Show A HISTORY LESSON after 1735 1795 the flag of the colonies had 15 stars and as many stripes until L 1818 when the stripes were vere reduced to 13 again with as many stars as states in 1791 vermont was admitted into the union the name vermont being a word of french derivation meaning green mountain the state of mississippi sis sippi was vas admitted into the union in in 1817 I 1 illinois in 1818 and alabama Mabama in 1819 in 1820 the district of maine long attached to massachusetts though separated from it geographically was admitted as an independent state william henry harrison ninth president of the united states was born in char charles es city county va in 1773 his father was 11 enjamin benjamin harrison arrison II governor of virginia lie ile was educated at hampden sidney college lie ile entered the army as ensign in 1891 and was aid decamp de camp to gen wayne wayne in his campaign in ohio lie ile was aften afterward vard secretary of the northwest territory delegate in congress the first governor of indiana territory and superintend superintendent ten dent of indian affairs his death took place in 1841 there were r F r candidates for the presidency of the united states in in 1824 crawford jackson adams and may clay no one of these got a majority MajOri kV of the electoral vote and the duty of electing a president devolved upon the house of representatives represents tives john quincy adams of massachusetts was vas chosen the administration of adams was a stormy and a d unpopular one lie ile was extremely honest and faithful but like his father john adams he had no gift for winning vinning friends lie ile could not bend to the people his cold manners and his disregard tor for the opinion of cl ethers hers made him enemies who succeeded in prey eating his reelection reelect lon |