Recent Event Highlights: John Quincy Adams, and 23 more...
Created by superginger123 on Apr 15, 2011
Last updated: 05/06/11 at 09:53 AM
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The Civil War was over slaves. Some wanted slaves others didn't
Abe was like super duper coo. He had a superb beard and died when he was at the top so he ended up being one of the greats.
Dred Scot was a slave from missouri. He tried to make slavery illegal..... He failed...
Rail Roads!!!!!!!!!!:)
He was our 14th president. He was a Democrat from New Hampshire.
California becomes a free state.
The 13th President. He was Taylor's Vice President.
Taylor was the 11th president. He lived in Kentucky and was a whig.
In 1848 Gold was discovered in California. This was the fist American Gold Rush
It started because Mexico would not sell the U.S. a small part of land for 25 million dollars.
He was our 15th president. He was against slavery.
He was a Democrat from Tennessee. He favored slavery and supported states' rites.
The Oregon Trail was under the control of Great Britain and the United States. It led 1000 pioneers in a wagon train across the United States.
John Tyler was the tenth president. He was a whig.
HE GOT DEAD REAL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Martin had sweet sideburns and was super cool. He served as Jackson's Vice President.
The panic resulted from the closing of American Banks. This economic depression was caused by Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson was like, really really racist. So naturally he banded all Native Americans to join in any American Games.
He became the seventh president. Jackson was a democrat. His nickname was Old Hickory because he was very stubborn.
The tariff was made to protect New England factories from overseas competition. The Southern states hated the Tariff though and called it the Tariff of Abominations.
Quincy was the most awesome president ever!:) He was very disliked by people at the time and only served one term. But I personally love Quincy!:)
Created by Henry Clay. It allowed Missouri to be admitted as a slave state.
Monroe was the fifth president. He was a Democratic Republican.
The War of 1812 was originally called Mr. Madison's War. It happened in 1812....
James Madison was the forth president. He lived in Virginia. Madison owned his own slave plantation called Montpelier were he owned over 100 slaves.
This is when Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France. He bought it for 15 million (less than three cents per acre.)
Thomas Jefferson was the third president. He was a Democratic Republican. He was president when Ohio became a state.
When John Adams sent representatives to France to negotiate a treaty. The French were attacking American ships and charging a fee just to talk to them.
John Adams was the second president. He was a Federalist. He was also involved in the XYZ Affair.
Farmers from Pennsylvania and Kentucky who rebelled against taxes on whiskey. George ended the rebellion by sending his army to demonstrate the power of the U.S.
George Washington was the first president to be elected. He was not part of a political party. He was involved in the Whisky Rebellion.
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