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As Christopher Columbus found his way into the new world, it set off the transformation of items going from England into the new world, America. The Exchange brought over food, crops, ideas, animals, and many more things into the new world. This establishment helped the settlers in the new world flourish using new and old world tactics. England benefited as well with the new crops from America which led them into their shift towards capitalism. -
The Establishment of Jamestown is huge for colonists as it is the first English settlement in the new world. 104 men and boys came about the place and decided to settle down and build up. The town was named after King James I. This was the capital of the Colony of Virginia for over 100 years. -
The Headright System was a way to bring new settlers and give them an opportunity. People back then and still in today's world know the land equals opportunity. If you were an early settler you were gifted 100 acres of land while if you were a new settler you would get 50 acres. This really helped benefit the plantation owners who had the slaves to farm that much land. -
The Great Awakening led the Colonists into a deep religious belief of god. George White Field and Jonathan Edwards were two of the famous preachers to come out of this time. They used the fear of the listeners and their raw power to tap into them. It created more religious belief throughout the new world and created more churches for new members, new schools to train new ministers, and heavily encourage the idea of equality. -
The Sugar Act lowered taxes on sugar and molasses to stop smuggling and raise funds for the crown. It back fired as smuggling continued and some settlers wanted to get away from the crown and not give them a single cent in tax dollars. While others would be fine to get taxed if they had representation. The idea of taxation without representation ran through the colonies during this time. -
The Quartering Act stated that troops would not have to stay in barracks. They instead could go around to any house they could find to get sleep and feed. As a civilian you couldn't deny them and it had a massive impact on the privacy of the homes. Families would have soldiers in their home and couldn't say how they really felt about the crown. -
The Stamp Act was the first direct taxation on the new world. Its main goal was to raise money for Britain. It taxed items such as newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. This was hugely despised by the colonists. The impact it caused on the colonist made them very unhappy and started to look downward on the crown in Britain. -
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that started off as a street fight which turned into a gun fight. A group of 9 British soldiers were getting harassed which then led to them opening fire on 5 citizens. The event was written about in almost every newspaper and had a major affect on why colonist wanted to distant themselves from the rule of the old world. -
The Boston Tea Party was a movement done by colonists as they were irate with the fact they were getting taxed without any representation. They threw over 342 barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor. As for the financial impact it lost in today's money almost over 1.7 million dollars of tea for Britain. The more meaningful impact was that colonists were not happy at all by how much they were being treated as nobody's and puppets for British rule to tax. -
The First Continental Congress was a meeting held by 12 of the original 13 British colonies. The main purpose of the meeting was to find a way to support Boston and to find a way to stand up or show so push back towards the British Empire. The impact of the meeting was to try to unify the colonies as one and to be more of a whole than spread apart. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a defeat for the newly Americans but gave them confidence. They were forced to retreat due to the fact of low ammunition rather than being out-dueled by British forces. This battle was huge for them as it gave them confidence that we could hang with the British empire in a war. The impact also gave a notice to Britain that this war would be no push over for them. -
The Second Continental Congress included 12 of the colonies until the Declaration came out and Georgia sent representatives. It was a formal meeting on what decisions the colonist needed to make to stop Britain. It also served as a way to unify the colonies even more during the war. It had a huge impact on the war as well since they made George Washington leader of the Continental Army. -
The Declaration was unanimously voted on to be the founding document of the Untied States. It announced our independence from Britain as they were not respecting us. The ever lasting impact of this was the start of our new nation. We knew we had an uphill war with Britain to secure it but we were ready to set free and be united as one. -
The Battle of Saratoga is the turning point in the war. This battle was a decisive victory for the Colonial army as we surrounded British General John Burgoyne and his army and forced him to surrender. The impact of this win helped America get foreign support from the French which was much needed to win the war. It also gave the colonial army a heavy confidence boost that we could win this war. -
The Articles of Confederation was the first legal document that would body our new nation. It was a complete mirror of the trauma we faced from Britain while we were under their rule. It was a very weak and really not a good governing document. It created a very weak central government and gave almost all power to states. It's main impact was that it was to get rid of what Britain did to us. -
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of the war and independence from Britain. As the Declaration of Independence marked that we were free from British rule this marked that Britain had lost the war and had to stop invading America. The impact was great to finally have the war be over but lead into some hard times to run a country. -
