Important People
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Freedom of religion, speech, petition, press, and assembly
1st amendment
Who immigrated to the united states due a potato famine?
Irish
What ocean is borders the 13 colonies
The Atlantic Ocean
power comes from the people
popular sovereignty
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
abolished slavery
13th amendment
Frederick Douglass
What country colonized what is now Texas and California?
Spain
people have the right to elect representatives
republicanism
Who was the president who wrote the Declaration of Indepedence?
Thomas Jefferson
birth right to citizenship
14th amendment
Who immigrated to california during the gold rush and help built the transcontinental railroad?
chinese
What is the longest river in the united states
Mississippi river
Which principle was inspired by the Magna Carta
Limited Government
Which president achieved Manifest Destiny?
James K. Polk
15th
This colony was established due to religious freedom and were pilgrims.
Plymouth
What country colonized the Ohio river valley?
france
What court case led to Judicial Review?
Marbury v. Madison
Who wrote the four point plan for President Washington?
-Tax on Whiskey
-national bank
-pay the debt
-protective tariff
Alexander Hamilton
protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
8th amendment
Who was the leader of the Democratic Republican Party?
Thomas Jefferson
What become the official border between Mexico and the United states after the Mexican American war?
Rio Grande River
What court case did Andrew Jackson ignore that effected Native Americans?
Worcester v. Georgia