Chapter 2 Timeline

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  • Women's Right Convention at Seneca Falls

    This two day convention was the first women’s rights convention. It addressed social, civil, and religious conditions and rights of women.
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    Jim Crow Era

    In this Era, African Americans were badly treated and were too intimidated to vote because of tactics used by Southern legislatures. Civil rights organizations were produced to put a stop to lynching and segregation against Blacks.
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    The Progressive Era

    The era where social and political activism took place and where problems concerning the government were addressed.

  • Booker T. Washington publishes "Up From Slavery"

    Booker T. Washington publishes his autobiography.

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    Roosevelt assumed the position of President after McKinley was assassinated.

  • W.E.B. DuBois established the Niagara Movement

    The Niagara Movement was formed by civil rights activists to fight for the civil rights of blacks.

  • Publication of the Jungle by Upton Sinclair

    The Jungle was written to represent the struggles of labor workers, but instead invoked attention to the meat packing processes in America’s food and inspired the Meat Inspection Act of 1906.

  • Passage of the Meat Inspection Act

    This Act ensured that animals were Inspected and deemed healthy enough for consuming. These inspectors were sent from the government itself and were sent to every meat packing factory.

  • Creation of the Food and Drug Administration

    The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) was created to protect people’s health by ensuring the safety and quality of medicine, drugs, and other medical devices.

  • 16th Amendment Ratified

    This Amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax.
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    William Howard Taft's Presidency

    During the election of 1908, Taft defeats Democratic William Jennings Bryan.

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Company Tragedy

    This tragedy was a fire that started and killed over 100 workers. It is one of the deadliest Industrial disasters in New York City.

  • 17th Amendment Ratified

    This Amendment allows voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators.

  • Woodrow Wilson elected President

    Wilson defeated Roosevelt and Taft in the 1912 election.

  • The Federal Reserve Act established

    This Act provided the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.
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    World War 1

  • 18th Amendment Ratified

    This Amendment prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes.

  • 19th Amendment Ratified

    This Amendment granted women the right to vote.

  • Ratification of the 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment granted the right for women to vote.

  • First National Election All American Women Could Vote