How much do you know about American History?

George Washington didn’t sign the Declaration of Independence because he was in put in charge of the Continental Army and was in NYC at the time of the signing.

The war was between the USA and Great Britain. By the end of the war, neither country won. What most people don’t know is that the aftermath of the war wasn’t fully resolved until 1872. Things were finally fixed with the Treaty of Washington of 1872 signed by Ulysses S. Grant.

All of these tribes along with the Creek tribe were all forced to relocate to what is now modern day Oklahoma.

As part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, to keep the number of Senates equal in Congress, the newly formed state of Missouri became a slave state and Maine as a free state. The compromise was supposed to be a temporary solution to the issue of slavery but only made things worse in the long run.

South Carolina was the first state to succeed from the Union. A few months later, many other states in the South like North Carolina and Georgia also seceded. By May of 1861, a total of 11 states left the Union.

All of these men were Union generals. Some of them like Grant & Sherman were very successful. And others like McClellan were not so successful.

Nevada became a state on October 31, 1864. On their official state flag, the words “Battle Born” are written within their state emblem in the top left corner. The words “Battle Born” are a reminder that they joined the Union during the US’s bloodiest war.

When the President passes away, the powers and duties are given to the Vice President. When Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn into office.

The war officially ended on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House in Appomattox County, Virginia.

The 13th Amendment was passed by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865. On April 8, the Senate passed it. The 13th amendment was made to completely abolish slavery. The amendment states that: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

The goal of Reconstruction was to rebuild the country and integrate newly freed African Americans into society. The 14th and 15th amendments helped with this a lot.

While Rutherford B. Hayes promised to end Reconstruction when he became President, Samuel Tilden also agreed to end Reconstruction if he became President. No matter who won, Reconstruction was going to end.

James Garfield started his Presidency on March 4th 1881. He was only in office for 200 days. Of those 200 days, two a half months of that was spent in the hospital after being shot by a man named Charles Guiteau. Guiteau was a mentally insane man who thought he helped Garfield get elected. After not being given a job by Garfield he decided to get revenge by killing him at a railroad station. The bullet injured Garfield but didn’t immediately kill him. Eventually he would die from his wounds on September 19, 1881.

The USS Maine, a navy ship, blew up off the coast of Havana Harbor. President McKinley thought Spain was responsible for this so he decided to declare war on them. After 3 months of fighting, the US won the war. As a result, the US obtained The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.