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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
Christopher Columbus was a Spanish explorer, colonizer and navigator. He got three ships and a crew from the Queen and King of Spain and sailed to Central America. -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot claims North America for England
John Cabot was an Italian explorer and navigator. King Henry VII of England,requested Cabot to sail to the "New Word" He landed in Newfoundland, Canada -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier Explores the Great Lakes and the the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier left France in 1534 to find a passage way through North America to get to Asia. While he was exploring he was traveling in the Great Lakes and St. Lawence River. -
Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh
Walter sailed to America with his half brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert. After he helped fight off Irish settelers the Queen of French was proud of him and told him to establish a colony. -
Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown
John left Englend on December 20th 1606 to get to America. King James I sent John to settle in Virginiato make a profit off the land. -
Slavery
The first 20 slaves came to Jamestown. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was to make fair and equal laws for their new settlement. This compact helped to make a good government for the new settelers. -
First Public School
The first public school was a Boston Latin School, it was for Boston elite sons'. -
First College
Harvard Collage was the first insitute for higher education in North America. -
Slavery
Frist American slave carrier was made and launched. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights sets rules and boundries for our country. It also says what freedom we have and information about our government. -
Lightning Rod
Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod was a step to finding electicity. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war lasted 7 years and was faught in 3 different countries, Europe, India and North America. -
Proclamation of 1763 by King George III
The Proclamation of 1763 was made to orginze the new North America and set peace to Native Americans. It made british settelers who lived past the Appalachian mountians to come back and live on the East side. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act ended in March 18th, 1766. People didn't like having to pay tax on every single piece of paper they bought no matter what kind it was. -
Santa Claus
The first Santa Clause was first pictured as a Dutch sailor with a pipe and green coat in America. -
Revolutionary war
Started April 19th 1775 and ended September 3rd, 1784. Was between Great Britian and United States. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence clearly states that it's the day when our country becomes free from the ruling of Great Britain. -
Slavery
Vermont is 1st colony to free all slaves. -
Articles of Confederation
On March 4, 1787 the United Stated Constitution replaced the Article of Confederation because it had better government polices. -
Constitution
The Constitution was made to bring peace to the new country and set up a good government. -
Delaware
State Flower - Peach blossom -
New Jersey
State Dinosaur - Hadrosaurus foulkir -
Georgia
State Reptile - Gopher tortoise -
Connecticut
State Animal - Sperm Whale -
Massachusetts
State Shell - New England Neptune -
Maryland
State Dog - Chesapeake Bay retriever -
South Carolina
State Song - Caroline -
New Hampshire
State Fruit - Pumkin -
Virginia
State boat - Chesapeake bay deadrise -
New York
State Gem - Garnet -
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George Washington, 1789-1797
Religion - Episcopalian -
1790 Population
4 million -
Rhode Island
State Flower - Violets -
Vermont
State Motto - Freedom and Unity -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights says what every individual citizen can do that will not get them in trouble in anyway. -
Kentucky
State Nickname - " Bluegrass State -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney intcented the Cotton Gin to clean cotton and pick out the seeds. -
11th Amendment
The 11th Amendment states the judicial power of the United states can not have more power than the other branches of government. -
Tennesse
State Nickname - The Volunter state -
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John Adams
Salary - 25,000/year -
1800 Population
5.3 million -
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Thomas Jefferson
had five children -
Ohio
State Fossile - Trilobite Isotelus -
12th Amendment
The 12th Amendment states that you must go to their represnitve states and go to a ballot to vote for the Presidnet or Vice Presidnet. -
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James Madison
Occupation: Lawyer -
1810 Population
7.2 million -
Louisiana
State fresh water fish - White Perch -
War of 1812
Started June 18th, 1812 and ended Feburary 18th, 1815. Was a military war between America and the Bristish Empire. -
Indiana
State Bird - Cardinal -
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James Monroe
Had two nicknames - "The Last Cocked Hat"; "Era-of-Good-Feeling President" -
Mississippi
State mammal - White Tailed dear -
Illinois
President Ronald Wilson Reagon was born in Illinois. -
Alabama
State Bird - Yellowhammer -
1820 Population
9.6 million -
Maine
State Herb - Wintergreen -
Missouri
State Musical Instrument - Fiddle -
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John Quincy Adams
Had four children. -
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Andrew Jackson
Religion: Presbyterian -
1830 Population
12.8 million -
Indian Removal Act (1838 Trail of Tears)
The Indian Removal Act stated that the president could remove Indians that were east of the Mississippi River and make them move west of the River. -
Oberlin College
Oberlin College was the first college to accept women to attend. -
Oberlin College
In 1835 the college Oberling was the first to let blacks attend college. -
Texas Revolution
Stared October 2nd, 1835 and ended April 21st, 1836. Between Texas and Mexico. -
Arkansas
State Tree - Pine Tree -
U of M
Michigan University was founded and made before Michigan became a state. -
