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AP U.S. History Timeline- The Life of Americans

By SBCARP02
  • Americans beginning investing in stocks

    Americans beginning investing in stocks

    By 1920 about 1.5 Million Americans owned stocks

  • First Immigrant Restriction Bill

    Restricted the number of immigrants from Europe to 375,000.
  • John Scopes Trial

    John Scopes Trial

    A trial on whether or not evolution should be taught in schools or not.

  • Half of Americans Own Cars

    By 1929 Half of all Americans owned cars
  • Rosa Parks Becomes One of The 1st Black People to Vote

    Rosa Parks Becomes One of The 1st Black People to Vote

    Rosa Parks was one of the first black people to vote in her state.

  • First Segregated SChool

    In California in 1946 the California governor desegregated all schools.
  • Martin Luther King Jr Helped organize Montgomerey Boycott

    Martin Luther King Jr Helped organize Montgomerey Boycott

    Martin Luther King Junior helped plan the famous Montgomery Boycott from his church.

  • Governor of Little Rock Arkansas Misuses National Guard

    The governor tried to prevent the integration of 9 black students in his schools by using the National Guard.

  • Leaders From Congress on Racial Equality Launched Freedom Rides

    Volunteers rode buses into the deep south and faced violence but later led to the abolishment of segregation of interstate buses.
  • The March on Washington

    The March on Washington

    This Civil Rights March is where Martin Luther KIng Jr have his famous "I Have A Dream" Speech.
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Lyndon B. JOhnson Passed The Civil Rights Act, ending discrimination in restaurants, public schools, etc.

  • Congress Passes Voting Rights Act

    Gave Federal Government to oversee voting where discrimination was practiced.

  • Reagan Lowered Taxes

    Lowered Taxes from 70% to 50%
  • First Women in Supreme Court

    First Women in Supreme Court

    Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Conner as first woman Supreme Court Justice

  • Reagan Negotiated First Reduction of Nuclear Weapons

    In 1986 Reagan negotiated the first reduction of nuclear weapons with USSR leader, Mikhail Gorbachev.
  • The Cold War is Ended

    The Cold War is Ended

    After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Cold War is finally over.