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"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Abraham Lincoln
These two presidents share a same last name and are known to be fifth cousins; he served 1901-1909, and he served 1933-1945.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt
This economic approach, paired with 'social darwinism', was used by the government in the late 19th century. Justifying large wealth gaps, its ideology was based around a 'hands off' economic approach.
Laissez-faire
This president was the exigence of the 22nd amendment, as his presidency lasted longer than the two term precedent set by George Washington in 1797.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This state is hypothosized to be the site of the first immigrants of North America, where a land bridge connected Siberian Russia to North America over 15,000 years ago.
Alaska
"No."
Rosa Parks
This german man is the face of the protestant reformation; he was known for his acts of civil disobedience in the 1960s
Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr
This middle 19th century political group consisted of anti immigration, nativist individuals who advocated against the influx of diverse immigrants. However, members of the party denied their affiliation, saying they "know nothing about it".
The know-nothing party
This president has an economic system named after him, consisting of the idea that loosening corporate regulations will "trickle down" capital into the lower classes.
Ronald Reagan
This war, although justified by British antagonization in the Atlantic and mainland America, is thought have underlying expansionist motives; although virtually no land was exchanged between the two nations after the war, Canadian cession of land was an American incentive.
The War of 1812
"I write so that King George III may read without his spectacles"
John Hancock
These two American historical figures share a surname, phonetically: He was known for his problematic administration in an infantile America, she was known for her women's rights campaigning in the 20th century.
John Adams and Jane Addams
This short-lived political party of the mid-19th century advocated for the abolition of the expansion of slavery westward, however their incentive was to allow middle-class white men to settle this land "free" of the competition from large plantation owners.
Free-soiler party
This president, often considered the worst president in the history of the United States, was in office just before Lincoln and is still the only unmarried president.
James Buchanon
55% of Mexico's territory in 1848 was ceded to the United States under this treaty, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. A syncretic religious statue of the Virgin Mary from 1531 formed by Native Americans shares the name as this treaty.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Ronald Raegan
The musical Hamilton said he was "getting high with the French" during the American Revolution; he was the 'president' of the Confederate States of America.
Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson Davis
This party, originally founded in Britain in 1678 as a anti-monarchy party, became a major American faction in the 1830's in opposition to Andrew Jackson's presidency; however by this time, its homophone had gone out of style.
The Whig Party
This president served in office for the shortest amount of time in US History; he served for only 31 days before an unexpected illness took his life in 1841.
William Henry Harrison
This purchase of land bought a small strip of land bordering Mexico, now currently apart of Arizona and New Mexico, under the presidency of expansionist Franklin Pierce.
The Gadsden purchase
"I never thought I would be impeached for adhering to the constitution!"
Andrew Johnson
Along with their last names, this pair shares a field of study: an enlightenment philosopher who coined the term "Natural Rights", and an African American Harlem Renaissance philosopher who famously edited the 1925 anthology "The New Negro"
John Locke and Alain Locke
The first amendment outlawed this type of government, unsurprisingly, as many of America's first settlers came to be free of religious persecution
Theocracy
John F. Kennedy's famous inaugural address is known to be inspired by many different historical figures; however his famous line "Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you" is known to be stolen from this president's speech at the Republican National Convention in 1916.
Warren G. Harding
This 1636 conflict taking place in modern day Connecticut consisted of the fight over land between an alliance of English colonists from Massachusetts and Native Americans. The Mystic Massacre was a tragedy that famously took place during this war.
The Pequot War