Bill Lee
The governor of Tennessee elected in 2018
Nashville
Capital of Tennessee
Joe Biden
Current President of the United States
Kamala Harris
Current Vice President
2-4 year terms
How long can the president serve?
July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence was signed
Plessy v. Ferguson
a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal that was ruled
John Deere and Cyrus McCormick
Who invented the steel plow and the mechanical reaper ?
John Wilkes Booth
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Adams
First president to live in the White House
Sandra Day O'Connor
First woman supreme court justice. appointed by Reagan
George Washington
Stressed national unity and urged the us to avoid contact with foreign countries
Demoarchy
Rule to Many" including dignity to all
Marcus Garvey
African American leader during the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans back to Africa. Was deported to Jamaica in 1927.
Capitalism
an economic in which natural resources, production and distribution are privately owned and are determined by composition in a free nation
Primary Source
A Document or object containing first hand evidence of historical events
Lost Generation
Term refers to a group of American writers who chose to live in Europe
Granger Laws
A set of laws designed to address railroad discrimination against small farmers, covering issues like freight rates and railroad rebates.
Charles Lindbergh
American pilot who made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
13th Admendment (1865)
abolished slavery
Booker T. Washington
Believed African American should accept segregation
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
A measurement of the total goods and services produced within a country.
Guerrilla warfare
A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The only president to be elected to 4 consecutive terms
Harry Burn
helps TN to become the 36th critical state
Alvin C York
Destroyed a German army by killing 25 soldiers and taking 132 prisoners single handly
Jane Addams
Established one of the first settlement housed in the united stats was Hull House . Growing up in privileged circumstances she founded the Hull house to serve poor immigrants and the working class.
Incumbent
During any election year a person who is currently holing office is referring to a ....
Antony Blinken
Who is the current Secretary of United State?