Michigan
State Stone - Petoskey Stone -
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Martin Van Buren
Political Party: Democrat -
1840 Population
17 million -
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William Henry Harrison
Died after a month of being president. -
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John Tyler
15 children -
Vulcanized Rubber
Charales Goodyear invented Vulcanized Rubber when he was heading a mixture of sulfur and rubber. In 1839 but didn't tell people intil 1844. -
Baseball
Alexander Cartwright invented the first baseball field. -
Florida
Floridia's Motto - " In God We Trust " -
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James Knox Polk
Was a speaker of the house form 1835 to 1839 -
Texas
State Plant - Prickly Pear Cactus -
Mexican American War
Ended on Feburary 2nd, 1848. Final war between Texas and Mexico, for Texas' independence. -
Iowa
Iowa is the 29th state. -
Doughnut
Elizibeth Gregory invented the doughnut for men when they went on long ship trips, she called them doughnuts because she put nuts in the middle. -
Wisconson
State grain - corn -
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Zachary Taylor
Didn't have any government positions. -
1850 Population
23 million -
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Millard Fillmore
Religion: Unitarian -
California
State Nicknam - The Golden State -
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Franklin Pierce
was a lawyer and public official -
Michigan State
Michigan State first really only majored in packadgindg, hospitality buisnesses, telecommunication and music therepy. -
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James Buchanan
Political Party: Democrat -
Pencil Eraser
Hymen Lipman was the first to attach a eraser to the top of a pencil. -
Minnesota
State Muffin - Blueberry -
Oregon
State Dance - Folk dance -
1860 Population
31.4 million -
Repeating rifle
The Henry Rifle was the first level action repeating rifle. -
Jelly Bean
William Schrafft invented the jelly beans and urged people to send them to solders during the American Civil War. -
Machine Gun
Richard Gatling was hoping that his gun would reduce the number of people in a war battelfield. -
Kansas
Kansas is 82,282 square miles. -
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Abraham Lincoln
Political Party: Republican -
American Civil War
Ended April 9th, 1865. Was between north and south america to stop slavery. -
North Carolina
State vegetable - sweet potato -
Breakfast Cereal
James Caleb Jackson invented the first dry cereal wich he called Granola. -
West Virginia
State Tree - Sugar tree -
Nevada
State Reptile - Desert turtise -
Slavery
13th Amendment - Abolition of Slavery -
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Andrew Johnson
was the vice president before he was a president. -
Nebraska
Kool-aid was inveted in Nebraska -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment is about citizen rights, how to become a citizen and what makes you a citizen of the United States. -
American Football
Walter Camp invented the football rules and was the leader of the American Football rules committe. -
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
Nickname: "Hero of Appomattox" -
Soccer
The first international soccer game was England vs Scottland in 1872. -
1870 Population
38.6 million -
Slavery
African Americans’ Right to Vote. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment states that no matter what race you are, color or other conditions you may vote. -
Jeans
Levi Strauss first jeans were called "waist overals". -
Colorado
State Soil - Seitz -
Toilet Paper
Seth Wheeler started selling the toilet paper by puch cart around the streets. -
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Presidential Salary: $50,000/year -
Light Bulb
Thomas Alva Edison invented the first light bulb that stayed on for 1500 hours. -
1880 Population
50.1 million -
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James Abram Garfield
Occupation: Teacher, public official -
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Chester Alan Arthur
was a vice president. -
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Grover Cleveland
Was the president twice but not back to back. -
Coca-Cola
John S. Pemberton changed his formula of French Wine of Coca to make Coca-Cola. -
Softball
George Hancock invented softball as an indoor baseball on a winter day. -
Graham Cracker
When the Graham Cracker first came out it was considered a healthy food. -
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Benjamin Harrison
Had three children. -
North Dakota
State Beverage - milk -
Montana
State Animal - Grizzly Bear -
Washington
State Fossile - Columbian Mammoth -
1890 Population
62.9 million -
Stop Sign
William Phelps Eno installed the first stop sign in Detoit Michigan. -
Idaho
State Insect - Monarch butterfly -
Wyoming
State Grass - Western Wheatgrass -
CMU
Central Michigan Univeristy is the fourth largest public univeristies in the state. -
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Grover Cleveland
Religion: Presbyterian -
Radio
Nikola Tesla invented the radio but it wasn't popular until 1895. -
Corn Flakes
Will Keith Kellogg created Corn Flakes in Michigan. -
Volleyball
William Morgan invented volleyball at Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA. -
Utah
State cooking pot - Dutch oven -
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William McKinley
Nickname: "Idol of Ohio" -
1900 Population
76.2 million -
Car-Oldsmobile
Ransom E. Old's factory in Lansing Michigan made 425 cars in 1901. -
Assembly Line
Henry Ford was the first to build a car with conveyor belt-based assembly line in a car factory. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
Had six children. -
Teddy Bear
Morris Michtom saw the political cartoon of the bear that Presednet Roselvet didn't want to kill and decided to make a toy. -
Banana Split
The Banana Split Sundae originally costed only 10 cnets. -
Oklahoma
State colors - green and white -
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William Howard Taft
was the Governor of the Philippines. -
1910 Population
92.2 million -
New Mexico
State Cookie - Bizochit -
Arizona
State Song - Arizona March Song -
16th Amendment (income tax)
The 16th amendment states that the goervnment can collect tax off of anything but food. -
