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Civil War begins
The Civil War was when the Southern part of the US wanted to secede from the country. The north and south ended up fighting, and it caused a huge rift between the two. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was Lincoln's plan to get rid of slavery. It consisted of two parts: 1) all seceding states' slaves will be freed and 2) any seceding states must join the Union before a certain date in order to keep their slaves. -
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was the speech given by Abraham Lincoln. It was an inspirational turning point in the Civil War. -
Civil War ends
The North ends up winning the war, and the south is not able to secede. -
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln one day at a play in the Ford Theater in the same year the Civil War ended. -
Reconstruction Amendments Ratified
These amendments got rid of slavery and allowed all people to be citizens in America. -
Reconstruction Amendments Passed
These amendments were passed in order for the South to have help in their reconstruction. -
Military Reconstruction Act Passed
The Military Reconstruction Acts basically said that the South was under Military Law, and that they had to do the things the military wanted them to do (this is after the Civil War). -
Ulysses S. Grant Elected
Ulysses S. Grant was elected after Lincoln was assassinated. He was not viewed as a great president because the people he associated with were not the best. -
Boss Tweed Convicted of Embezzlement
Boss Tweed was a popular man in Tammany Hall back in the 1800s. Eventually he became the leader of this group, and while he was the leader, the group was convicted of embezzlement. -
Compromise of 1877 Ends Reconstruction
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction because the South didn't keep all their promises, and they began to segregate black people and white people. -
Jane Addams founds Hull House
Jane Addams created something called The Hull House where (mainly) immigrants would bring their children to be taught and watched. The parents would also stay and hang out if they didn't work. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The court case in which black (or semi-black) people tried to show white people how ridiculous they were being in segregating slaves. The court case was not in the favor of black people. -
Theodore Roosevelt Takes Office
Theodore Roosevelt was a Vice President who became president after the former one died. He held the belief that everyone should start at the same place and have a fair chance at life. Where they went from there was up to them. -
Booker T. Washington Releases Up From Slavery
Washington talks about his life and how far he's come since he's been a slave. -
Ida Tarbell Published "The History of the Standard Oil Company"
Ida Tarbell was against John Rockefeller and his company because of the many awful things he did to create it and get it to the top, so she wrote a book about it called "The History of the Standard Oil Company". -
Carrie Nation begins smashing liquor
Carrie Nation smashed a bar because of a horrible experience she went through where her husband died of drinking too much. This experience caused her to be angry so she decided to smash a bar in Kansas. -
W. E. B. DuBois forms NAACP
The NAACP is the group who supported civil rights and who supported black people while they tried to obtain these rights. -
World War l Begins
World War l started when Germany tried to invade Europe. Britain and France tried to stop Germany, but the US had to step in eventually to help. -
The Birth of a Nation released
This movie was made to make the KKK look good and gain supporters and to make black people look bad and in the wrong. -
Margaret Sanger & Birth Control
Margaret Sanger finally convinced the court and other people to get behind the new concept of "birth control" to help women. -
Jeannette Rankin becomes first Congresswoman
Jeannette Rankin became the first Congresswoman in 1916, which was huge for women in America. It really showed them that they could do whatever they wanted. -
World War l Ends
World War l ended when Germany surrendered.