Chapter 17 15 important facts

1.George Washington is first President of U.S.
2.Constitutional Convention was signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 1787.
3.Treaty of Paris was signed in Septempber 1783
4.Declaration of Independence was signed in July 4th 1776.
5.U.S. defeated Spain won control of Cuba,Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
6.Civil War ended in April 1865.
7. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
8.13th Amendment to the Constitution which outlawed slaveryin U.S.
9.Abraham Lincoln led the nation to war with the Confederate States.
10.Noah Webster published his "History of the United States."
11.James Polk attempted to avoid open conflict and preserve peace.
12. Alex de Tocpueville one of the most profound thinkers of the Modern Age.
13. A gun shot on April 19, 1775 started the War of Independence
14.Evangelist who rode regular routes were Methodist circuit-riders.
15.The man who was responsible for the nationwide revival was Charles G. Finney.