Served: 1797-1801, 2nd President Political Party: Federalist Public Service: – defense attorney of British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre – delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress – co-author of the Declaration of Independence – U.S. envoy to France – U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands – first U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain – […]
HISTORY: It is the site of the earliest developments of the Neolithic Revolution from about 10,000 B.C.; inspiring some of the most important developments in human history including the invention of the wheel, planting of first cereal crops, and the development of cursive script, mathematics, astronomy, and agriculture; known as one of the earliest civilizations […]
Served: 1789 – 1797, 1st president Political Party: Federalist Public Service: – fought during the French and Indian War with the British Army – member of the Virginia House of Burgesses – delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress – Commanding General of the Continental Army – President of the Constitutional Convention Accomplishments while President: […]
Mission San Francisco de Asis WHO: Mission San Francisco de Asis was founded by Father Francisco Palóu and Fray Pedro Benito Cambón. WHAT: The mission was named after St. Francis of Assisi, namesake of the Franciscan Order of Priests. The nickname of the mission is “Mission Dolores”, and is the oldest surviving structure in San […]
Mission San Raphael Arcangel WHO: Mission San Raphael Arcangel was founded by Father Vicente Francisco de Sarria as a medical hospital. WHAT: The mission is named after Saint Raphael. The nickname of the mission is “Mission of Body Healing”. WHERE: The mission is located at 1104 5th Avenue in San Rafael, California. […]
History: Thousands of years ago, Native Americans came to the land of New Jersey. The later tribes were the Lenape, Munsee, and Unalachtigo. In 1524 Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to visit the region. The Dutch and Swedes claimed the area in the early 1600s and built settlements. The land was […]
History: Evidence suggests indigenous peoples traveled through Oklahoma as early as 12,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age. They were ancestors of the Wichita, Teyas, Kichai, and Caddo tribes. Spanish explorer Francisco de Coronado led an expedition through the state in 1542. In the 1700’s, the French claimed the area and […]
History: Texas is at the cross-roads of several Native American culture groups. These groups became the Caddoan, Apache, Athabaskan, Kickapoo, Choctaw, Kiowa, and Uto-Aztecan tribes. The area was explored by the Spanish in 1519 by sea and in 1541 by land (Coronado expedition). The area was controlled by Spain then Mexico for several centuries. Many […]
History: For about 13,000 years, humans have lived in what today is the Dakotas. A few different groups occupied the area, such as the Mandan, Hidatsa, Crow, Lakota, Santee, and Cheyenne tribes. The LaVerendrye group claimed the region for France as part of the Louisiana Territory in 1743. In 1803, the area came under U.S. […]
History: Paleo-Indians entered the Tennessee area almost 12,000 years ago. They developed into the Muscogee people, and were joined later by the Yuchi, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Cherokee. The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto passed through in 1540. People from South Carolina first settled in Tennessee in 1756, followed by settlers from other colonies. After the […]