The Panic of 1783 came about when the stock market in Europe crashed. Mostly all European investors pulled their money out of the projects, companies, and railroads, and many more that they had invested in. This led America into its first Great Depression. The impact led to struggling times with American money on top of the fact the Civil War was going on during this time. -
Shay's Rebellion was started due to the fact that farmers' debt was high and some civilians didn't feel the right they had to pay it. They were pretty successful as they marched their way through Massachusetts and took over the courthouse. Its main impact was it showed how weak the Articles of Confederation were. This led to the drafting of the Constitution. -
The Northwest Ordinance was the governing body for the territories. They set the rules for what needs you had to fill to become a state. They also outlawed slavery in all of their land and gave you the right to religion. The impact it created on the territories helped set them up to join statehood. -
The Great Compromise helped set up the way our government is run today. It sets up a way for each state to have a say with their population (House of Representatives) and say where each state is viewed as the same (Senate). The overall impact of the compromise set up our government to be a fair governing body. -
The Three Fifths Compromise was a political compromise about how much a slave was worth in congress. This helped out slave states gain more representation in congress with slaves but also hurt them the more taxation. The impact this had was giving south more power. They could get more votes in elections and have a greater say in congress with how many slaves they had. -
The 1st bank helped stabilize the financial state of the country. Alexander Hamilton got the bank for a 20 year term. It helped secure the government's money and most importantly helped with the war debt from the revolutionary War. An impact it caused was that it created the national currency that would be used around America. -
This was a formal announcement made by our president to remain neutral when France was calling for our help. It was a bad look for the United States at the beginning since we went against our words with France not even 10 years of us being a country. The impact helped the U.S. as we weren't ready to support another country's war but hurt our credibility at the time. -
The XYZ affair showed America what other countries really thought about us. We sent 3 diplomats to France to negotiate a treaty but France demanded 250,000 dollars from us before we even could start to talk to them. This makes the Americans very unhappy with France and want to start a war with them. Adams as president does a good thing and signs a negotiation with Napoleon which would bring peace. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a collection of 4 laws passed that were restrictive towards immigrants and their voice. It made it hard for new immigrants to vote as it also gave the president the right to deport any immigrant. This was against the first amendment for immigrants. The impact on the immigrants made them feel they were being punished by government for trying to start a new life. -
The Louisiana Purchase was a territoriality purchase for 15 million dollars at the time. U.S. made this purchase to mainly capture the likes of New Orleans which is a great port city addition and total control of the Mississippi river. It also doubled the size of America. The impact to gaining all that land and resources makes America a far more powerful country. They can also start their expansion westward and do with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. -
The Embargo Act happened when France and Britain were at war. The Americans have a good trading relationship with both and don't want to jeopardize one of them to help out the other. We decide to ban all foreign trade so we don't get caught up in the mess that these two countries are in. The impact on America was awful as the economy went straight threw the dirt when this happened. -
The Treaty of Ghent was the ending of the War of 1812. It stated that all land that was conquered must be returned. We gained land from France from this war but didn't gain any more land from Britain. The impact of this event led to the expansion in the great lakes region. As there was not much of a threat from Britain anymore people felt a lot more comfortable to move up north. -
The Gang-Labor system was the harsher of the two labor systems. Slaves would work under the supervision of an overseer all day. The overseer would tell you when you were done working. It isn't based on what you were exposed to get done for the day. The impact of this led to slaves having no freedom or time to do anything and only work and sleep. -
The Corrupt Bargain happened during the 1824 election when Andrew Jackson was expected to win it getting the popular and electoral vote. He didn't win the election and the speaker of the house elected Adams, which then made the speaker of the house his vice president. This is looked at by Jackson fans as bribery and taking advantage of power. -
The Indian Removal Act was a way to force Indians off of their native lands. It was signed by Andrew Jackson and wanted more land for Americans to expand west. This also impacted the relationship with the Indians. Tensions rose immediately after this happened between the two. This event led into one of the saddest thing for Indians which is the Trail of Tears. -
The Battle of the Alamo is the very pivotal point during the Texas Revolution. Mexican forces kill American forces in San Antonio. The impact of military victory for Mexico isn't much. The much larger impact is that Texans and Americans from all around are irate with what happened and want to support Texas in their war. -
