United+States

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=**Table of things on this page.**= Summary ||= Historical Timeline ||= Historical Enemies ||
 * = Historical
 * = Historical Conflicts ||= Flag and Significance ||= Map of Country ||
 * = Traditional Cultures ||= Traditional Clothing ||= Traditional Food ||

 In 1492 when North America was discovered it started a big settling rage in Europe. By the year 1770 France, Spain, and Britain had all settled in America. In 1776 the Britain colonies rebled against their mother country and became their own nation following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Within the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the nation as they completed Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny is the American's idea of expanding across the whole of North America, and by the late 18th century it was complete. The United States acquired all the land that we have today. Once all the land was in our possession we began expanding our towns, cities, and transportation. The economical climate of America has achived steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
 * Historical Summary **

**Historical Timeline **


 * **August 3, 1492 -** Christopher Columbus sets sail to find a westward route to the east.
 * **October 12, 1492 -** Christopher Columbus reportly the 1st European to set foot on the New World (in what is now the Dominican Republic).
 * **April 2, 1513 -** Juan Ponce DeLeon establishes the 1st colony in what is now the United States (St. Augustine, Florida).
 * **December 20, 1606 -** Virginia Company settlers left London to establish the first permanent English settlement in North America.
 * **May 14, 1607 -** The first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States is established at Jamestown, Virginia.
 * **December 4, 1619 -** The 1st Thanksgiving is celebrated.
 * **May 9, 1689 -** Britain declares war on France.
 * **May 24, 1689 -** English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants.
 * **July 25, 1689 -** France declares war on Britain.
 * **December 16, 1689 -** English Parliament adopts a Bill of Rights.
 * **February 28, 1704 -** French/Indian forces destroy Deerfield, Massachussetts.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 28, 1712 -** American forces attack the Tuscarora Indians during the Tuscarora Indian War.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 2, 1752 -** Britain and the colonies under its control adopt the Gregorian calendar.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 5, 1770 -** British troops fire on a rock throwing crowd (known as "The Boston Massacre").
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 9, 1772 -** The 1st naval Battle of the American Revolution off the coast of Rhode Island.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 16, 1773 -** The "Boston Tea Party" takes place as residents disguised as indians throw crates of tea into Boston Harbor.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 2, 1774 -** Martail Law is declared in Massachussetts.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 26, 1774 -** The Minute Men are established in America.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Revolutionary War

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 19, 1775 -** The Revolutionary War officially begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 10, 1775 -** American forces take the British fort at Ticonderoga, New York.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 12, 1775 -** 2nd naval Battle of the American Revolution takes place.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 14, 1775 -** The Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 15, 1775 -** George Washington is appointed to Commander-in-Cheif of the Continental Army.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 17, 1775 -** British troops win the Battle of Breed's Hill.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 22, 1775 -** King George III officially declares a state of open rebellion in the American colonies.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 28, 1775 -** The Continental Navy is established by the Continental Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 22, 1775 -** Esek Hopkins is appointed to Commodore of the Navy.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 4, 1776 -** The United States declares its Independence from Britain (by apporving the **Declaration of Independence**).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 6, 1776 -** The first submarine, the Turtle, is used in Battle in New York Harbor.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 25, 1776 -** American forces cross the Deleware River and attack British forces at Trenton.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 19, 1777 -** American forces win the 1st Battle of Saratoga.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 7, 1777 -** The 2nd Battle of Saratoga begins.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 17, 1777 -** American forces win the 2nd Battle of Saratoga.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 5, 1778 -** Naval mines are used for the 1st time by the Continental Navy.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 4, 1778 -** The Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Alliance with France.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 9, 1778 -** The Continental Congress approves the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 5, 1778 -** South Carolina is the 1st State to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 21, 1778 -** North Carolina to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 22, 1778 -** Pennsylvania to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 24, 1778 -** Georgia to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 8, 1778 -** New Hampshire to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 26, 1778 -** New Jersey to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 5, 1779 -** Deleware to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 30, 1781 -** Maryland is the 13th State to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 19, 1781 -** American/French forces win the Battle of Yorktown.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 5, 1781 -** John Hanson is elected the 1st President of the United States by the Continental Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 7, 1782 -** Gen. George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart (for soldiers wounded in battle).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 3, 1783 -** The Treaty of Paris 1783 is signed by Britain and the United States, officially ending the Revolutionary War as the United States is recognized as a sovereign nation.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The New Nation
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 3, 1783 -** The United States gains what is currently Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia as a result of the Treaty of Paris 1783.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 2, 1783 -** The Continental Army is disbanded.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 8, 1786 -** The Continental Congress adopts the "Dollar" and decimal coinage.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 21, 1787 -** The Continental Congress adopts a resolution calling for a convention of state delegates to draw up a change to the **Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 17, 1787 -** Delegates begin meeting in Philadelphia to draw up a change to the**Articles of Confederation**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 25, 1787 -** George Washington is elected President of the Philadelphia convention.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 17, 1787 -** The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the**Constitution** and sends it to the Continental Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 28, 1787 -** The Continental Congress sends the new **Constitution** to the states for ratification.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 27, 1787 -** The 1st of the Federalist Papers is published in a New York newspaper, calling for a Bill of Rights (written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 7, 1787 -** Deleware is the 1st state to ratify the Constitution. Delaware, one of the thirteen colonies, gained its distinction as the "First State" when it was the first to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 12, 1787 -** Pennsylvania is the 2nd state to ratify the Constitution. In September 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia and on December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania, one of the thirteen colonies, became the second state.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 18, 1787 -** New Jersey is the 3rd state to ratify the Constitution. New Jersey, one of the thirteen colonies, became the third state on December 18, 1787

