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The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent settlement in the new land in 1607. They were coming to find financial opportunity. Many died of disease. There was a starving time killing off 60% to 70%. However, they soon started planting Tabaco which became a much needed cash crop for the settlement. -
The Mayflower carried many women, men, and children called the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620. They sailed to a place called Plymouth were they started to make their settlement. Many people traveling on the Mayflower were Protestant. They were looking for religious freedom in the new world. -
The Indian war was fought because of the constant conflict between the Powhatan and the English settlers. They were fighting in the Virginia and Maryland area which ended in the destruction of the Indian power. The fighting started after the English settlement started needing more land for their Tabaco seeds. This started the warfare between them that lasted for fourteen years. -
Bacon was a position in the governors council, but he was shut out of Berkley's close circle. This caused tense with Bacon so he took control by attacking Indians all around. With Bacon standing up against his the Indians and helping landless men, he started a rebellion. They were so outraged by the rich council men destroying their life, they decided to burn down Jamestown. This lead to many rebels dying, but reminded us that the colonies were still unfinished worlds searching for foundation. -
The Salem Witch Trials started off with a girl getting sickness that no one has ever seen before. The judges in the town convicted the girls of being bewitched. This started the witch trials accusing 175 people of witchcraft and killing 19. This sparkled hysteria, but a turning point. Many scientist discovered that sudden deaths were caused by natural causes not witchcraft. This caused a major intellectual movement. -
The Columbian Exchange is the exchange of diseases, ideas, food, crops, and population crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher Columbus traveled from Europe to the Americas carrying all of these things. Ideas, foods, and crops helped the new world flourish, but small pox and other diseases killed off hundreds of people. -
The Albany Congress was a meeting of seven of the thirteen British colonies. They wanted to plan and create a unified government for the thirteen colonies. The Congress wanted to create a central government. This intrigued many colonist and administrators, but the plan failed. Even though the plan did not go through , it was the first time someone mentioned coming together as one and it was the first meeting of the founding fathers. -
The building of Fort Duquesne was one of the main reason the French and Indian war started. The French placed the fort so it prevented Britain of expanding. Washington led many expeditions down to the fort to overtake it, but he failed every time. Finally in 1758, he led an expedition down scaring the French away. This allowed Washington to capture the fort, They destroyed the fort and built their own called Fort Pitt. -
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian war. The treaty stated that the French had to give up all of their territories in North America which ended the threat to the British colonies. The British also received Quebec and Ohio Valley. The last thing was the port of New Orleans and Louisiana territory west of the Mississippi was given to Spain for their help in the war. -
The Proclamation was issued at the end of the French and Indian War separating the British colonies from the American Indian lands west of the Appalachian. This proclamation angered the colonist because it did not allow them to settle and discover new minerals in the west. Britain was trying to tighten their grip on the colonist. -
The sugar act was placed on molasses and sugar hoping to end the smuggling of these products from the French and the West Indies. This also was a way for Britain to gain money to pay back all of their expenses in the French and Indian war. -
The Stamp Act was a direct tax put on the colonist form Britain. They required all legal papers like marriage papers, lawyer papers, and normal mail to have a stamp on it. This caused an uprising by the colonist. Many did not have enough money to buy stamps and put it on all of their legal documents. -
The Quartering Act required colonist to provide food, water, and shelter to British soldiers stationed in their villages. This allowed Britain to keep a close eye on all of the colonist and see what they were going to rebel against. The colonist were outraged because they did not have any privacy. -
The congress was held in New York from October 7th through the 25th. This was the first action against Britain to get rid of the Stamp Act. They stated that all Americans are equal to the British and they protested that they could not be taxed because they had not representation in parliament. -
The Boston Massacre started when a group of colonist were throwing insults and sometimes rocks at the British soldiers that were stationed to watch over them One soldier got so made he shot which followed in all of the soldiers shooting. Five colonist died, but with a little help of propaganda, the colonist turned this accident into a massacre making the colonist even more angered at Britain. -
The British were losing control of the colonist so they placed the tea act. This act gave the right to companies to ship its tea to North America and the right to duty-free export of Britain tea. This undercut the sell of tea for the colonies making them lose massive amounts of money. -