The impact of James Marshall finding gold in California leads to the Gold Rush. People wanted to strike big and get rich fast. The amount of people that went as well helped out with the idea of Manifest Destiny. The population of California exploded and only very few got lucky in their way to strike gold and get rich. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act led to the creation of two new territories. It also allowed for popular sovereignty. The impact of the act created the tension of pro and anti slavery activist which is known as Bleeding Kansas. The reason they fought and created such violence was because both sides wanted the new votes they would get if they took control over the new territories. -
Dred Scott was an African American slave who was in a state that slavery was illegal. The final verdict stated that Dred was still a slave where he was in a state where slavery is outlawed. This showed how weak the government is when it came to outlawing slavery and showed that there really is no boundaries to slavery anymore. -
South Carolina was very upset when Abraham Lincoln was voted on to be president. They believed that he would ruin the nation and take away their rights to having slaves. The impact that it caused showed many other southern states upset by the election follow suit with them and create their own Confederacy. -
The Anaconda Plan was a tacit used by the Union in the very beginning of the Civil War. It was a navy blockade around the confederate states so they couldn't receive any goods or materials and it also didn't allow them to send out their own ships to attack. The plan was successful as it led to insane inflation in the south and a huge shortage of materials. -
The Battle of Bull run is the first major battle of the Civil war. The death count was thousands as the confederacy took victory over the Union. The impact was a calling to the Union that this war would not be a push over. The confederacy has great generals and their army fights for what they believe in. -
The Battle of Antietam is the single most deadliest battle to date in history. This was considered the biggest threat to the Union and the capital city of Washington D.C. The battle had almost 23 thousand casualties and 3.6 thousand deaths. The impact of this war was after the fact Abraham Lincoln took victory and could make the war more about ending Slavery. -
The Homestead Act was a way the United States felt that they could expand the population out west. They were giving away free land to settlers and land equals opportunity. The 160 acres of land had to be put to use. They had three rules they had to follow. They had to use it for 5 years, improve the land, and live on it. -
The Emancipation Proclamation was the document that freed the slaves. This helped out the Union as it halted any deals that were brewing up between other countries and the Confederacy. It also gave the war so much more meaning than the power of the states. The overarching impact this document made was immense, but this document is also far from perfect. -
The Battle of Gettysburg is the most impactful battle of the whole war. It is also the biggest war that has happened in North America and in the Civil War. The Union won the battle which shifted the tide of the war heavily towards the Union. The Confederates hope of becoming independent after this battle was next to none. -
The assassination of Lincoln happened during a play by John Wilkes Booth. He was one of the few men after the war that believed the confederacy could still be saved. He took actions into his own hands shooting Lincoln. The impact the event caused was horror for the nation. The nation sent out the largest manhunt till this date to find John Wilkes Booth. -
The Freedman Bureau helped black transition into a new life after the war. It helped with putting blacks in school, any financial advice, and negotiations they needed. This bureau really helps the black community in a dark time as they had just got there freedom but still getting treated not equally at all. -
The Reconstruction Plan was a way for the United States to come back together as one. The Union wanted the south to join back quickly but didn't want to let them in at no cost. 10% of the population had to swear an oath to the locality of the U.S. government. They then as well had to agree to get rid of black codes and ratify the 14th Amendment. The impact of getting the States all back together helps us as a country to be one. -
The first President in the United States to get impeached is Lincoln's old vice, Andrew Johnson. He removed many people from government positions without any consultants or permission. He was then impeached by the house and came up with one vote short to be impeached by the senate. HE became powerless after this event happened. -
The Transcontinental Railroad is one of the biggest accomplishments that happened in the U.S. at the time. It had two companies build the railway towards the center and gave incentives for each mile of track done. Its completion gave access to goods from the west coast all the way to the east coast. It also made an impact on how long it would take to travel to the west coast. -
The Civil Rights Act helped out blacks in the south who still were getting mistreated after the war. It was hard for the south to apply the new laws on blacks as they were still upset about losing. The law helped blacks not get discriminated against in any public place. The impact wasn't as impactful as the government hoped but did the job for the most part in the south. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn was the biggest defeat the Americans took during the Indian War. Custer and his men were all surrounded and taken down. Americans viewed the Indians as bloodthirsty and wild after this event. The impact it had gave the Americans a lot of energy to go fight off the Indians and move them more west. -
The Dawes Act had intentions of splitting up the Natives and hopes of Americanizing them. Individual native families could ask for land but the land that they would be receiving would be their own tribe to split it up. As time went on during this the Native reserve lands got smaller and smaller until there was very little left. -
