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Seneca Falls Convention
First women's convention for voting men also were there supporting this was start of the main push for women's suffrage. -
The Homestead Act
Act passed by the government to encourage Americans and immigrant families to move west. The act offered 160 acres of land for free if they improved it. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest battle in one day on American soil. This battle was important for the Union because however there was no clear winner the Union claimed victory which allowed Abraham Lincoln to release the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Lincoln 10% plan
Abraham Lincoln made the easies plan for the CSA to get back into the Union. Only 10% of men of eligible in states had to take oath that they would be on the Union side. Lincoln didn’t get consult Congress before he made this plan. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle fought on American soil. It had over 50,000 casualties. The result of the battle was a Union win and a morale boost for the north. -
Pickett’s Charge
General Pickett lead a charge of bayonets on July 3rd during the battle of Gettysburg on confederate soldiers. They were running out of ammo and needed a last minute defense. The move was bold and it worked as the confederate soldiers fled. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment officially ended slavery everywhere in the United States. It was ratified in December of 1865. This amendment is one of the most important and changed America for the better as a country and government. -
14th Amendment
Provide a constitutional guaranteed of the rights and security of freed people. Everyone born in the United States is a US citizen and that cannot be taken away. -
Barbed Wire
In 1874 Joseph Glidden made barbed wire which helped stop the open range in the west. -
Statue Of Liberty
Statue of Liberty was originally in France designed by Auguste Bartholdi but was given to America for the 100 anniversary of Declaration of Independence and America helping France -
Lynching
3,446 blacks lynched between 1882-1968 until boycotts and new laws. -
Brooklyn Bridge
John Roebling built/designed the longest suspension bridge. Emily Roebling was the first one to cross it when it was complete. This bridge showed American ingenuity. -
Oklahoma Land Rush
Oklahoma was the last open land area the government decided to give away via race in 1889. This essentially ended the frontier in America -
Plessy v Ferguson
Homer Plessy was 1/8 black and sat in the whites only section and refused to move, he sued and the case went to the Supreme Court. The court ruled places can be “separate but equal”. -
Congress declares war on Spain
The sinking of the Maine was the catalyst event of Congress declaring war on Spain on April 25, 1878. Remember the Maine was the rally call. -
San Juan Hill
The rough riders led by Theodore Roosevelt had a huge victory over Spain. -
The Foraker Act
The act gave Puerto Ricans their own government and in 1917 they were given American citizenship. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt Corollary was rules given to Latin America by the President the reaction was not liked by the Latins but the action was necessary for Europe to stay out of it. -
Angel Island Opens
Angel Island was located on the western side of the U.S accepting immigrants traveling over through the Pacific Ocean. It has much harder to get through Angel Island than Ellis -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
The triangle shirtwaist factory killed over 100 women which brought workplace reforms but helped women get jobs in ways people didn’t think before -
Women’s Suffrage March
Led by Ida B. Wells In 1913 women marched in DC with hopes to improve rights and laws for womens voting. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was a crucial part of American Imperialism as they paid to have the canal and helped ships travel goods faster rather than going around the tip of South America. -
Sinking of Luisitana
Although it was a British ship the Luisitana had American soldiers on it which forced America to join the war after it was sunk by a German U-boat. -
Zimmerman Note
Zimmerman Note was a note intercepted by the U.S. It was supposed to a note from Germany to Mexico. Germany promised to help get American land back to Mexico if they aided them in the war. -
Espionage Act
Espionage Act was an act by the government to silence any non recruitment news and they were ordered to remove communist materials -
Sedition Act
Sedition Act was to silence people who say or write anything bad about U.S during the war which was a constitutional violation and took away peoples first amendment rights. -
Operation Overlord
Allied forces invade Normandy in the biggest sea invasion ever -
Potsdam Conference
FDR, Stalin, and Churchill meet to discuss terms -
VE day
Allies rejoice a victory and the defeat of the Nazi party in Europe -
Hiroshima
1st nuclear bomb dropped on Japan by U.S -
Nagasaki
2nd nuclear bomb dropped by U.S on Japan -
VJ Day
The day Japan surrenders in World War 2 effectively ending the war as U.S. celebrates joyously -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman doctrine gave financial aid to help freed people to help stabilize economies and better resist communism, marked a new level of American commitment to CW. -
Marshall Plan
v War damage aid $17 billion dollars in European recovery plan -
Berlin Blockade
Allied powers decided to unite their different zones of Germany into a single unit Therefore the Representative from the soviets withdrew from the Allies -
Sputnik 1
first man made object into space by Russia -
U.S lands on moon
Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon in 1969 beating Russia as the U.S was second to Russia in everything dealing with space before that. -
Ellis Island Opens
Ellis Island was located in New York that over it’s time had 12 million immigrants come through and only sent back 2%. The immigrants went through a serious of exams and questions before they were allowed into the U.S