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 2, 1788 -** Georgia is the 4th state to ratify the Constitution. Georgia, one of the thirteen colonies, ratified the U.S. Constitution on January 2, 1788, becoming the fourth state to do so; it joined the Confederacy on January 19, 1861, and re-entered the Union after the Civil War.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 9, 1788 -** Connecticuit is the 5th state to ratify the Constitution. Connecticut, one of the thirteen colonies, became the fifth state on January 9, 1788.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 6, 1788 -** Massachussetts is the 6th state to ratify the Constitution. Originally part of the thirteen colonies, Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 9,241 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Boston
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 28, 1788 -** Maryland is the 7th state to ratify the Constitution. Maryland became the seventh state on April 28, 1788. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln placed Maryland under military control.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 12,297 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Annapolis
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 23, 1788 -** South Carolina is the 8th state to ratify the Constitution. South Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the eighth state on May 23, 1788. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede form the Union. It re- entered after the Civil War.

>>>> >>>> >>>> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 31,189 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Columbia
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 21, 1788 -** New Hampshire is the 9th state to ratify the Constitution. In a sense, New Hampshire, originally one of the thirteen colonies, "created" the new nation by becoming the ninth state on June 21, 1788, meeting the requirement for nine states to ratify the Constitution.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 9,283 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Concord
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 21, 1788 -** The United States **Constitution** goes into effect now that the necissary 9 states have ratified it.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 25, 1788 -** Virginia is the 10th state admitted to the Union. Virginia one of the thirteen colonies, became the 10th state on June 25, 1788. Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, but re-entered the Union after the war.

>>>> >>>> >>>> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;"> >>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 67,468 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Richmond
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 26, 1788 -** New York is the 11th state admitted to the Union. On July 26, 1788, New York, one of the thirteen colonies, became the 11th state.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 53,989 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Albany
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 1, 1789 -** The United States House of Repersentatives holds its 1st full meeting in New York City.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 21, 1789 -** John Adams is sworn in as the 1st Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 30, 1789 -** George Washington is sworn in as the 1st President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 25, 1789 -** The United States Congress adopts the Bill of Rights (containing the 1st 10 **Amendments**) and sends it to the states to be ratified.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 29, 1789 -** The United States Army is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 21, 1789 -** North Carolina is the 12th state admitted to the Union. North Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the 12th state on November 21, 1789. North Carolina troops suffered the greatest losses of all the states during the Civil War while fighting for the Confederacy, re-entered the Union after the fighting ceased.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 52,672 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Raleigh
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 3, 1790 -** The United States Coast Gaurd is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 29, 1790 -** Rhode Island is the 13th state admitted to the Union. Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen colonies to join the Union on May 29, 1790.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 1,231 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Providence
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 21, 1790 -** Samuel Slater opens the first textile factory in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1791 -** Vermont is the 14th state admitted to the Union. Vermont became the first state added to the Union following the 13 colonies on March 1, 1791.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 9,615 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Montpelier
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 15, 1791 -** The Bill of Rights (containing the 1st 10 **Amendments**) is ratified by 3/4ths of the states and becomes a part of the U.S. Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 20, 1792 -** The United States Postal Service is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 2, 1792 -** The United States Mint is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 8, 1792 -** The United States Military Draft is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 1, 1792 -** Kentucky is the 15th state admitted to the Union. Kentucky became the first state to be carved from the great western wilderness on June 1, 1792.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 40,411 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Frankfort
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 5, 1792 -** George Washington was re-elected president of the United States; John Adams was re-elected vice president.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 18, 1793 -** The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a citizen of one state may sue a citizen of another state in Federal Court.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1793 -** George Washington is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1793 -** John Adams is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 5, 1794 -** The 11th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 27, 1794 -** The United States Navy is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 8, 1794 -** The United States Post Office is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 1, 1796 -** Tennessee is the 16th state admitted to the Union. Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. On June 8, 1861, it joined the Confederacy and became a major battleground for the Civil War, re-entering the Union after war's end.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 42,145 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Nashville
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 3, 1796 -** John Adams was elected to be the second President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 7, 1796 -** Electors chose John Adams to be the second president of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1797 -** John Adams is sworn in as the 2nd President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1797 -** Thomas Jefferson is sworn in as the 2nd Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 8, 1798 -** The 11th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 11, 1798 -** The United States Marine Corps is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 7, 1800 -** The Indiana Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 7, 1800 -** The Ohio Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 12, 1800 -** Washington, D.C. becomes the official capital of the United States. Residents of Washington were given the right to vote for president and vice president with the ratification of the 23rd Amendment in 1961. But the District of Columbia does not have statehood.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1801 -** Thomas Jefferson is sworn in as the 3rd President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1801 -** Aaron Burr is sworn in as the 3rd Vice President of the Unted States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 1, 1803 -** Ohio is the 17th state admitted to the Union. Ohio became the first state west of the Alleghenies on March 1, 1803.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 44,828 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Columbus
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 30, 1803 -** The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory for $15 million, containing what is now Arkansas, part of Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, part of Minnesota, Missouri, part of Montana, part of North Dakota, part of Oklahoma, South Dakota, and part of Wyoming.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 12, 1803 -** The 12th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 17, 1804 -** Louis & Clark begin their expedition of the Louisiana Territory.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 25, 1804 -** The 12th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 11, 1805 -** The Michigan Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1805 -** Thomas Jefferson is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1805 -** George Clinton is sworn in as 4th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 18, 1805 -** Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 23, 1806 -** Lewis and Clark return from exploring the Louisiana Territory.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 3, 1809 -** The Illinois Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1809 -** James Madison is sworn in as the 4th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1809 -** George Clinton is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 27, 1810 -** The United States annexes what is now part of Alabama, part of Louisiana, and part of Mississippi.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 30, 1812 -** Louisiana is the 18th state admitted to the Union. Louisiana became the 18th state on April 30, 1812. It joined the Confederacy on January 26, 1861 and re-entered the Union after the Civil War.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 49,650 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Baton Rouge
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 14, 1812 -** The Mississippi Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 4, 1812 -** The Missouri Territory is organized.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">War of 1812