The Haymarket Square Riot happened due to two things that happened. One was the bombing of the labor demonstration. The other was the built up anger of the working conditions and pay the workers were getting. The riot resulted in 8 people dying but did force the American Federation of Labor. -
The knights of labor were the first group of union activism in there time. They railed to fight for shorter work days, equal pay for men and women, and to end child labor. Members of the group were skilled and unskilled labor workers. The most infulential person apart of the group is Terence V. Powderly. -
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union is a temperance looking for reform through Jesus Christ. Its main goal was to help women and some children to support prohibition. Women were done and tired of their husbands coming home drunk and not functional. Although it took a while, they were a major part of the passing of the 18th amendment. -
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was a federal law that helped regulate free and open commerce between companies. This law was to help save America from any monopoly forming to control the market. The law was created and passed by senator John Sherman. -
Plessy v. Ferguson is one of the most controversial decisions ever made in the Supreme Court. The 'Separate but Equal' decision. This uphelp the Jim Crow laws and segragted the white and blacks even more. It was won by 7-1 majority vote. This was eventually overturned later in 1954. -
The Rough Riders were the first cavalry name under the control of Theodore Roosevelt. They were very influential in the Spanish-American war and were key to helping to reform Cuba. Theodore also gave up his role as the secretary of the Navy to create this group. The effect of them helped show America about Theodore Roosevelt as a leader and as a human. -
The Spanish-American War happened due to two main reasons. First was the harsh and deadly rule of the Spaniards. Secondly was the random and unknowingly explosion of the U.S.S Maine. This sparked the United States to start war and try to take over Cuba and let them colonize themselves without Spanish rule. The impact of America's win was that it sent a message to European nations that instead of colonizing they should build their own nations up. -
The Anthracite coal strike is when coal miners went on strike and wanted higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union. They felt the union was taking too much for themselves and being greedy for themselves. The strike last 5 months until the union feel into the peer pressure of the public and gave them a 10% reduction of hours and a 10% increase in pay. -
The Meat Inspection Act 1906 is a law that tells us that all meat will be certified and cut and introspected thoroughly. This act happened due to the novel, "The Jungle" as it described the awful conditions and poor way meat is cut and processed. It's effect made Americans feel safe and secure eating meat that is verified. -
The 16th Amendment is one not loved by any American since it gives the right to congress to take taxes out of your paycheck or form of money. Congress passed this as they wanted to relieve Americans doing anything bad or untrustworthy with giving the government their money. It's effect on the world gave the government more power and its biggest income of money. -
The Federal Reserve Act created the Federal Reserve System which placed 12 banks around America to keep track of all of America's money, oversee banks, and monitor loans. This was America's new central banking system. Its effect on America helped stabilize the national currency and get banks back on track. -
The Great Migration was one of the largest movements of people the world has ever seen. It saw over 6 million African Americans migrate from the racist south to the northern half of America. Africans were trying to expand to free states as they were still getting discriminated against. The impact gave the north a big and real black presence. Before now there were not nearly any blacks up north, now they were creating their own urban communities. -
The Keating-Owen Act was the end of child labor and the sell of any product made by child labor. This law also helped regulate how many hours a young human can work. Its effect on the world gave children the right to go be kids again and not have to go to work and give away their own childhood. -
The constant war crimes down by Germany at sea to America's submarines was the turning point of U.S. joining the war. The Zimmerman telegram was also a big reason why the United States wanted to join as well. The impact led U.S. into one of the biggest wars of all time with them coming out on top with German surrender -
The Sedition Act of 1918 was the United States government overstepping their powers against the first Amendment. It stopped Americans from talking down or against politicians or the government. Americans were annoyed by the fact the war was still going on and that we were fighting in a war that is across the seas. They also wanted to speak out about how many Americans were dying. The impact of the matter was it didn't let anyone express their own feelings against the government. -
The Red Scare was the fear of the rise of communism that happened during the twenties. Americans were very fearful of new immigrants who would embrace and accept communistic ideals. It led to the deportation of many immigrants and Americans as America wanted no part of an communist world. The lasting impact led America into a downfall right until the great depression. -
The Eighteenth Amendment was the prohibition of all sale or creation of Alcohol. The Anti-Saloon League and many progressives wanted this act to pass as Alcohol was a really big issue for families to deal with emotionally and financially. As it was harder for Americans, mostly males, to get Alcohol there were many bootleggers who would sell Alcohol illegally to many people. -
