Presidents
This president was in office during the Civil War.
Abraham (Turkey Sandwich) Lincoln
The U.S. gained over 828,000 square miles from France with this purchase.
The Louisiana Purchase
This amendment guarantees the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.
First amendment
The "Star Spangled Banner" was written during this war.
War of 1812
How many senators does each state get to vote in to congress?
2
This president served in the War of 1812 and won the Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
This colony was the furthest south out of the original 13 colonies
Georgia
What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
During the Civil War this Confederate general was shot off of his horse by his own men.
Stonewall Jackson
These 2 states were the last states admitted into the U.S. in 1959
Alaska and Hawaii
This president created a U.S. doctrine to keep European powers out of the Western Hemisphere.
James Monroe
In 1848, many people moved to California in search of what?
Gold
This document was ratified before the Constitution, but was eventually replaced by the Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation
The French and Indian War was fought between these two European nations to gain control over the Ohio River Valley.
France and Great Britain
Which US president served the shortest term of about two months because of dying from a cold/pneumonia?
William Henry Harrison
This president was in office during the Mexican American War and during "Manifest Destiny" and the U.S. moving west
James K. Polk
The removal of Native Americans by President Andrew Jackson from Florida, Georgia, and neighboring states to Oklahoma is referred to as what?
The Trail of Tears
This amendment prevents the government from unreasonable searches and seizures.
4th amendment
Who led Texas in their revolutionary war against Mexico?
Sam Houston
This man monopolized the oil industry with his company "Standard Oil" and is one of the richest people in U.S. history making $400 billion.
John D. Rockefeller
He was the first president from the Whig party.
Zachary Taylor
William Clark had a slave travel with him and Meriwether Lewis on their expedition. The slave's name was what?
York
Congress is divided into 2 parts. This part distributes number of votes based on population
The House of Representatives
Which treaty formally ended the Revolutionary War
The Treaty of Paris
President John F. Kennedy's middle initial stands for what?
Fitzgerald