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Mayflower Compact
This document was the first governing document of the Plymouth colony. It was written by the people who escaped religion persecution of King James of Great Britain, who were the separatist. They traveled aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Most adult men signed the paper aboard the ship on November 11, 1620. -
Louisianna Purchase
The U.S purchased 828,000 square miles of land from France. -
Trail of Tears (Indian Removal Act)
The Trail of Tears is the name given to the enforced relocation and movement of Native American people from southeastern part of the U.S following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. -
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California Gold Rush
When gold was discovered in California, a great many people in the east went west to try to find gold and make their fortunes. -
Suffrage Movements
Happening in the late 19th century and early 20th century, the Woman’s Suffrage movements culminated in 1920 with the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
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Prohibition
A national ban on the sale, transport, and production of alcohol. -
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Great Depression
Starting in the 1930s, the Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression. It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century. -
Peak of Civil Rights Movement
This was a series of political movements for equality that peaked in the 1960s. In most situations, protestors aimed at achieving change through nonviolent forms of resistance, where one example of these is sit-ins. The main idea of Civil Rights movements included ensuring that the law equally protects the rights of all people. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Build to seperate east and West Germany, this wall was build to stimmy political issues between political parties. -
Assasnation of Lincoln
This act, commited by John Wilkes Booth was the first time that an american president had been assasinated.