The Treaty of Versailles was the signed document that ended World War I. The treaty was very harsh toward Germany and other central powers and put the nations into debts they are still paying today. The unfair treaty made Germany the enemy and made them take victim to all of what happened. Due to it's stick and harsh punishments it leds Germany to revolt causes another World War 2. -
This Amendment granted the right for women to vote. It was a lengthy fight for women as they were trying to get themselves out of their suffrage. The NWSA and AWSA merged into the National American Woman Suffrage Association which was the movement which helped most create this Amendment. This helped white women the most as they were now able to even work in political positions. -
The League of Nations was created post WW1 to have nations come together and not have another world war. They were not too strong as they fell as an organization and WW2 happened. They failed to intervene in international conflicts. Also the United States never joined the League and they were part of creating it. It's impact was very minimal and helped play into the second world war. -
The stock market crash was the start of the most devastating time in American history, The Great Depression. Due to the low wages, the debt we have collected as a nation, and a struggling agriculture, the market took a dump and put poverty into almost everyone's lives. The effect made some families lose everything they have ever had and kill the economy in the U.S. -
The Dust Bowl was caused by many factors but the main one were the high prices to keep up land. The machinery was an insane debt that farmers put on as well as having to play everyone who worked for them. This led to farmers leaving their soil and hence creating the soil to get into the air. Its impact on the economy left half a million homeless and an agricultural depression. -
Looking for a leader to help America lead them out of the troubling time of the 1930's America elects FDR into office to be the 32nd president of the United States. His actions helped drag Americans out of the depression and created organizations like CCC, CWA, FSA, NIRA, and the SSA. The stability given by FDR helped our hurting nation right before we entered war. -
The Federal Housing Administration came during the wake of the great depression as its goal was to help finance, improve housing standards, and increase employment in the housing market. Many people needed jobs and this created them for people. Also it helped many Americans keep their homes during this troubling time. -
The Social Security Act was a part of the New Deal enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It helped the unemployed humans by giving them pensions to survive. It also promised to get money to people 65 years or older. It helps Americans retire with knowing they will be receiving money. Its lasting impact on America was giving Americans security for later in life and still intact today. -
The Neutrality Act of 1935 stopped the sale of guns, ammunition, and other military goods to be exported out of the United States. This was put into place to try and keep America out of any wars. Worried about the up rise in Germany of the Nazi's this was America's counter to joining the fight against them. -
The Fair Labor Standards Act gave the right to a minimum wage and also time and half for working over 40 hours in a week. The main goal was to help the labor union get their fair share of money that they deserved and not over-work. It gave Americans more say now in negotiations with their company. It's impact is still good today and the minimum wage is still increasing as inflation does as well. -
The surprise attack on the small military base in Hawaii is one of, if not the worst loss in U.S. military history. Germany and Japan were worried about the U.S. intervening in their business in the Pacific Ocean and this was one of the ways they dealt with that. The impact of leaving America gut-wrenched was already a big enough blow to the United States but also the loss of a lot of our Navy was bad. This did give the U.S. it's reason to join the war. -
Executive Order 8802 is one of the most progressive civil rights movements of its time. It let there be no more discriminatory actions against African Americans in the military. America needed everything and everyone to stand a chance in the war so this was a great benefit for the military, our black community, and also America in general in the war. It helped to set up the Fair Employment Practice Committee. -
The Holocaust was the human genocide done by the Nazi's of European Jews. It took the lives of over 6 million people. They were all sent mostly to concentration camps where they were worked until they were unable to and then killed. The impact wiped nearly 2/3 thirds of the Jewish population in Europe and almost killed the religion. In today's world we still see the impact left as Jew's are still discriminated against by extremists. -
All of the allied forces came together to put together one of the best military attacks in history against the axis powers. The operation used the water, land, and air to attack. The operation was done in secret and unexpectedly and was a massive success and huge turning point in the war for the Allied powers against the Axis powers. -
The United states after World War 2 was not done fighting with the Japanese. U.S. wanted to get revenge on Japan for the attack on Pearl Harbor. Truman pulled the trigger on the bombs causing huge causalities within Japan. This led to the quick end of war with Japan as they believed U.S. wouldn't stop. The use of the atomic bombs was the first of its kind and change how war is fought. -
The Baby Boom put 30 million humans into the world. All the veterans came home from the war and got busy in bed with their wives. It created the need for expansion in everything which created jobs left and right. The business for baby food, fortune, and toys all boomed during this time due to the need for them during this time. -
The Truman Doctrine was the United States sticking their foot into the ground against foreign communistic ideals spreading. They were going to help support the idea of a democracy. The fear of the Cold War and communism spreading led to America stepping into foreign affairs rather than keeping us out of it. -