The colonist had enough. The Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams and John Hancock dressed up as Indians. They went onto all of the ships with tea and tossed them into the sea. The colonist destroyed 342 crates of tea. This event fueled the tension between Britain and the Colonies. -
The Continental Congress was a group of representatives that came together to discus how they were going to deal with Britain. They gathered to organize colonial resistance against the coercive acts. The congress showed that the colonies were finally coming together as one and standing up for themselves against Britain. -
The Continental Congress met again on May 10th to discus the next steps. They were in the middle of the American Revolution, but knew something had to be done. They drafted the Declaration of Independence and declaring themselves a separate country from Britain. -
The Declaration of Independence was the first written document that stated themselves the right to choose their own government. The Declaration was mostly written by Jefferson and was signed on July 4th which we still celebrate today as when he declared our freedom from Britain. -
The American army had just been beaten in the battle of Long island. They were forced to cross the Delaware. Washington's army was beat up, but he did not quit. The Crisis by Paine was read to the army which boasted their spirits. They planned a sneak attack on Christmas. They ended up winning the battle which boosted their spirits to continue fighting. -
Britain wanted to isolate the New England army. They started marching through Philly making the army flee to the countryside. The British thought they were going to win this battle easily so they took their time setting up elaborate camps. While that was happening New England's army was secretly stealing their supplies and slowing them down. They son surprise attack Britain forcing them to surrender. This war helped when French alliance with America, -
The Articles of Confederation had many things on it They wanted to regulate trade, war, peace, and alliances. Each state had one vote. Each state remains in sovereignty. Important laws needed 9 out of the 13 colonies approval. Declare war or make alliances. Although the articles had many great points, lot of it had flaws. No chief executive or judicial branch or the right to tax. -
Washington's army was suffering majorly from the harsh winter. Many farmers would not help them due to their loyalty to Britain. Many died of disease or starvation. By the ending of the winter as many men died as did in two years of fighting. However, Von Steuben stepped in. He ran the soldiers through many drills to help them become discipline and ready to fight. -
Cornwallis was making the Carolinas bleed. He went back to Virginia to start gathering more men to attack the mainland of America. Cornwallis thought he had it easy, but Washington surprise attacked him. He secretly marched his men up to New York while the French was taking over Chesapeake Bay. Cornwallis figured out what was happening, but it was too late. The colonist defeated the army making Britain stop going after American mainland. -
The Treaty if Paris of 1783 ended the Revolutionary War. The treaty recognized the America as their own independent country and allowed the expansion out to the west. This paved the way towards westward expansion. -
The Constitution is the framework of Americas Government. It separates the government into three branches, judicial, executive, and legislative. Also, divides the power between the state and federal government. Lastly, it protects liberties of American citizens. -
The Bill of Right are the first ten amendments to the Constitution. This talks over the individual rights an American citizen can have like freedom of speech or religion. Throughout the years many more amendments have been added. -
Jay's Treaty or also known as the Treaty of Amit, Commence, and Navigation was a treaty focused on the problems between Britain and America. This resolved any unanswered questions in the Treaty of Paris. This helped advert war between these two nations. -
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the Untied Sates. It also helped strengthen the country and advertise the westwards expansion. America bought this land off of Napoleon for 15 million dollars. -
The Battle of New Orleans was a major battle in the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson lead his troops down to New Orleans to defend the country. The British were trying to control an American port, but they failed. Jackson stepped in defeating the army making him a house hold name. -
This case is one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases. The case established that the government had power to establish a national bank and that a state did not have the power to tax branches of the federal government. -
The Missouri Compromise helped the fight over slavery. The Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Also the compromise separated the country in half. Any states below the line were slave states and any any sates above were free states. -
Clay, Adams, Jackson, and Crawford are all running for president. None of the candidates receive majority vote so the decision goes to the House of Representatives. Clay drops out and Crawford dies so only Jacksons and Adams are left. Adams and Clay have a secret conversation which leads to Adams being elected president and Clay as Secretory of State. Jackson is outraged because he feels like he got rigged of a presidency. -
The Erie Canal was a major event in history. The canal connected New York to the Midwest which allowed trade to happen all over. This increased the number of products immensely and increased the amount of money America was bringing in. -