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 18, 1812 -** United States declares war on Britain.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1813 -** James Madison is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1813 -** Elbridge Gerry is sworn in as the 5th Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 24, 1814 -** The British set fire to Washington, D.C.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 20, 1814 -** The "**Star-Spangled Banner**" becomes the official national Anthem.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 24, 1814 -** The United States and Britain sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 8, 1815 -** American forces win the Battle of New Orleans (they didn't know the war is over).

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Era of Good Feelings
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 11, 1816 -** Indiana is the 19th state admitted to the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 36,420 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Indianapolis
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 3, 1817 -** The Alabama Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1817 -** James Monroe is sworn in as the 5th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1817 -** Elbridge Gerry is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 10, 1817 -** Mississippi is the 20th state admitted to the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 48,286 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Jackson
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 3, 1818 -** Illinois is the 21st state admitted to the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 57,918 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Springfield
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 22, 1819 -** The United States annexes Florida.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 2, 1819 -** The Arkansas Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 14, 1819 -** Alabama is the 22nd state admitted to the Union. Alabama entered the Union on December 14, 1819. In January 1861, Alabama seceded from the Union, and on February 4, delegates from six states met at Montgomery and formed the Confederate States of America, with Montgomery as the capital. After the Civil War, Alabama re-entered the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 52,237 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Montgomery
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 15, 1820 -** Maine is the 23rd state admitted to the Union. Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820. Its admission to the Union balanced the simultaneous admission of Missouri as a slave state.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 33,741 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Augusta
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1821 -** James Monroe is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1821 -** Daniel Tompkins is sworn in as the 6th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 10, 1821 -** Missouri is the 24th state admitted to the Union. Missouri was admitted as a slave state on August 10, 1821, after an agreement known as the Missouri Compromise in which Maine was admitted as a free state.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 69,709 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Jefferson City
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 30, 1822 -** The Florida Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1825 -** John Quincy Adams is sworn in as the 6th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1825 -** John Calhoun is sworn in as the 7th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1829 -** Andrew Jackson is sworn in as the 7th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1829 -** John Calhoun is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Age of Jackson
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1833 -** Andrew Jackson is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1833 -** Martin van Buren is sworn in as the 8th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 30, 1834 -** The Indian Territory is established in what is now Oklahoma.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**Apr 20. 1836 -** The Wisconsin Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 15, 1836 -** Arkansas is the 25th state admitted to the Union. Despite opposition in Congress to a new slave state, Arkansas became a state on June 15, 1836. Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector seized Fort Smith and Arkansas joined the Confederacy in 1861 re-entering the Union at War's end.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 53,182 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Little Rock
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Manifest Destiny
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1837 -** Martin van Buren is sworn in as the 8th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1837 -** Richard Johnson is sworn in as the 9th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 26, 1837 -** Michigan is the 26th state admitted to the Union.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 96,705 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Lansing
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 11, 1838 -** The Iowa Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1841 -** William Harrison is sworn in as the 9th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1841 -** John Tyler is sworn in as the 10th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 6, 1841 -** John Tyler is sworn in as the 10th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 12, 1844 -** The United States annexes what are now parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 3, 1845 -** Florida is the 27th state admitted to the Union. Florida became a state on March 3, 1845, a move delayed by the reluctance of Congress to admit another slave state, and it joined the Confederacy on January 10, 1861, re-entering the Union at war's end.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 59,988 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Tallahassee
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1845 -** James Polk is sworn in as the 11th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 4, 1845 -** George Dallas is sworn in as the 11th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 29, 1845 -** Texas is the 28th state admitted to the Union. After ten years of independence, Texas became a state on December 29, 1845.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 267,277 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Austin
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Mexican War
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 8, 1846 -** The Mexican War begins with the Battle of Palo Alto.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 13, 1846 -** The United States declares war on Mexico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 22, 1846 -** The United States annexes what is now Arizona and New Mexico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 28, 1846 -** Iowa is the 29th state admitted to the Union. On December 28, 1846, Iowa became the first free state in the old Louisiana Territory.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 56,276 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Des Moines
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 14, 1847 -** American forces take Mexico City.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 2, 1848 -** Mexico and the United States sign the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 2, 1848 -** The United States gains what is now California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 29, 1848 -** Wisconsin is the 30th state admitted to the Union. According to the 1999-2000 Wisconsin Blue Book (published by the State of Wisconsin), "on May 29, 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state in the Union." (p. 630)