The Marshall Plan was set in place after World War II to help stabilize foreign nations after the war. The economic prescience of America helped calm our fear of the spread of communism. The investment put into the region was never returned but helped dramatically rebuild the nations -
The Brown v. Board of Education made the schools desegregate. This is one of the most influential legal achievements made during the time of the civil rights movement. It was a small step forward but it opened up so many opportunities for blacks to try to get more rights for themselves. It was hard at first to desegregate the schools but as time went on the schools had to obey the law. -
The National Interstate act is still the largest public works job in history. Eisenhower saw how some of the European nations were far more advanced in roadways than America. It helped connect the country together and also helped settle fears during the cold war making it easier for humans to evacuate somewhere. It also was built for emergency runways for military planes if anything would happen to the runways. -
The National Defense Education Act came to fruition during the space race against the soviets. We were falling behind in the race to the moon and needed more funding which is what the act did. It helped us to level the playing field with the soviets with their technology. The impact of the money poured in helped us to get to the moon first and beat the soviets to it. -
Freedom Rides was a demonstration done by civil rights activists. They wanted to test new laws about the desegregation of buses. Angry white racists would bomb, set fire, and kill the activists during this as they were angry about the situation. The impact of the movement helped get the federal government in talk with civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis happened during 1962 when America saw the Soviet Union sending over nuclear weapons to Cuba. The fear of the soviets working in Cuba with nuclear weapons was so fearful for Americans we sent boats to Cuba and had a standoff with Russian boats. Eventually the Russian boats turned around and took the missiles back with them. -
The 35th president of the United States was murdered in broad daylight, and we still don't know why today. He is one of the most beloved presidents to date, doing work for the public eye to see, and helping the civil rights movement under the table. Security for the President became much stricter after this and also other political figures got more security. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the end of discrimination against anyone due to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. President Johnson was the one to sign it into law. The act led to the end of the harsh actions down by Jim Crow in the south. It helped break so many barriers for blacks. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was not allowing discrimination towards citizens who want to vote. This bans literacy tests, intimidation, and physical violence toward anyone who wants to vote. This is the main goal the civil rights movement was working towards. They wanted to have their voice finally be heard. The protection given by this was loved by all activists in the civil rights movement. -
U.S. sent troops to stop the spread of Communism and calm the fear of the American people. Other major key reasons why were for foreign policy, economic interests, and geopolitical strategies. Vietnam was getting closer to have the same situation as what happened in Korea. America wanted to stop the spread before it was too late. The impact of the war is hated as it lasts a long time and hurts the public view of the president. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was most known for his activism during the civil rights movement. He is one of the most influential people during this time and the most known activist from his time. His speech, "I have a dream" is taught in schools all over today. The impact of him dying left a stunning and shocking feeling inside everyone during the time. He was respected among almost everyone. -
The moon landing was the first time anyone in human history was able to land and step on the moon. It was shown on TV everywhere in the nation and brought America together as a nation even more during the prosperous time of the 60's. After the land America believed that they won the space race as we were the first to the moon but Soviets believed they won as they were the first to space. The impact it left on the nation gave us a wider idea of life and hope than just earth. -
During the time of the Vietnam war protests were high from students who felt the war was useless. The draft was taking kids away from their own path and making them risk their lives for the greater good of the nation. Government takes notice that these kids risking their lives for the Nation can't even vote so they pass the 26th Amendment lowering the voting age to 18 -
Watergate was the cover up of the break-in of the national democratic committee by Nixon. Already having the love from the public Nixon's actions made him one of the most hated presidents. Nixon went on to resign as a president before he was going to be the first president to be impeached. The impact of the event tainted his presidency as a whole because the only thing people remember him for is the worst thing done in his life -
Roe v. Wade is the legal right to have an abortion. This empowered women and helped them gain rights over their own body. This is still controversial today and is seen as a good thing by one side and murdering by others. The impact gave the women the right to do this if it is what they believe is best for themselves. -
Reaganomics started due to the awful economy the 70's were living in. Its main basis was to not tax the wealthy as much which would then create more money for them to invest and pass down the tiers of wealth. Unemployment fell during this time, 20 million jobs were created and inflation dropped over 8 percent.