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1870's in America

By coreymay238

  • All male citizens can vote

    All male citizens can vote
    The 15th amendment guarantees that no male citizenwill be deprived of the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition ofservitude.

  • fire in Chicago

    fire in Chicago
    A fire destroys the city of Chicago, Illinois

  • first zoo

    first zoo
    America gets its first public zoo, The Philadelphia Zoological Gardens.

  • 100 years

    100 years
    The United States celebrates 100 years a nation.

  • Women voting rejected

    Women voting rejected
    A constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote is rejected by congress.