Chapter 2

By A.mihe

  • Women’s Rights Convention

    It was the first women’s rights convention in the United States.
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    Jim Crow Era

    Jim Crow laws were laws that legalized racial segregation.
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    Progressive Era

    A period of widespread social activism and political reform

  • Up From Slavery Published

    Brooker T. Washington’s autobiography

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    He became president because McKinley was assinated.

  • W.E.B DuBois Established the Niagara Movement

    Niagara Movement was a civil rights group founded near Niagara Falls.

  • Passage of the Meat Inspection Act

    It established strict sanitary requirements for the meat packing industry.

  • Publication of The Jungle

    The Jungle talked about the lives of immigrants in the meat packing industry, and showed the terrible conditions of the factories.

  • Creation of the Food and Drug Administration

    The FDA protected the public health by establishing safe conditions for food and drugs.

  • 16th Amendment Ratified

    Congress has power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
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    William Howard Taft’s Presidency

    He became president because McKinley was assassinated.

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Company Tragedy

    There was a fire in the building, and 146 people perished. It was significant because it showed the poor working conditions in garment factories.

  • 17th Amendment Ratified

    Established the popular election of senators.

  • Woodrow Wilson Elected President

    He defeated William Howard Taft

  • The Federal Reserve Act Established

    Established the federal reserve system
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    World War 1

  • 18th Amendment Ratified

    Made alcohol illegal

  • 19th Amendment Ratified

    Gave women the right to vote.

  • Ratification of the 19th Amendment

    It guarantees women the right to vote.

  • First National Election that all American Women could Vote