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Many people began to move toward the west coast with rumors of a gold rush. -
The Corwin Amendment enshrining slavery forever, is passed by congress. It is not ratified. -
Each side had about 18,000 poorly trained and poorly led troops. It was a Confederate victory, followed by a disorganized retreat of the Union forces. -
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. -
An even following the Civl War where the 13th,14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution was passed. -
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A time where much production became big industrial businesses and factory systems. -
This act provided for the redemption of paper currency in gold or silver and a reduction in the amount of outstanding paper bills, the so- called “Greenbacks”, beginning in 1879. -
This is when warning signs were raised with the number of people injured and sick form the living conditions in the large businesses and factories. -
The Gilded Age was a period of rapid industrialization. Some lived in extreme wealth while others lived in extreme poverty. -
This was a time where big business and big companies became more popular and started coming together in more urban areas. -
A time where a war broke our evolving many different nations causing damage among many nations. -
The Progressive movement was a turn-of-the-century political movement interested in furthering social and political reform, curbing political corruption caused by political machines, and limiting the political influence of large corporations. -
The jazz age was a time where cars, radios, telephones, and electric appliances were created. -
A time of great struggle for all. Where there were no jobs or people working, little money and little food. This was due to a deflation. -
The new deal was a series of programs and projects president Franklin D. put into place trying to help the American people out of the Great Depression. -
An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing Japan to surrender. -
The Act provided better access to home mortgages and a rent-subsidy program. Johnson's Great Society policies birthed Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. -
The Red Scare was hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, which intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s. -
The civil rights movement was an empowering yet precarious time for Black Americans. The efforts of civil rights activists and countless protesters of all races brought about legislation to end segregation.