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 65,500 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Madison
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 14, 1848 -** The United States annexes the Oregon Territory containing what is now Idaho, part of Montana, Oregon, Washington, part of Wyoming.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 3, 1849 -** The Minnesota Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1849 -** Millard Filmore is sworn in as the 12th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 5, 1849 -** Zachary Taylor is sworn in as the 12th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 6, 1849 -** Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery on the "Underground Railroad".
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 30, 1850 -** The Kansas Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 30, 1850 -** The Nebraska Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 10, 1850 -** Millard Fillmore is sworn in as the 13th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 9, 1850 -** California is the 31st state admitted to the Union. Congress hesitated to welcome a new free state, but because of its booming population and the discovery of gold California was admitted in September 9, 1850.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 158,869 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Sacramento
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 9, 1850 -** The Utah Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 18, 1850 -** The Fugitive Slave Act is passed by Congress, requiring the return of escaped slaves.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 2, 1853 -** The Washington Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 2, 1853 -** The Oregon Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1853 -** Franklin Pierce is sworn in as the 14th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1853 -** William King is sworn in as the 13th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 30, 1853 -** The United States purchases what is now part of Arizona and New Mexico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1857 -** James Buchanan is sworn in as the 15th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1857 -** John Breckinridge is sworn in as the 14th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 11, 1858 -** Minnesota is the 32nd state admitted to the Union.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 86,943 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** St. Paul
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 14, 1859 -** Oregon is the 33rd state admitted to the Union.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 97,093 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Salem
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Secession
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 20, 1860 -** South Carolina is the 1st state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 9, 1861 -** Mississippi is the 2nd state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 10, 1861 -** Florida is the 3rd state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 11, 1861 -** Alabama is the 4th state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 19, 1861 -** Georgia is the 5th state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 26, 1861 -** Louisiana is the 6th state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 29, 1861 -** Kansas is the 34th state admitted to the Union. Kansas became a free state on January 29, 1861, after seven years of bloody feuding between residents over whether to be admitted as a slave or free state.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 82,282 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Topeka
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 4, 1861 -** The Confederate States of America is formed.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 4, 1861 -** The Apache declare war on the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 13, 1861 -** The 1st Congressional Medal is presented to Col. Bernard Irwin.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 18, 1861 -** Jefferson Davis is sworn in as the 1st President of the Confederate States of America
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 18, 1861 -** Alexander Stevens is sworn in as the 1st Vice President of the Confederate States of America.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 22, 1861 -** The Nevada Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 23, 1861 -** Texas is the 7th state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 28, 1861 -** The Colorado Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 2, 1861 -** The Dakota Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1861 -** Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1861 -** Hannibal Hamlin is sworn in as the 15th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 11, 1861 -** The Confederate Congress adopts their **Constitution.**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 12, 1861 -** Confederate forces begin an assault on Fort Sumter.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 13, 1861 -** After 34 hours of bombardment, Fort Sumter surrenders.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 17, 1861 -** Virginia is the 8th state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 19, 1861 -** Union blockade of Confederate ports is initiated (1st part of the Anaconda Plan).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 27, 1861 -** 48 counties in western Virginia secede to rejoin the Union (reducing Virginia's size to 42,326sq. miles).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 6, 1861 -** Arkansas is the 9th state to secede from the Union.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Civil War
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 6, 1861 -** President Abraham Lincoln declares a state of insurrection in the southern states.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 21, 1861 -** North Carolina is the 10th state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 21, 1861 -** Richmond, VA. becomes the official capital city of the Confederate States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 8, 1861 -** Tennessee is the 11th state to secede from the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 21, 1861 -** Confederate forces win the 1st Battle of Bull Run.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 22, 1861 -** The transcontinental telegraph is completed.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 9, 1862 -** The 1st ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack, meet at the Battle of the James River (resulting in a Union victory).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 7, 1862 -** Union forces win the Battle of Shiloh.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 14, 1862 -** Union forces begin the Penninsula Campaign.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 30, 1862 -** Confederate forces win the 2nd Battle of Bull Run.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 17, 1862 -** Union forces win the Battle of Antietam.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 22, 1862 -** The **Emancipation Proclomation** is issued.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 13, 1862 -** Confederate forces win the Battle of Fredericksburg.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 24, 1863 -** The New Mexico Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 24, 1863 -** The Arizona Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 4, 1863 -** Confederate forces win the Battle of Chancellorsville.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 20, 1863 -** West Virginia is the 35th state admitted to the Union. On June 20, 1863, the wartime state of West Virginia was born by acceptance of the federal government.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 24,232 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Charleston
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 1, 1863 -** The Battle of Ghettysburg begins.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 3, 1863 -** Union forces win the Battle Ghettysburg.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 4, 1863 -** Union forces capture Vicksburg, thereby taking the entire Mississippi River (2nd part of the Anaconda Plan).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 25, 1863 -** Union forces win the Battle of Chattanooga.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 26, 1864 -** The Idaho Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 26, 1864 -** The Montana Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 1, 1864 -** Union forces take Atlanta.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 31, 1864 -** Nevada is the 36th state admitted to the Union. On October 31, 1864, at the urging of President Abraham Lincoln, Nevada became a state. Only a short four years earlier, it had been a wilderness.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 110,567 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Carson City
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 16, 1864 -** Union forces begin the "march to the sea", from Atlanta to Savanah.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 1, 1865 -** The 13th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1865 -** Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1865 -** Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 16th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 21, 1865 -** Union forces finish the "march to the sea" (by taking Savanah, Georgia).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 2, 1865 -** The fleeing Confederate government sets fire to Richmond.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 3, 1865 -** Union forces occupy the Confederate capital, Richmond (3rd part of the Anaconda Plan).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 9, 1865 -** The Confederate States of America surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Reconstruction
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 15, 1865 -** Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 17th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 18, 1865 -** The 13th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution. Jun 16, 1866 - The 14th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 24, 1866 -** Tennessee is the 1st state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 1, 1867 -** Nebraska is the 37th state admitted to the Union. President Andrew Johnson vetoed the Nebraska statehood bill of 1866, but Congress overrode his veto, and Nebraska became a state on March 1, 1867