The Act was signed by Andrew Jackson on May 28. The act forced Indian and native American tribes to be moved form their homeland to a different spot. The journey killed many natives and wounded the alliance between America and the Natives. Jackson put this plan into action because wanted westward expansion to be run smoother. -
Nat Turner with a help of his fellow slaves got ahold of weapons and started killing white slave owners. They killed about 50 whites. This shows how the slaves had enough of being beaten and thrown around. They wanted to be free from the whites hold. -
John Brown was anti- slavery. He wanted it to be gone in the south so he took control. He led a few of his fellow rebels and started killing many pro- slavery families. Many people avoided going through Kanas because of the dangerous guerilla warfare that was happening, -
Dred Scott was a slave that had been moved over the line of Missouri Compromise. He was considered a freed slave, but did not have full rights. He went back to Missouri to petition for his freedom. However, he lost not gaining his true rights. -
Lincoln had lost to Douglas many times, but he was not gonna stop until he won the presidential race. He would follow Douglas around always being the last one to speak. He spoke of freeing slaves which spiked the interest of northers. He won the election. However, South Carolina was so scared of him they seceded from the union in free of slavery being abolished. -
The battle was on July 16th. The first battle of the war. The union pushed the confederacy up henry hill having sights of winning, but reinforcements came destroying the union. The union rushed back to the safety of Washington. Confederates won showing how tough and underestimated they were. -
Antietam was the bloodiest day of the year. Killed 22, 717 people in one day. Attacks after attacks happened along the west woods. Both the union and the confederacy did not let up. McClellan only sent in ¾ of his army to fight Lee’s army which shows the no aggression the union generals have. The war ended in a drawl when the union should of easily won. -
The act was signed by Lincoln on May 20th, 1862. Lincoln signed this act giving people 160 acres if they planted and made profit off of the land they were given. U.S. citizens, freed slaves, women, immigrants, and any race could have the land. They had to live on the designated land, build a home, make improvements, and farm it for a minimum of five years. -
Made by Abraham Lincoln and freed the slaves in the south, but all southern states had seceded so it did not really matter. Allowed slavery in the border states. Was made so Lincoln did not get in trouble when slaves in the south were freeing themselves by joining the union army when they marched through the south. -
Gettysburg was the turning point in the war. Lasted three long, bloody days.. Both the confederacy and the union did not let up. The union was lead by grant which he was more aggressive. He defeated lee making the union always have a step ahead of the confederacy. This allowed the Union to be on offense and put Lee on defense which he is better on offense. -
Another a major turning point in the war during the summer of 1863.
Grant lead his army taking over the Mississippi river. This split the confederacy in half and cut off all of their communication. The union now has all of the waterways which always them to move goods and guns around quicker -
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery for good. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. -
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to everyone who was born in the United States or was naturalized in the United States. This included all former slaves. Also they were all put under the same equal rights. -
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the east to the west. This allowed goods to be to sent all over the country. This also allowed travel to happen a lot quicker then it used to happen. Production boomed after the building was done. -
The rights of citizens to vote will not be denied by their race or color. This allowed all freed African Americans to vote. The voting count went up immensely because so many people were now voting. -
The Civil Rights Act prohibited the discrimination in public places like restaurants and public transportation. This act was placed in response to the harsh treatment of African Americans during the reconstruction era. -
Steel is needed for construction of strong buildings and ships. Steel made railroads run smoother and fast allowing transportation to go faster and the steel last longer so railroads did not have to be fixed all the time. Creating steel became easier with the Bessemer Process which allowed an imnese amount of steel being created. The United States was the Worlds leading producer in 1880. -
Around 1500 workers were on strike in Chicago to supporter a short workday. The rally started off peaceful with hundreds voicing their opinion about long work hours, however, it turned ugly when a bomb denotes in the crowd. Police respond with gunfire injuring dozens and killing one. This riot lead to the formation of the American Federation of Labor. -
The Dawes Act regulated land rights on historical Native lands. This allowed Indian land to be handed out to whites so they could expand their farms. Many Natives were moved to small areas were they had to uproot their whole lives and move somewhere else. -
The Hull House was the a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois. Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr started his settlement house, housing many different immigrants from all over that did not have enough money to buy other housings. Immigrants were provided with food and shelter also they were taught English and many other subjects. This is significant because it shows how important women are to America's society. -