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Woodrow Wilson
Was the Governor of New Jersey. -
17th Amendment (direct election of United States Senators by popular vote)
The 17th Amendment says that there shall be two Senators from each state and they will elected for 6 years. -
World War 1
Ended on November 11, 1918. The war was between the greatest emipires at the time. -
18th Amendment (prohibits alcohol)
The 18th Amendment defined intoxicating liquors to exclude them from religious purposes. -
1920 million
106 million -
19th Amendment - Women’s Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment says that any sex (male or female) may vote. -
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
Occupation: Editor-Publisher -
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Calvin Coolidge
Religion: Congregationalist -
Kool Aid
Kool Aid was invented in Nebraska. -
Television
The very first television was invented in Germany in 1885. -
Bubble Gum
Walter Diemer created the working fromula for bubble gum, he called it “Double Bubble” -
Mickey Mouse
In 1978 Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Wak of Fame. -
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Herbert Clark Hoover
Religion: Society of Friends (Quaker) -
1930 Population
123 million -
Electric Guitar
George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker invented the electric guitar so jazz players could ampufi their music. -
20th Amendment
The 20th Amendment says the dates of when Presitdents' and Vice Presidents' terms will end of the year that the term refers to. -
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Presidential Salary: $75,000/year -
21st Amendment
The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment saying you may not transport intoxicating liquors. -
Soft Serve Ice Cream
Soft serve ice cream was invented when an ice cream truck got a flat tire and the icecream started to melt. -
World War 2
Ended on September 2nd, 1945. Was the most wide spreed war in history. -
1940 Population
132 million -
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Harry S. Truman
Nickname: "Give 'Em Hell Harry" -
Cable TV
In 2006 58.4% of people had cable TV. -
Video Game
Cathode ray tube Amusement Device was the frist "video game" device that was sold in stores. -
1950 Population
151 million -
Korean War
Ended on July 27th, 1953. Was between North and South Korea, was the reason they are seperate countires. -
22nd Amendment
The 22nd Amendment states that Presidents may not be elected more than 2 terms. -
Barcode
Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver updated their frist UPC code to make it better and easier for store clerks to use. -
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Dwight David Eisenhower
Occupation: Soldier -
Video Tape
The first proficinal video tape that were introduced by Ampex. -
Alaska
Alaska has 27 counties. -
Hawaii
State Gem - Black Coral -
1960 Population
179.3 million -
Vietnam War
Ended on April 30th 1975. The Vietnam War was between the North and the South. We partnered with South Vietnam becasue they were against communism. -
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1940) -
23rd Amendment
The 23rd Amendment -
Computer Mouse
Douglas Englebart and Bill English invented the computer mouse to help people interact with computer screens. -
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Presidential Salary: $100,000/year + $50,000 expense account -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment states that even if you didn't pay your poll tax or other taxes you may still vote for anything. -
Buffalo Wings
Buffalo Wings were made on an accident, the peroson used chicken wings instead of the neck and dipped in it sauce. That's how they came arouond. -
CD
Was originally made to store and playback sound recordings. -
Minicomputer ($18,000!)
The first minicomputer was called the PDP-8. -
25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment says that if anything happens to the President during his term and needs to step down or is he dies the Vice President will take his place. -
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Richard Milhous Nixon
Education: Graduated from Whittier College (1934) and Duke University Law School (1937) -
1970 Population
203 million -
Email
Was made to exchange digital messages with other people. -
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment says that anyone 18 years of age or older may vote. -
Cel Phone
The Cell phone was commercially introduced to USA on October 13, 1983. -
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Gerald Rudolph Ford
Presidential Salary: $200,000/year + $50,000 expense account -
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James Earl Carter, Jr.
Education: Graduated from U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. (1946) -
1980 Population
226.5 million -
Laptop
Laptops were made so people could take their information on their computers anywhere. -
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
Education: Graduated from Eureka College (1932) -
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
The Nintendo was frist launched in Asia and Japan. -
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George Herbert Walker Bush
Nickname: "Poppy" -
1990 Population
248.7 million -
Persain Gulf War
Ended on Febuary 28th, 1991. Is the begining of the war we know as the Iraq War. -
27th Amendment
The 27th Amendment states that Senators can't change their amount of pay until two year of their job has passed. -
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William Jefferson Clinton
Presidential Salary: $200,000/year + $50,000 expense account -
2000
281.4 million -
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George Walker Bush
Education: Graduated from Yale University (1968); Graduated from Harvard Business School (1975) -
US Invasion of Afghanistan
The US Invasion of Afghanistan was the start of the prosess to find Osabid bin latin. -
iPod
The first Ipod was devolped in less than a year. -
Invasion of Iraq
The US and United Nations and a couple other contries invaded Iraq so help them win freedom. -
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Barack Hussein Obama
Presidential Salary: $400,000/year + $50,000 expense account -
2010 Population
308.7 million