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 77,359 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Lincoln
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 30, 1867 -** The United States purchases the Alaska Territory from Russia for $7.2 million.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 28, 1867 -** The U.S. annexes the Midway Islands.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 7, 1868 -** The Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 7, 1868 -** The Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 14, 1868 -** The North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raliegh.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 14, 1868 -** The South Carolina constitutional convention meets in Columbia.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 24, 1868 -** The U.S. House of Representatives impeaches President Andrew Johnson.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 13, 1868 -** The U.S. Senate begins its Impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 14, 1868 -** South Carolina adopts a new constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 16, 1868 -** Louisiana adopts a new constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 26, 1868 -** The U.S. Senate acquits President Andrew Johnson of all 11 Articles of Impeachment.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 1, 1868 -** The Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 22, 1868 -** Arkansas is the 2nd state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 25, 1868 -** Florida is the 3rd state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 25, 1868 -** Alabama is the 4th state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 25, 1868 -** Louisiana is the 5th state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 25, 1868 -** North Carolina is 6the th state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 25, 1868 -** South Carolina is 7the th state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 23, 1868 -** The 14th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 25, 1868 -** The Wyoming Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 25, 1868 -** President Andrew Johnson issues an unconditional pardon to all those who participated in the southern rebellion.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 27, 1869 -** The 15th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1869 -** Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1869 -** Schuyler Colfax is sworn in as the 17th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 10, 1869 -** The number of Supreme Court Justices is increased from 7 to 9.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 10, 1869 -** The Transcontinental Railroad is completed at Promontory Point, Utah.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 17, 1869 -** The Suez Canal opens for business, in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and Red seas.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 27, 1870 -** Virginia is the 8th state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 23, 1870 -** Mississippi is the 9th state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 30, 1870 -** Texas is the 10th state to be readmitted to the Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 30, 1870 -** The 15th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 15, 1870 -** Georgia is the 11th state to be readmitted to the Union.

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> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 1, 1870 -** Colorado is the 38th state admitted to the Union. After three tries Colorado was made a state on August 1, 1876.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 104,100 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Denver
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1873 -** Ulysses Grant is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1873 -** Henry Wilson is sworn in as the 18th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1877 -** William Wheeler is sworn in as the 19th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 5, 1877 -** Rutherford Hayes is sworn in as the 19th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1881 -** James Garfield is sworn in as the 20th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1881 -** Chester Arthur is sworn in as the 20th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 20, 1881 -** Chester Arthur is sworn in as the 21st President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 17, 1884 -** The Alaska Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1885 -** Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 22nd President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1885 -** Thomas Hendricks is sworn in as the 21st Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1889 -** Benjamin Harrison is sworn in as the 23rd President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1889 -** Levi Morton is sworn in as the 22nd Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 2, 1889 -** North Dakota is the 39th state admitted to the Union. Both North and South Dakota became states on November 2, 1889.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 70,704 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Bismarck
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 2, 1889 -** South Dakota is the 40th state admitted to the Union. Both North and South Dakota became states on November 2, 1889.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 77,121 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Pierre
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 8, 1889 -** Montana is the 41st state admitted to the Union.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 147,046 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Helena
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 11, 1889 -** Washington is the 42nd state admitted to the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 70,637 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Olympia
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 2, 1890 -** The Oklahoma Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 3, 1890 -** Idaho is the 43rd state admitted to the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 83,574 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Boise
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 10, 1890 -** Wyoming is the 44th state admitted to the Union. Although the Wyoming population was not enough to qualify for statehood, it became one anyway on July 10, 1890.

>>>> >>>> >>>> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">**January 4, 1896 -** Utah is the 45th state admitted to the Union. > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 97,819 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Cheyenne
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1893 -** Grover Cleveland is sworn in as the 24th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1893 -** Adlai Stevenson is sworn in as the 23rd Vice President of the United States.

>>>> >>>> >>>>
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 84,904 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Salt Lake City
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1897 -** William McKinley is sworn in as the 25th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1897 -** Garret Hobart is sworn in as the 24th Vice President of the United States.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Spanish-American War

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 20, 1898 -** The United States declares war on Spain.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 1, 1898 -** American forces win the Battle of Manila Bay.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 1, 1898 -** American forces win the Battle of Santiago.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 7, 1898 -** The United States annexes Hawaii.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 25, 1898 -** American forces invade Puerto Rico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 12, 1898 -** The United States and Spain sign an armistice, ending the Spanish-American War.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 10, 1898 -** The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris 1898, officially ending the Spanish-American War.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The American Empire
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 6, 1899 -** The United States annexes Guam, the Phillipines, and Puerto Rico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 22, 1900 -** The Hawaii Territory is organized.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1901 -** William McKinley is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1901 -** Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 25th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 14, 1901 -** Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1905 -** Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1905 -** Charles Fairbanks is sworn in as the 26th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 16, 1907 -** Oklahoma is the 46th state admitted to the Union. Oklahoma became a state on November 6, 1907, with a population of 1,414,177, including residents in Indian Territory.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 69,903 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Oklahoma City
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1909 -** William Taft is sworn in as the 27th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1909 -** James Sherman is sworn in as the 27th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 12, 1909 -** The 16th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 6, 1912 -** New Mexico is the 47th state admitted to the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>> > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 121,598 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Santa Fe
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 14, 1912 -** Arizona is the 48th state admitted to the Union.

