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Events in Government and Politics That Impacted Society
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Thomas Jefferson is Elected as President
Jefferson is elected as the third president of the U.S. He arranged the Louisiana Purchase and created peace with France -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased the Louisiana territory from the French. This allowed Americans to expand West -
Lewis and Clark
The Lewis and Clark expedition or the Corps of Discovery, was led by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, and used seasoned mountain men to explore the Louisiana Purchase -
Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves
Slaves were no longer allowed to be imported in the United States -
James Madison
James Madison is elected as president of the United States -
War of 1812
War between American and Great Britain. Increased tensions between the two. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was won by Andrew Jackson -
Five More States Admitted to the United States
Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi are admitted into the United States -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal act was created -
First Issue of Liberator is Published
The Liberator set a flame to the abolitionist movement -
Nat Turner Begins His Rebellion
Nat Turner, who led a slave rebellion, to end slavery and free slavery slaves, told his story in The confessions of Nat Turner. -
Alamo falls
The Alamo falls in the attempt to free Texas -
United States Declares War on Mexico
The U.S. declares war on Mexico to bring Texas into the Union for it journey of manifest destiny -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Abraham Lincoln is Elected as the 16th President
Lincoln would fight for civil rights throughout his presidency. -
Pony Express
The Pony Express Mail service begins -
Civil War
War between the North and South begins about slavery. Divides the nation into two -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg address -
Sherman's March
Puts an end to the Civil War. Leaves the South is shambles -
Lee Surrenders at Appomattox
Lee surrenders and the Civil War is over -
Lincoln Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth -
Amendment 13
Amendment 13 abolishes slavery in the United States -
President Andrew Johnson is Impeached 00:04:10
Andrew Johnson's impeachment was the first faced by an American Presidency, and would deepen reconstruction, led by abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens. -
8 Hour Work Day
Government limits the work day hours to 8 hours -
Amendment 14
Grants citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the U.S. Allowed African-Americans to become citizens -
Transcontinental Railroad
The first time the entire United States are connected -
Amendment 15
Prohibits the denial of voting based on race or prior status as a slave -
First African American Senator
Hiram R Revels is elected as the first African-American senator -
Susan B. Anthony is Arrested for Voting
Susan B. Anthony, a leader of women's rights and civil rights, was helped by long time friend Elizabeth Cady Stanton -
Red Cross
Clara Barton forms the Red Cross -
Chinese Exclusion Act Passed by Congress 00:02:47
The Chinese Exclusion Act impacted Chinese American Civil Rights -
Socialist Party
The Socialist party is founded by Eugene V. Debs and Victor L. Berger -
National Women's Trade Union League
The National Women's Trade Union League is founded by Lillian Wald -
IWW Founded
The Industrial Workers of the World -
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is published -
Amendment 16
Gives the government the right to tax American's income -
Amendment 17
Allows citizens to chose senators through popular vote -
WW1
The U.S. enters World War One -
Amendment 18
Bans the creation and consumption of alcohol. Starts the prohibition era. -
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union -
Amendment 19
Establishes women suffrage -
KKK March in Washington DC
The KKK marched in front of the capital -
Black Tuesday
Stock market crashed and America fell into its worse depression -
First Woman Senator
Hattie Wyatt Caraway was elected as the first woman senator -
Norris-LaGuardia Act passed
Norris-LaGuardia Act passed, prohibiting federal injunctions in most labor disputes -
Amendment 20
Sets the dates in which elected officials take office and when their terms end. It also determined the order of the presidents successors -
The Start of the CCC
he Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal agency which would be substantial in getting the U.S. out of the Depression. The Corporation would go on to supply millions of young men with needed jobs -
Amendment 21
Ended prohibition -
FCC Founded
The Federal Communications Commission is founded -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Fair Labor Standards Act -
Alien Registration Act
Congress passes Alien Registration Act -
United States join WWII
The United States joined the war after the attacks on Pearl Harbor -
Attacks on Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed the American Naval base on Pearl Harbor -
C.O.R.E
Congress of Racial Equality is founded -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
America drops the first ever atomic bomb on Hiroshima in attempt to end WWII -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
Just three days after dropping a bomb on Hiroshima, the U.S. once again drops an atomic bomb on Japan. This bomb did put an end to the war -
North Atlantic Treaty
The U.S. and Europe signed the treaty in an attempt to keep peace -
Amendment 22
Limits a president to two 4-year terms -
Barbara Johns Walk Out
Sixteen-year-old Barbara Johns led a walkout by four hundred black students to protest inadequate facilities at segregated Robert R. Moton High School. Vowing to boycott classes until the local all-white School Board addressed their complaints -
Brown V. Board of Education
Overturned Plessy V. Ferguson. Determined that the Separate-but-equal doctrine violated the 14th amendment -
Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy
Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy was founded -
JFK elected for President
John Kennedy is elected as President of the United States -
Amendment 23
Gave citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote in the presidential election -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Rides begin. Some of the first peaceful protest for civil rights movemnt -
JFK Assassinated
JFK is shot by Lee Harvey Oswald while being driven through Dallas -
Amendment 24
All poll taxes are abolished -
Malcolm X Assassinated
Malcolm X is assassinated by Thomas Hagan -
Moon Landing
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first people to step foot on the moon -
Amendment 26
Voting age is moved to 18 years old -
Titile IX
This meant that rights of scholarships and jobs were guaranteed by the government. This allowed girls to be involved in all school sports and activities -
Texas V. Johnson
The supreme court ruled that Johnson was protected under the first amendment, when he burned the american flag -
Bill Clinton Impeached
Bill Clinton is impeached for a sex scandal within the White House -
Columbine High School Massacre
Sparked the "Bullying Revolution". Also started a huge debate on school safety and gun control -
War on Terrosim
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 sparked the War on Terrorism in the Middle East -
Terror Attacks of 9/11
Osama Bin Laden organized a terror attack in which planes would crash into a few targets, such as the Twin Towers and Pentagon. -
Patriot Act
Allows the government to do what is ever deemed necessary to intercept and prevent terrorist attacks. This includes having assess to private information on technology. -
First African American President
Barack Obama is elected as the first African-American president of the United States. -
United States V. Windsor
Lead to changes made to the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 for legally married same-sex couples -
Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage
The ban is lifted nationwide on same-sex marriage -
Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Nominee
Hillary Clinton wins the 2016 Democratic Nominee -
Trump Elected for President
In a very rocky 2016 election, Donald Trump was elected president
