George Washington
The 1st to do something and became the example for everyone that came after him.
What is a precedent?
Was the President during WWI.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
The largest land purchase in US history doubling the size of the US.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
Hundreds of Native Americans died after being forcibly removed out of Georgia and South Carolina.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The belief that It was the settlers divine right to occupy all the land between the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What was Manifest Destiny?
as a General, George Washington won these 3 key battles to win the American Revolution. (name all 3)
What were the battles of Trenton, Saratoga, & Yorktown?
This President created the New Deal to provide relief, recover and reform for Americans after the Great Depression.
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Thomas Jefferson and four others were credited for writing this document.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Andrew Jackson created a law to forcibly remove Native Americans off their land in Georgia and South Carolina.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
The Name of 3 of the 4 territories that were obtained during the James K Polk Presidency.
What were Texas, California, Oregon, and/or New Mexico?
George Washington learns how to become a general fighting along the British in this war.
What was the French Indian War?
The President who was blamed for the Great Depression and lost to FDR in the next election.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
The French Enlightenment Philosopher who inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence and believed in Life, Liberty and Property.
Who was John Locke?
The state threatened to secede from the union due to tariffs being place on their products.
What was South Carolina?
This agreement allowed California to enter the Union as a free state, popular sovereignty, the implementation of the Fugitive slave law.
What was the Compromise of 1850?
George Washington set this precedent that did not officially became a law until 1952.
What is serving 2 Terms?
Created a policy that stated the US would not get involved in the affairs of European countries. Would see it as an act of aggression if any European countries try to colonize any parts of the Americas.
Who was James Monroe
Men who were suspicious of the new Constitution, believed that the new constitution gave too much power to the federal government.
Who were the Antifederalist?
This conflict arose because South Carolina decided nullify tariffs issued on their products by Andrew Jackson.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
James K Polk obtained this territory with the slogan "54-40 or Fight!"
What was Oregon?
This rebellion happened during the George Washington Presidency due to a tax on an alcoholic beverage.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
Jimmy Carter negotiates a peace deal between Israel and Egypt.
What was the Camp David Accords?
After the purchase of Louisiana Thomas Jefferson sent these men to find trails and waterways that would lead to the Pacific ocean.
Who was Louis & Clark?
Henry Clay's plan to improve infrastructure, create a national bank, and build up a military by adding tariffs to imported goods.
What was the American System?
After this war the US acquired California, New Mexico and Utah territories.
What was the Mexican American War?