>>>> >>>> >>>>
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 114,006 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Phoenix
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 16, 1912 -** The 17th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 25, 1913 -** The 16th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1913 -** Woodrow Wilson is sworn in as the 28th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1913 -** Thomas Marshall is sworn in as the 28th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 8, 1913 -** The 17th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 21, 1914 -** American forces occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 28, 1914 -** Princip assasinates Archduke Ferdinand of the Ottoman Empire.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 18, 1914 -** The United States Army Air Corps is established.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">World War I

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 28, 1914 -** World War I begins as the Ottoman Empire declares war on Bosnia.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 29, 1914 -** Central forces bomb Belgrade, Belgium.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 4, 1914 -** Central forces invade Belgium.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 4, 1914 -** President Wilson issues a proclamaition of neutrality.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 15, 1914 -** The Panama Canal opens for business.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 25, 1914 -** Central forces bomb Antwerp, Belgium.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 25, 1914 -** Central forces invade France.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 30, 1914 -** Central forces bomb Paris, France.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 9, 1914 -** Allied forces win the Battle of Marne.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 24, 1914 -** Central forces bomb Dover, England.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 2, 1915 -** Allied forces win the Battle of Sarikamis.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 7, 1915 -** British liner //Lusiatnia// is sunk by german U-Boats, killing 128 american passengers.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 10, 1915 -** The Girl Scouts is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 29, 1915 -** American forces invade Haiti.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 21, 1916 -** The Battle of Verdun begins.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 9, 1916 -** Pancho Villa raids Columbus, New Mexico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 15, 1916 -** American forces drive Pancho Villa to Mexico.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 15, 1916 -** The Boy Scouts is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 1, 1916 -** The 1st Battle of Somme begins.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 4, 1916 -** The United States purchases the West Indies and the Virgin Islands for $25 million.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 25, 1916 -** The United States National Park Service is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 3, 1916 -** Allied forces win the Battle of Verdun.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 18, 1916 -** Allied forces win the 1st Battle of Somme.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 31, 1917 -** Germany declared unrestricted subamrine warfare against all ships.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 2, 1917 -** Puerto Rico is made a United States territory.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1917 -** Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 29th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 5, 1917 -** Woodrow Wilson is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 6, 1917 -** The United States enters World War I on the side of the Allies.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 5, 1917 -** The United States National Gaurd is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 17, 1917 -** The 18th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 3, 1918 -** Russia pulls out of World War I.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 15, 1918 -** The 2nd Battle of the Marne begins.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 18, 1918 -** Allied forces win the Battle of the Aisne-Marne.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 12, 1918 -** The 2nd Battle of Verdun begins.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 26, 1918 -** The Battle of Miuse-Argonne begins.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 29, 1918 -** Allied forces push Central forces past the Hindenburg Line.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 11, 1918 -** The Allied and Central Powers sign an armistice, ending World War I.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 29, 1919 -** The 18th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 28, 1919 -** The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Roaring 20's

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 5, 1919 -** The 19th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 26, 1920 -** The 19th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1921 -** Warren Harding is sworn in as the 29th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1921 -** Charles Dawes is sworn in as the 30th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 3, 1923 -** Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1925 -** Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1925 -** Charles Curtis is sworn in as the 31st Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1929 -** Herbert Hoover is sworn in as the 31st President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1929 -** John Garner is sworn in as the 32nd Vice President of the United States.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Great Depression

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 29, 1929 -** The New York Stock Market crashes to an all time low (referred to as "Black Tuesday"), signalling the start of the Great Depression.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 2, 1932 -** The 20th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 23, 1933 -** The 20th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 20, 1933 -** The 21st **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1933 -** Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as the 32nd President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 4, 1933 -** Henry Wallace is sworn in as the 33rd Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 5, 1933 -** The 21st **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 7, 1936 -** Germany invades the Rhineland (Austria).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1937 -** Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1937 -** Henry Wallace is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 1, 1939 -** Germany invades Poland.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">World War II

