| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Amendment 1 | freedoms of religion, speech, press, and assembly |
| Amendment 2 | right to bear arms |
| Amendment 3 | no quartering troops in homes during times of peace |
| Amendment 4 | Protection from unreasonable search and seizure |
| Amendment 5 | Rights of accused persons |
| Amendment 6 | Rights to a speedy public trial |
| Amendment 7 | Trial by Jury guaranteed in Civil Cases |
| Amendment 8 | Protection from unfair fines and cruel punishment |
| Amendment 9 | Rights and powers reserved to the people |
| Amendment 10 | Powers of the states |
| Amendment 11 | Suits against states |
| Amendment 12 | Election of president |
| Amendment 13 | abolition of slavery |
| Amendment 14 | Rights of Citizens |
| Amendment 15 | Voting rights |
| George Washington | 1st (1789-1797) |
| John Adams | 2nd (1797-1801) |
| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd (1801-1809) |
| James Madison | 4th (1809-1817) |
| James Monroe | 5th (1817-1825) |
| John Quincy Adams | 6th (1825-1829) |
| Andrew Jackson | 7th (1829-1837) |
| 1607 | Jamestown is founded |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence is signed |
| 1787 | The Constitution is written |
| 1803 | Louisiana Purchase |
| 1861-1865 | The Civil War |
| George Washington | Known as Commander-in-chief of the continental Army, president of the U.S., Known as the ''Father of our Country" |
| Thomas Jefferson | This man was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, President of the U.S., and approved the Louisiana Purchase |
| Benjamin Franklin | He was a diplomat to France during the Recvolution, was present at the writing of the U.S. Constituion and was also an inventor |
| Andrew Jackson | He was a hero from the war of 1812 and later president of the U.S. and responsible for the Indian Removal act |
| Abraham Lincoln | This man was the 16th president of the U.S., President during the Civil War |
| 1607 | Original 13 States |
| 1783 | British cession (Treaty of Paris) |
| 1803 | Loiusiana Purchase |
| 1819 | Florida Cession |
| 1845 | Texas Annexation |
| 1846 | Oregon Country |
| 1848 | Mexican Cession |
| 1853 | Gadsden Purchase |
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