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Birth of Modern America

By Bobby-O
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    Birth of America

  • Indian Removal

    Indian Removal
    The US Government force Native American to move to a new location in order to save those lands for immigrants. This later on lead to the "Trails of Tears".
  • The Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age
    During the Gilded Age, Ulysses S. Grant was elected as the 18th President of the United States.
  • Haymarket Riot

    Haymarket Riot
    The Aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration. More than 100 people are arrested and seriously injured, but only 12 people are killed.
  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act
    Dawes Act was an effort to take over government's official policy.
  • Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush
    When gold has discovered in the snowy mountain in Alaska, news have spread all over San Fransico and Seattle. about 40,000 head over there to find gold. Some people became wealthy afterwards, but many mmore people are out of luck.
  • Teddy Roosevelt

    Teddy Roosevelt
    After President William Mckinley assasination, Teddy took over for office and became the 26th president of the USA.
  • Upton Sinclair

    Upton Sinclair
    Sinclair published his best-selling novel "The Jungle" which is about what immigrants lives was like in Chicago
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act
    A federal law that is established to provide serious inspection of meat product and banned making, sale, or transportation of poor quality food product
  • Iba. B Wells

    Iba. B Wells
    Iba attended a conference for radical activists that lead to the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment
    Signed in 1913, the 16th Amendment was established to income tax establishment
  • 17th Amendment ratified

    17th Amendment ratified
    17th Amendment was signed for an election for a Senators.
  • Eugene V. Debbs

    Eugene V. Debbs
    Debbs was arrested for speaking out against American involvement in World War I. This violate 1st Amendment stating the freedom of speech.
  • 18th Amendment ratified

    18th Amendment ratified
    18th Amendment bans making, selling and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the US. Fortunatley, it does not ban comsumption or purchase of alchohol.
  • Suffrage

    Suffrage
    Women suffrage ended when the 19th Amendment was signed stating that all women in the US have the rights to vote and receive equal freedom as well.
  • 19th Amendment ratified

    19th Amendment ratified
    19th Amendment was signed for womens having the right to vote, no matter what,
  • Jane Addams

    Jane Addams
    The second women to take home the Nobel Peace Prize for for being a founder for Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1919.
  • Federal Reserve Act

    Federal Reserve Act
    Before Christmas, Federal Reserve Act creates the Federal Reserve System, a central banking system of the US.