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 4, 1939 -** France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 28, 1939 -** Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Warsaw pact, keeping the Soviet Union out of World War II.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 4, 1940 -** The British evaccuate over 300,000 soldiers from Dunkirk, France back accross the English Channel.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 22, 1940 -** France surrenders to Germany.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 16, 1940 -** Benjamin Davis becomes the first black General in the United States Army.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1941 -** Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 3rd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1941 -** Henry Wallace is sworn in as Vice President for a 3rd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 22, 1941 -** Germany invades the Soviet Union.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 7, 1941 -** Japanese forces attack the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 8, 1941 -** The United States declares war on Japan.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 11, 1941 -** Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 15, 1942 -** Women are now allowed to serve in all branches of the armed services.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 7, 1942 -** United States Marines land at Guadalcanal.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 2, 1943 -** 200,000 german soldiers surrender at Stalingrad.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 28, 1943 -** Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet in Tehran to discuss WWII.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 6, 1944 -** Allied forces invade Normandy (reffered to as "D-Day").
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 25, 1944 -** Allied troops liberate Paris.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 16, 1944 -** A german surprise attack begins the Battle of the Bulge.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 24, 1944 -** Allied forces push the german troops past the german border.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 12, 1945 -** American forces liberate the Phillipines.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1945 -** Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 4th term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1945 -** Harry Truman is sworn in as the 34th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 12, 1945 -** Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 26, 1945 -** The United Nations is established.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 12, 1945 -** American forces take Okinawa.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 6, 1945 -** The United States drops the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 9, 1945 -** The United States drops the 2nd atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 2, 1945 -** Japan unconditionally surrenders to the United States, ending World War II.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Cold War

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 4, 1946 -** The Phillipines, a United States protectorate, gains its independence.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 1, 1946 -** Nazi war criminals receive sentencing at the Nuremberg trials.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 17, 1946 -** Winston Churchill proclaims "an iron curtain has swept across the continent (Europe)," begining the Cold War.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 24, 1947 -** The 22nd **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1949 -** Harry Truman is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1949 -** Alben Barkley is sworn in as the 35th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 4, 1949 -** North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Korean War
> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 25, 1950 -** The Korean War officially starts as North Korea invades South Korea.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 26, 1950 -** North Korean forces take Seoul.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 27, 1950 -** The United Nations declares war on North Korea.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**September 15, 1950 -** U.N. forces take Inchon.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 7, 1950 -** U.N. forces recapture Seoul.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 4, 1951 -** North Korean/Chinese forces recapture Seoul.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 26, 1951 -** The 22nd **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 1, 1952 -** The United States detonates the 1st thermonuclear device.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1953 -** Dwight Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1953 -** Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 36th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 17, 1954 -** The U.S. Supreme Court declares that segregated schools violates the 14th **Amendment**.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1957 -** Richard Nixon is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 21, 1957 -** Dwight Eisenhower is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 3, 1959 -** Alaska is the 49th state admitted to the Union. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959; it was the first new state in the Union since 1912.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 615,230 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Juneau
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 21, 1959 -** Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union.

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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Area -** 6,459 sq. miles
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**Capital -** Honolulu
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 11px;">**2000 Population -**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 16, 1960 -** The 23rd **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1961 -** John Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1961 -** Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 37th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 29, 1961 -** The 23rd **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 17, 1961 -** An American backed Cuban invasion force landed at Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 27, 1962 -** The 24th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 14, 1962 -** American spy planes spot Soviet missile bases on Cuba.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**October 22, 1962 -** The Soviet Union pulls its missiles out of Cuba.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Vietnam War

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 1, 1963 -** American/Vietnamese forces stage a coup in Vietnam.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 22, 1963 -** Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 30, 1964 -** The 24th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 2, 1964 -** Segregation is now abolished in the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 4, 1964 -** Vietnamese forces attack an American Destroyer (USS Maddox).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 7, 1964 -** The United States begins military presence in Vietnam.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1965 -** Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1965 -** Hubert Humphrey is sworn in as the 38th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 6, 1965 -** The 25th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 10, 1967 -** The 25th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 16, 1968 -** American forces take My Lai.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1969 -** Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1969 -** Spiro Agney is sworn in as the 39th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**July 20, 1969** American astronaught Neil Armstrong is the 1st human to walk on the Moon.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**April 30, 1970 -** American forces invade Cambodia.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 31, 1970 -** The United States begins withdrawling troops from Vietnam.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 3, 1971 -** The 26th **Amendment** is passed by Congress.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**June 30, 1971 -** The 26th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 18, 1972 -** American forces begin bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 28, 1972 -** American forces cease bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1973 -** Richard Nixon is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1973 -** Spiro Agney is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 27, 1973 -** The United States and Vietnam sign a peace treaty, ending the Vietnam War.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 29, 1973 -** The last of American forces leave Vietnam.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 6, 1973 -** Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 40th Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 9, 1974 -** Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 19, 1974 -** Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as the 41st Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1977 -** Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1977 -** Walter Mondale is sworn in as the 42nd Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**November 4, 1979 -** Iranians seize the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran taking 52 people hostage.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1981 -** Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1981 -** George Bush is sworn in as the 43rd Vice President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1981 -** The hostages from the American Embassy are freed.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 30, 1981 -** I was born (well, I am the Author!).
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 23, 1983 -** President Reagan starts the Strategic Defense Initiative.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1985 -** George Bush is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 21, 1985 -** Ronald Reagan is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1989 -** George Bush is sworn in as the 41st President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1989 -** Dan Quale is sworn in as the 44th Vice President of the United States.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Persian Gulf War

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 2, 1990 -** Iraqi forces invade Kuwait.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 16, 1991 -** A U.N. air strike is launched on Iraq.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 23, 1991 -** A U.N. ground force liberates Kuwait.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 28, 1991 -** A cease fire is signed between the United Nations and Iraq.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**February 1, 1992 -** The United States and Russia sign a treaty officially ending the Cold War.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Information Age

