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george washingtion
first presedent ofthe united states of america from 1789 to 1797 -
whiskey rebelion
the outlaw of whiskey stirred up the south -
eli whitney
invented cottongin -
cotton gin
machine to seperate cotton from seeds. invented by eli whitney -
john adams
second president of the united states -
thomas jefferson
3rd president of the united states -
marbury v. madison
was the first judicial review in the united states -
louisiana purchase
purchase of land west of the mississippi doubling the size of the united states -
james madison
fourth presedent of the united states from 1807-1817 -
war of 1812
military dispute with britain and the united states -
francis scott key
wrote the star spangled banner. now our national anthem -
james monroe
fifth president of the united states -
missouri comprimise
comprimise to make missouri a slave state but also to admit maine as a free state -
john quincy adams
sixth president of the united states. ended war of 1812 -
erie canal
man made water way that connected the great lakes to the hudson river -
andrew jackson
seventh president of the united states. military hero. -
trail of tears
thousands of native americans move west acroon what is known as the trail of tears -
martin van buren
eighth president of the united states -
william tecumseh sherman
native american war leader -
lone star republic
when texas suceeded from the u.s. and became the lone star republic -
panic of 1837
economic downfall in 1837 -
the battle of the alamo
a battle during the mexican american war where davey crockett fell in battle -
samuel f.b. morse
invented telegraph and morse code -
william henry harrison
military hero of 1812. served only one month in office -
john tyler
became president when william died -
james k. polk
in his one year of office he managd to add one million square miles to the united states. its also belived he is resposible for helping with the civil war starting -
mexican american war
war between america and america -
zachory taylor
served less than 16 months as president -
treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
ended the mexican american war -
comprimise of 1850
much like the missuri comprimise they wanted to secure u.s. boarder and maintain balance of free to slave states -
james buchanan
he was a well decorated polotition -
kansas nebraska act
advertising how great the west was. -
dred scott v. sanford
slave sued for his rights to freedom -
harpers ferry
raid of base to abolish slavery -
abraham lincoln
the most looked up to president of history. he did not fail to accomplish what he wanted and is one of the most influential people of all time -
civil war
war between slave states and free states -
ulisses s. grant
great military leader for the north -
first battle of bull run
first battle of civil war fought on banks of a stream named bull run -
battle of shiloh
civil war battle that the north won -
battle of antietam
battle at river of antietam -
robert e. lee
one of the most brilliant militay minds of all time. general foe confederacy -
battle of ghettysburgh
biggest most important battle of the civil war -
siege of vicksgurg
siege of fort during the civil war -
emancapation proclamation
made all slaves free -
confederate states of america
slave states succeeded from the u.s. -
jefferson davis
confederate president -
appomattox court house
northern virginia surrenders to federal troops -
reconstruction
african americans start to get jobs and stuff -
industrial revolution
when factories started replacing family owned shops and farms.