The "Gospel of Wealth" was written by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie stated that wealthy Americans like himself were supposed to spend their money in order to benefit the greater good. He also believed that the richest Americans should put money into charities or businesses to close the gap between the rich and the poor. -
Teddy Roosevelt did not like trust. He created this act to break up the big "bad" trust, but kept the "good" trust. The act was a law passed by Congress to promote competition between different businesses by prohibiting business from merging and over powering everyone. This act promoted fair opportunities for small businesses to compete with big businesses. -
The Anti- Saloon League was created by women all over the country that were tired of their husbands drinking too much. This league wanted to reduce alcohol consumption by enforcing or creating new laws. They wanted to eliminate bars and saloons. The league was one of the main reasons Congress passed amendment 18 which prohibited alcohol. -
George Pullman, owner of a train car company, lowered wages for his workers. He wanted to increase his money intake. His workers started a strike with an organization called Eugene v Debs. This lead to a nationwide railroad strike making railroad produce stop. The President demanded railroad work to start again, but Debs refused leading to the President sending an army. Thirty people were killed and 80 million dollars of railroad was damaged. This demonstrated the power of labor unions. -
This was a major court case that shifted the Civil Rights Movement. The Supreme Court Case established the importance of "sperate but equal." Plessy makes Jim Crow laws legal in hotels, restaurants, parks, and restrooms. This court case upheld segregation in many things for the next 50 years. -
The Platt amendment was passed as part of the 1901 Army Apportions Bill. The treaty stated that all treaties with Cuba had to be approved by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. had to interfere in Cuba's affairs if it broke down within Cuba. The United Sates also gained Guantanamo Bay. This treaty was significant for Cuba because it declared that Cuba was protected by the U.S. in any invasion. -
Robert LaFollette was a Wisconsin Congressman that had hope in our government, but believed in a better version. He believed that the national government was to big to react to local communities in states so he put together the Wisconsin idea. The idea focused on recall, referendum, initiate, directly elected senators, and the Australian ballot. This idea benefited all states in running their governemnt. -
"The Jungle" was written by Upton Sinclair. He wrote this to support socialism, but instead this book shone a light on the abuses and conditions of meat. This book has examples of rats and human species being in the meat. This causes Teddy Roosevelt to pass the Meat Inspection Act. -
After all of the books, articles, and many other talk, Teddy started to take action against the mistreatment of food. He started creating acts that ensured the safety of food to be eaten. One of those act was the Pure Food and Drug Act. This act forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled food or drugs. This started the push for safe food and drugs. -
Teddy Roosevelt was big on Big Stick Diplomacy. He used Untied States military power to scare off many countries or show how powerful America truly is. One of the biggest shows of power was the Great White Fleet. The fleet of gleaming white ships sailed a crossed the oceans showing off the power of the new U.S. naval army, but also shows Japan how powerful they truly are since tensions were high between Japan and United States. The fleet shows off the great power the United States accompanies. -
The National Association of Colored People was created by W.E.B. Du Bois. He wanted to make an organization that helped colored people get jobs and feel welcome in communities. This organization was also created to help fight for civil rights. The organization was one of the leading factors to civil rights for African Americans. -
The Square Deal was created by Teddy Roosevelt. He wanted to create a domestic program that focused on natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. This deal lead to the National Child Labor Committee and the Pure Food Drug Act. -
This act was signed by Woodrow Wilson and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts that affect commence. This act gave the Untied States many tools to get rid of anything that was unfair to companies. The act also helped the battle against big trusts. -
Germany was becoming a threat to the United States more and more. They sent out many U- Bots to stop any military ships or ships with supplies that would benefit neighboring countries of Germany. However, sometimes Germany hit the wrong boat. They hit a merch ship killing hundreds of Americans. This sent America into a frenzy and was one of the main reasons that America went into war. -
The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram sent to Mexico from Germany. Germany wanted America to be preoccupied with something else so they would not help the countries they wanted to attack. The telegram told Mexico to attack the United Sates to weaken them, however, this telegram was intercepted by Americans. The president was furious and saw this as a sign of war. This was one of the main reasons America entered the war. -
The Houston Riot was a riot by 156 soldiers of the all- black Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. The riot was started because of the police brutally towards African Americans. A black women was brutally beat and dragged out of her house for being publicly drunk. One of the soldier notice and asked what was wrong which ended up with him being arrested to and starting the rit. This sparked movement in the civil rights movement.
