Dates
On this date, the Declaration of Independence signed.
When was July 4, 1776?
First president of the United States and the leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
The site where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written
Where is Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
The belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is the Manifest Destiny?
Signed by King John of England and was the first document that limited the power of the ruler
What is the Magna Carta?
In this year, the Constitution of the United States was written.
When was 1787?
Wrote the Declaration of Independence. Became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The place George Washington defeated the British and signaled the end of the American Revolution
Where is Yorktown, Virginia?
A campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol
What is the Temperance Movement?
A document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the colonies independence from England
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The years that the Civil War was fought.
When is 1861-1865?
Leader of the original Democratic Party and a "President of the people". Responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River
Who was Andrew Jackson?
The first shots of the Civil War were fired in this place
Where is Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
Rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are some of these rights
What are unalienable rights?
Advised the United States to "stay neutral in its relations with other nations" and to avoid "entangling alliances"
What is George Washington's Farewell Address?
In this year, Jamestown, the first permanent English Settlement was founded
What is 1607?
Powerful Kentucky Congressman and Senator who proposed the American System and the Compromise of 1850.
Who is Henry Clay?
The opening shots of the American Revolution were fired in this place
Where is Lexington and Concord, Massacusetts?
The era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place
What is the Industrial Revolution?
What is Common Sense?
The year that President Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.
When was 1803?
Organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights Movement in the United States.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The small town in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederacy to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War
What is the Appomattox Court House?
The first representative assembly in the new world
What is the House of Burgesses?
This document ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1763