15 Facts

1. George Washington is the first president of the United States.
2. The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States.
3. Noah Webster published History of the United States.
4.Alexis de Tocqueville is the most profound thinkres of the Modern Age, arrived in America for a ninth month visit.
5. Monroe warned Europe that the Western Hemisphere nations were off-limits for European.
6. Articles of Confederation is the first basis for a national government of the United States, went to effect.
7. New York City more than doubled in size from 1850 to 1870, becoming a metropolis of almost one and a half a million people.
8. James Polk attempted to avoid conflict and preserve peace.
9. Abraham Lincoln led the nation to war with the Conferderate States.
10. Samuel Adams filled the newspapers with warnings that the calm and peace were temporary.
11. The Boston Port Bill closed the port of Boston- one of the main ports in the colony- to all commerce.
12.The colonists insisted that by English law, they should be protected froim taxation without representation.
13. Robert Walpole is considered the first true prime minister of England.
14.In 1707, England and Scotland were united.
15. Mercantilism measured a nation's wealth by the amount of gold and silver.