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Wilson wanted peace between the countries so he came up with the fourteen points. The points mainly highlighted freedom of seas, open agreements, free trade, and arms reduction. He claimed that the Great War was only fought for a cause and wanted peace in Europe. He wanted to use these points as a way to aspire allies to a victory. However, these points were not adapted and better way was discovered. -
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany ending the Great war, The treaty stated that Germany had to pay off all war reparations, disarm their military, ships, and planes, lose territory, and lose all of their overseas territories. This was a very harsh treaty that was intended to put Germany in their place and was their so they would never raise up in power again starting a war. -
The 18th amendment was in favor of all the women in America. They did not like all the alcohol that was being consumed so they pushed for the prohibition of alcohol. The 18th amendment states it prohibits any consumption or sale of alcohol. This is important because it shows if women put their minds together they can accomplish anything. -
The 19th amendment was another win for women. They pushed and pushed to have equal rights and they received. The 18th amendment allowed women to finally start voting in general elections and voicing their opinions. Again this shows how important women are to grew America's society. -
America was in fear of communism. They did not want their country to go to that government. They also were afraid they would get bombed anytime so any inkling of a communist would send American's to the end. The Palmer Raids were examples. People would raid houses or start fires to catch any communist. This was a big start to the Red Scare. -
The League of nations was created after the Paris Peace Conference to instill peace between the countries. They focused on disarmament, preventing war all together, and settling disputes between countries without starting a war. The League of Nations did fail, but it started to get countries to start making alliances. -
Sacco and Vanzetti were two immigrants that were convicted of killing a guard and a paymaster. They were sent to trial. However, the trial was very unfair with a bayas jury that sentenced them to death. This shows how unfair the court system is towards immigrants when they are put up on trial for something they did not commit. -
Communism was again a raising factor in America. People feared what they would do to them. This lead to hatred of immigrants because many of them came from a communist country. In 1924 a new act was passed limiting the amount of immigrants that were allowed into the United States. Only 2% of immigrants allowed in1890 were allowed in the United States in 1924. This drastically lowered the number of immigrants that lived in America. -
In the 1920's people struck rich. they were on a high after the war. They all had jobs and were making money. The stock market was a nice touch because people could put money in knowing they would get rich. However, in 1929 that changed. The market chased living millions without any money. This lead to the great Depression that lasted for almost ten years. The stock market was also altered where you would not put your whole life savings in at once. -
The WPA was a new agency put forward by Teddy. This was one of the most successful agencies out of all of them. The program put millions to work. Jobs like building railroads, roads, buildings, dams, and many other things kept them busy, but also making money which is what everyone needed during the depression. This program helped many and helped America in the long run because new roads and builds were built. -
People needed jobs. The Great Depression put millions out of work and unmotivated. However, many older people wanted to work because they needed money. The younger people in the workforce were looking for better jibs, but the older people did not want to quit because they would not have any income. Then the Social Security Act came into play which allowed older people to make money while they are retired and let the younger people take off with their careers. -
Teddy Roosevelts New Deal was not doing the best and was getting backlash from the court. They were going to rule a bunch of his agencies and polices unconstitutional until Teddy declared he would fire everyone and add new members that were in favor of him. The court did not like this and realized it was corruption. Soon the scandal went away and the court never announced any agency unconstitutional if Teddy did not fire anyone. This shows how easily president power can be over used. -
Germany was targeting everyone around them. They were gaining strength every day taking out any country they could get their hands on. one of the last main threats was London. Their attacks on London started in 1941 and lasted for nine months. They bombed day after day destroying everything in sight. The Blitz completely changed the landscape of London. -
This order was a manger turning point in the Civil rights. This order ensured that all blacks were not allowed to be discriminated by any employment practices and companies engaged in the war. This allowed blacks to have fair rights in one of many things they wanted to achieve. -
Pearl Harbor was one of the worst days evr in America. It was a beautiful morning in Hawaii when all of a sudden bombers come flying in taking out ships, submarines, and planes. Millions of dollars worth of equipment was destroyed and thousands of lives were lost. Japan came in unexpected waves, but America was there to defend their country. This was the first act of war on the Untied States of World War Two. Even though Pearl Harbor was destroyed, Americans stood tall and fought back. -
FDR came on the day after to talk to America. he pointed out that America was stunned by this attack and did not see it coming. However, he ensured that America was prepared to fight for their country against Japan. He told America to never forget this day and always remember the soldiers that were lost. FDR declared war on Japan which enter America into the war. -
