Founding Our Nation
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1789
The Constitution
This 1803 purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States.
The Louisianna Purchase
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
This inventor held more than 1,000 patents and improved the incandescent light bulb.
Thomas Edison
This president issued the Monroe Doctrine.
James Monroe
He became the nation's first president
George Washington
These explorers mapped much of the West after that purchase.
Lewis and Clark
This battle is often called the turning point of the Civil War
Gettysburg
This industrialist founded Standard Oil.
John D Rockefellar
This abolitionist newspaper editor published The Liberator.
William Lloyd Garrison
This compromise created a two-house Congress.
The Great Compromise
the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across North America
"Manifest Destiny"
This amendment abolished slavery.
The 13th
This steel magnate later became a famous philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie
Daily Double
This women's rights convention met in New York in 1848.
Seneca Falls
These essays, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, supported ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
This trail brought thousands west in search of gold in 1849
The California Trail
These laws imposed racial segregation across the South.
Jim Crow Laws
Brothers Orville and Wilbur achieved powered flight in this state in 1903.
North Carolina
This former slave became a leading orator and reformer.
Frederick Douglas
This 1803 Supreme Court case established judicial review. It established that the U.S. Constitution is actually law, not merely a statement of political principles and ideals.
Marbury Vs. Madison
This 1898 conflict made the United States a colonial power.
The Spanish American War
This disputed election of 1876 between (R) Rutherford B Hayes and (D) Samuel J. Tilden ended Reconstruction and was a backdoor deal made between the two parties
The Compromise of 1877
his assembly-line pioneer introduced the Model T
Henry Ford
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment