Term | Definition |
1492 | Christopher Columbus first voyage to the Americas |
1519 | Alverez de Pineda maps the Texas coast line |
1607 | Jamestown colony founded |
1620 | Pilgrims landed in Plymouth |
1776 | The Declaration of Independence was signed |
1787 | The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, PA |
1803 | Thomas Jefferson Purchased the Louisiana Territory |
1849 | The California Gold Rush |
1861 | The Civil War begin |
1865 | Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, in Virginia |
100 | Senators in the U.S Congress |
435 | Representatives in the U.S Congress |
9 | Supreme Court Justices |
Rick Perry | Governor |
Barrack Obama | The President of the united States |
Joe Biden | Vice President of the United States |
George Washington | 1st President of the United States |
John Adams | 2nd President of the United States |
Thomas Jefferson | 3rd President of the United States |
Andrew Jackson | 7th President of the United States |
James K. Polk | 11th President of the United States |
Abraham Lincoln | 16th President of the United States |
Ulysses S. Grant | 18th President of the United States |
To withdraw | secede |
The Union | Carpetbaggers, Yankees |
The Confederacy | Rebel, Scalawag |
Forced enrollment into the military | conscription |
1st state to leave the Union | South Carolina |
Last land battle of the Civil War | Palamito Ranch |
1821 | Mexico independence from Spain |
1836 | Texas independence from Mexico |
1845 | Texas Annexed into the U.S |