America was in fear of Jan. They had just attacked Pearl Harbor not to ling ago and fear was creeping into Americans. They started to fear any Japanese or Japanese- Americans. FDR signed Executive Order 9066 rounding up all Japanese and sending them to camps. They had to sell and pack up all of their items to go live in little apartments in the dessert until teh treat was gone. This affected the Japanese community drastically, but they were still willing to fight for America. -
D- day was on of the biggest military days in Americas history. It took America and European countries a year and a half to plan very single step perfectly of this invasion. The night before the invasion hundreds of soldier flew in on parachutes to map out the land. The morning of June 6th was the turning point of World War Two and basically ended the war in America's favor. -
The Yalta Conference was the meeting of the allies of World War 2 including Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. The British wanted to maintain their empire, the Soviets wanted to have more land, and America wanted to ensure the Soviets entry into the pacific war. They wanted to reach the goal of postwar peace. -
The United Nations was created after WW2 to create national peace. The organization had 51 countries in it. They aimed towards peace, security, developing allies, and promoting better human rights. The main point was to increase political and economic cooperation between different countries and maintain peace. This organization is still on going and almost every nation is apart of the Untied Nation. -
The Truamn Doctrine was set in place to show the world teh power that the United States possesses. The doctrine stated tha America would provide political, military, and economic help to any coutry that was under threat. This showed the fight against Communism. -
The Marshall Plan was another technique the United States used tos how off their power against the Soviet Union. America stated that they would help any European countries that needed help after World War 2, They continued to help the countries that needed help spending billions of dollars on aid and sending hundreds over to work on building back cities. This shoved America's power right in the Soviet Unions face. -
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to have strength against the soviet union. Many countries all around the world teamed up to have power and strength. This organization helped build many different allies between countries and trading skyrocketed. One condition of the organization is that if a country attacks a single NATO country then all other NATO countries have to step up and protect them. -
Rosa Parks was like any lady that wanted to sit down after a long day at work. However, she was black. she sat in the whites only section which soon lead her to being arrested. Blacks were furious with this. They boycotted the bus for hundreds of days making the bus company lose money and finally having to fix the seating. This was on of the big seats into the civil rights movement and introduced Martian Luther King Jr. -
America was starting to grew in every aspect which means that goods had to be traveled around the states at a quicker pace. Since cars were becoming very popular, Eisenhower wanted the roads to be better and have routes everywhere so he created the Eisenhower interstate Act. This act put people to work on building roads that would connect the states with each other. One of the ways he got funding was making every 10 miles, 1 mile would be a straight away for emergency aircraft takeoff. -
Howl was written by Allen Ginsberg. Howl is unlike most poems and talks about certain topic many people do not talk about. This book was very popular with the new rising age of Hippies and was significant because America was starting to get out of conformity. -
Kennedy and Nixon were the two candidates running for president. Kennedy had no experience at all while Nixon had a lot of experience. However, Kennedy won the election. Nixon had more electoral votes, but Kennedy had more votes in general. Kennedy received more votes because of the first televised debate. Kennedy was confident and did not fidget unlike Nixon who has all of these things. Nixon by far had the best answers, but Kennedy looked more confident which caught America's eye. -
On May 1st, 1960, a U.S. spy plane was going over the soviet union taking areal footage of the ground to see of any new nucleaur bombs sites were being set up. However, during the fky over, the plane was shot down. This caused the collapse of a summit conference in Paris between the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France. -
Eisenhower crafted up a prefect military plan to give Cuba back to the people. Recruiting escaped Cubans, the CIA trained them to be able to fight against the rising power in Cuba. Eisenhower's plan was all set up, but Kennedy got elected for the term. Kennedy feared we would get targeted, so he pulled Americans out of the army sending the Cubans. They got plummeted. They were captured and shunned down their own streets. This shows the ingression Kennedy has towards military decisions. -
"I Had A dream" speech became a national wide now speech. Hundreds of thousands of whites and blacks came to the capital to watch or sat in front of their televisions watching with wide eyes. Martian Luther King Jr. spoke about freedom for blacks and equal rights for black. Martian spoke into everyone's hearts that day showing people that everyone deserves the same rights. -
The Voting Rights Act signed by Johnson was the last turning oint of the movement. The law bans the discrimination in local, state, and national elections in polling places. This also bans all test that were given ti blacks before they voted to see if they were smart enough to vote. This is significant because Martian was their shaking Johnson's hand showing they are equal