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**May 7, 1992 -** The 27th **Amendment** is added to the Constitution.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1993 -** Al Gore is sworn in as the 45th Vice President of the United States
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 21, 1993 -** Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 20, 1997 -** Al Gore is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**January 21, 1997 -** Bill Clinton is sworn in as President for a 2nd term.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 7, 1998 -** 2 american embassies (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya) in eastern Africa are destroyed by terrorist bombs.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**August 20, 1998 -** American forces launch air strikes at 2 targets in retalliation for the american embassy bombings: a terrorist training facility in Afghanistan, and a chemical plant in Sudan.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 16, 1998 -** American forces launch the 1st of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 17, 1998 -** American forces launch the 2nd of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 18, 1998 -** American forces launch the 3rd of 3 air strikes at targets in Iraq.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 19, 1998 -** The U.S. House of Representatives approves 2 of 4 Proposed Ariticles of Impeachment.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**March 23, 1999 -** NATO begins launching air strikes against Yugoslavia.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,'Lucida Sans',Geneva,Helvetica,Helv,'Myriad Web',Syntax,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">**December 31, 1999 -** Panama gains control of the Panama Canal from the United States.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 598px;">Historical Enemies **

Throughout history America has gained many enemies. Most of which they gained in the fight against Communism. Some of the most obvious enemies are Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, and China. But some of our allies are considered enemies such as Saudi Arabia for funding terrorists with oil, or <span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Pakistan. They were an ally when the US-backed Musharraf was in charge, but the government refuses to do anything about the Taliban, so the US executed military operations inside Pakistan without permission, and now the local military has orders to fire on sight at US troops. Some more historical enemies though are Germany for the Nazis and Hitler in World War 2. Japan in Pearl Harbor and World War 2. Way back in the Revolutionary war with the British, and also even the United States itself in the Civil War. But most of these rivalries have been resolved. Japan and America signed a peace treaty. Britain and America solved their conflicts and are in the UN together.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 598px;">Historical Conflicts **

There have been amy conflicts that America has helped solve. Some of these date way back to the Revolutionary war and others are more recent like the Iraq conflict going on now. The very first conflict as a new country was in fact the Revolutionary War. Then came the Civil War fought between the north and south of the U.S. America wins the Spanish-American war and gains Puerto Rico, Guam, and The Philippines. World War 1 starts and the United States wants nothing to do with it, but after 3 years they join the allies and help win the war. The united States declares war with Germany and World War 2 begins as Germany invades Poland. The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, America declares war and joins World War 2. After winning World War 2 the Cold War begins and the U.S. inaugurates the Marshal Plan, a plan to help certain European countries in the hard economical climate. In 1989 the Berlin Wall is torn down ending the 42 year long war. The terrorist attack on 9/11/2001 starts America's war on terrorism. In 2003 the U.S.A. launches Operation Iraqi Freedom as a part of the war on terrorism.


 * Map of the country **



**Flag and Significance**

**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">The flag of the United States of America, most recently adopted on July 4th, 1960, is red and white stripes with a panel of blue in the upper right corner. The panel of blue, known as Old Glory, features 50 white stars, each representing a different state. Each of the 13 stripes represents the 13 original colonies. **



**Traditional Culture**

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">﻿ ** American culture encompasses traditions, ideals, customs, beliefs, values, arts, folklore and innovations developed both domestically and imported via colonization and immigration from the British Isles. Prevalent ideas and ideals which evolved domestically such as national holidays, uniquely American sports, military tradition, and innovations in the arts and entertainment give a strong sense of national pride among the population as a whole. ** It includes both conservative and liberal elements, military and scientific competitiveness, political structures, risk taking and free expression, materialist and moral elements. Despite certain consistent ideological principles (e.g. individualism, egalitarianism, and faith in freedom and democracy), American culture has a variety of expressions due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. The flexibility of US culture and its highly symbolic nature lead some researchers to categorize American culture as a mythic identity; others see it as American exceptionalism.



<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: normal;">**Traditional Clothing**

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: normal;">** Apart from professional business attire, fashion in the United States is eclectic and predominantly informal. Blue jeans were popularized as work clothes in the 1850s by merchant Levi Strauss, a German immigrant in San Francisco, and adopted by many American teenagers a century later. They are worn in every state by people of all ages and social classes. Along with mass-marketed informal wear in general, blue jeans are arguably U.S. culture's primary contribution to global fashion. **





**Traditional Foods**

<span style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">Mainstream American culinary arts are similar to those in other Western countries. Wheat is the primary cereal grain. Traditional American cuisine uses ingredients such as turkey, white-tailed deer venison, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, squash, and maple syrup, indigenous foods employed by American Indians and early European settlers. Slow-cooked pork and beef barbecue, crab cakes, potato chips, and chocolate chip cookies are distinctively American styles. <span style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">Soul food, developed by African slaves, is popular around the South and among many African Americans elsewhere. Syncretic cuisines such as Louisiana creole, Cajun,Pennsylvania Dutch, and Tex-Mex are regionally important. Iconic American dishes such as apple pie, fried chicken, pizza, hamburgers, and hot dogs derive from the recipes of various immigrants and domestic innovations. So-called French fries, Mexican dishes such as burritos and tacos, and pasta dishes freely adapted from Italian sources are consumed.

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Sources:

http://www.shgresources.com/us/timeline/

<span style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding: 0px;">http://www.gallup.com/poll/105835/north-korea-drops-top-three-us-enemies.aspx

<span style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding: 0px;">http://www.50states.com/us.htm

<span style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em; padding: 0px;">http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/americainworld.html

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