, George Washinton hailed the greatness that would come from a unity founded on necessity and prosperity. He also warned of dangers facing the public, and advised to stay away from/avoid political dangers. -
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Adams
One of John Adams' accomplishments was his successful defense of the British soldiers involved in the British Massacre in 1770. While he was President, an event took place with France that was called the XYZ Affair. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts was signed into law by President John Adams. This law increased the residency requirement for American citizenship from five to fourteen years. This law was designed to silence the Democratic-Republican Party. -
Marbury v. Madison
William Marbury, was designated as a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia. Marbury and seven other people were appointed to government posts by Congress in the last days of John Adams's presidency, but these last-minute appointments were never fully finalized. -
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Jefferson
One of thomas Jeffeson's accomplishments was when representatives from the U.S. and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty. While he was President, Alexander Hamilton passed away shortly after a duel with Aaron Burr. -
Chief Justice John Marshall
John Marshall may have been the most instrumental person in shaping the powers of the US Supreme Court. Some of his bigger cases were Marbury v. Madison, Cohen v. Virginia, and Fletcher v. Peck. -
Ohio
The Capitol is Columbus. On the flag, there is a large blue triangle that represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase consisted of 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France for $15 million. -
Lewis & Clark
The people who went on this expedition were Meriwether Lewis, George Shannon, William Clark, John Shields, and many other people. These men traveled to Wood River, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, north of St. Lewis, Missouri, and across the river in Illinois. -
William Lloyd Garrison
He was an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. His goal was to end slavery. -
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Madison
One of James Madison's accomplishments was when he issued a proclamation that authorized the occupation of West Florida. While he was president, there was a war against Britain. -
Louisiana
The Capitol is Baton Rouge. On t flag, there is the pelican group from the state seal in white and gold. -
War of 1812
The war was fought between the U.S. and Great Britain. After the war, the United States gave up its demands to end impressment, while Britain promised to leave Canada’s borders unchanged and abandon an attempt to create an Indian state in the Northwest. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement. -
Indiana
The Capitol is Indianapolis. On the flag, there is an outer and inner circle of stars. The outer circle has thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states. The inner circle has five stars, representing the five states prior to Indiana. -
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Monroe
One of James Monroe's accomplishments was when a policy known as "Monroe Doctrine" was created. While he was President, the Transcontinental Treaty, also known as the Adams-Onis treaty, was resolved. -
Mississippi
The Capitol is Jackson. In the cross on the flag, there are thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states. -
Illinois
The Capitol is Springfield. The Illinois flag has the Great Seal of Illinois against a white background. -
Transcontinental Treaty
Transcontinental Treaty, also called Adams-Onís Treaty or Purchase of Florida, (1819) accord between the United States and Spain that divided their North American claims along a line from the southeastern corner of what is now Louisiana, north and west to what is now Wyoming, thence west along the latitude 42° N to the Pacific. -
McCullouch v. Maryland
the state of Maryland passed legislation to impose taxes on the bank. James W. McCulloch refused to pay the tax. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
The New Hampshire legislature attempted to change Dartmouth College ( a privately funded institution ) into a state university. In attempt to regain authority over the resources of Dartmouth College, the old trustees filed suit against William H. Woodward, who sided with the new appointees. -
Alabama
The Capitol is Montgomery. On the flag is a crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, patterned after the Confederate Battle Flag. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan Brownell Anthony was an American social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a federal statute in the United States that regulated slavery in the country's western territories. The compromise was agreed to by the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress and passed as a law in 1820. -
Maine
The Capitol is Augusta. On the flag is the state coat of arms placed on a blue field. In the center of the shield a moose rests under a tall pine tree. -
Missouri
The Capitol is Jefferson City. In the center of the flag is the state seal surrounded by twenty-four stars, representing the number of states in 1821. -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe gave a speech that warned Europeans that the Unites States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Thomas Gibbons (a steamboat owner who did business between New York and New Jersey under a federal coastal license) challenged the monopoly license granted by New York to Aaron Ogden. -
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JQ Adams
One of John Quincy Adam's accomplishments was when he finalized a settlement with the British over restitution for damages incurred during the War of 1812, left unresolved by the Treaty of Ghent. While he was President, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, founding fathers and former Presidents, both die. -
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Jackson
One of Andrew Jackson's accomplishments was when he issued the Nullification Proclamation. While he was President, the Indian Removal Act was signed. -
Abolitionist Movement
The goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. The leaders included I this were William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and William Lloyd Still. This listed until the 1870s. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising in the American South. The rebellion was put down within a few days, but Turner survived in hiding for more than two months afterwards. After Turner was caught, a trial was quickly arranged. On November 5, 1831, Nat Turner was tried for "conspiring to rebel and making insurrection", convicted, and sentenced to death. -
