Final Timeline

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    United States bought Louisiana from France
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    Manifest Destiny

    The dream of making the promise land great
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    Reconstruction

    Trying to build up the new United States.
  • Lincoln's Assassinations

    Lincoln's Assassinations

    President Lincoln was shot and killed in a theatre
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    U.S. Imperialism

    Focused on the Economy, Getting stuff beyond our boundries
  • battle of little bighorn

    battle of little bighorn

    Custards Last Stand, Native American won the battle against the U.S. Army
  • 14th Amendment Passed

    14th Amendment Passed

    Everyone is free.
  • Grant Elected President

    Grant Elected President

    President Grant was elected President
  • Plessy V. Ferguson

    Plessy V. Ferguson

    Voting on being segregated but equal
  • First Transcontinental Railroad

    First Transcontinental Railroad

    The first transcontinental railway 1,912 miles.
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    Gilded Age

    Rapid growth in or Economy
  • 15th Amendment Passed

    15th Amendment Passed

    Everyone can vote
  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act

    Giving The Indians Reservations, Taking their land
  • Explosion  of USS Maine

    Explosion of USS Maine

    The USS Maine Exploded on the coast randomly.
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    Progressivism

    Trying to Fix problems, making things better
  • Wounded Knee Creek Massacre

    Wounded Knee Creek Massacre

    The U.S. army mowed down 150-200 indians
  • Carnegie Steel Founded

    Carnegie Steel Founded

    Huge Steel company owned by Andrew Carnegie that made tons of money
  • Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani

    Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani

    The U.S. businessman was making money off Hawaii sugar and then the U.S. dropped their prices and they got made and overthrew the Queen and it became U.S. Territory.
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War

    Fighting Spain over land and power
  • The jungle Written

    The jungle Written

    Showed how bad the food was and how unclean it was
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    The fire killed 145 people because there were no safety laws.
  • Trust-Busting/ Breaking Up of Standard oil

    Trust-Busting/ Breaking Up of Standard oil

    The Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil was breaking the Sherman Act rules so it was ordered to be the dissolution
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal

    We bought it from Panama and finished the canal so we can bring in income and control shipping
  • Keating- Owen Act

    Keating- Owen Act

    Child Labor laws were passed to keep children safe.
  • Passing of 19th amendment

    Passing of 19th amendment

    Granted women the right to vote
  • Prohibition Protest

    Prohibition Protest

    They marched and protested to be able to drink Liquor again after it was outlawed.