Arkansas
The Capitol is Little Rock. The diamond on the red field represents the only place in North America where diamonds have been discovered and mined. -
Michigan
The Capitol is Lansing. On the flag is a man with a raised hand and holding a gun, he represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. -
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Van Buren
One of Martin Van Buren's accomplishments was when he signed a treaty ending the Aroostook War between the United States and Canada. While he was President, Governor John Fairfield of Maine agreed to terms that ended the so-called Aroostook War. -
Horace Mann's Campaign for Free Compulsory Public Education
As senate president, Horace signed into law the bill creating the Massachusetts State Board of Education, unique for its time and designed to disseminate education information statewide and to improve curriculum, method, and facilities. -
Trail of Tears
Working on behalf of white settlers who wanted to grow cotton on the Indians’ land, the federal government forced them (the Indians) to leave their homelands and walk thousands of miles to a specially designated “Indian territory” across the Mississippi River. The President in office during this time was Andrew Jackson. -
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Harrison
After a nearly two hour speech out in the cold without a coat or hat, William Harrison caught pneumonia and died after one moth of becoming President. He was the first President to die while in office. -
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Tyler
After the death of President William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler became the president, being the first ever to do so. While he was President, he became the first President to also marry while in the office. While in office, the Texas Annexation Treaty was signed by the United States and the Republic of Texas. -
Florida
The Capitol is Tallahassee. Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes. -
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Polk
One of James K. Polk's accomplishments was when he signed into law the Independent Treasury. While he was President, he signed a declaration of war against Mexico. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States was destined to stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico -
Texas
The Capitol is Austin. Like the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery. -
Mexican-American War
We were fighting over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or at the Rio Grande. The U.S. won and gained more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory. -
Iowa
The Capitol is Des Moines. The state motto "Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain" is written on the streamer on the state flag. -
Seneca Falls Resolution
The goal was to call attention to the unfair treatment of women and to gain rights. The sentiments basically how men and women are equal and should be treated the same. -
Wisconson
The Capitol is Madison. In four sections on the state flag surrounding the shield are representations of the state's main industries - agriculture, mining, manufacturing and navigation. -
Seneca Falls Convention
Both Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony attended this Covention. This is an important because this is when there was the first women's rights. -
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Taylor
Zachary Taylor died of “cholera morbus,” making him the second President to die in office and vaulting Vice President Millard Fillmore into the White House. -
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Fillmore
President Millard Fillmore signed into law the Fugitive Slave Act, which enacted strict provisions for returning runaway slaves to their owners. While he was in office, congress passed the Fugitive Slave Bill, prohibiting individuals from aiding runaway slaves, and threatening fines and imprisonment to those who did. -
California
The Capitol is Sacramento. The star om the state flag imitated the lone star of Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen in the state. -
Sojourner Truth
She was an abolitionist and a women's rights activist. She was born into slavery, but escaped. Her speech "Ain't I a Women" talked about how she deserved the same rights as a man. -
Frederick Douglass
In his speech, "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?" Frederick Douglass wanted not only to convince people of the wrongfulness of slavery but also to make abolition more acceptable to Northern whites. -
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman worked in the Underground Railroad and helped slaves escape to the North. She helped slaves I the U.S. , including her sister, two nieces, her brother, and her parents. -
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Pierce
President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which was designed to solve the issue of expanding slavery into the territories. However, it failed miserably. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the key political events that led to the American Civil War. While he was President, there was a war between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers that lasted two years in Kansas. It was known as "Bleeding Kansas". -
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Buchanan
President James Buchanan dispatched federal troops to control a mob of citizens and local militia and capture people responsible for a raid. While President, The Mountain Meadow Massacre in Utah results in the deaths of roughly 140 people. -
Dred Scott vs Sandford
Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri who resided in Illinois (a free state) and in an area of the Louisiana Territory, where slavery was forbidden by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. After returning to Missouri, Scott sued unsuccessfully in the Missouri courts for his freedom, claiming that his residence in free territory made him a free man. -
Minnesota
The Capitol is Saint Paul. Nineteen stars ring the wreath on the state's flag. The largest star represents Minnesota. -
Oregon
The Capitol is Salem. The flag of Oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on each side. One side has a beaver (the state animal). The other side includes a heart shaped shield with an eagle on top, surronded by thirty-three stars (the number of states in 1859.) -
John Brown and the Armed Resistance
He was upset about slavery and wanted to free those who were enslaved. He led a unsuccessful raid, he was capture and hung. His actions were one of the many that caused the Civil War. -
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Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. While he was President, the American Civil War began at 4:30am on April 12, 1861.
