My timeline

  • Period: to

    Manifest Destiny

  • Period: to

    Post civil war and reconstruction

  • End of Civil War

    End of Civil War

    The confederacy surrenders
  • 14th Amendment Passed

    14th Amendment Passed

    Granted citizenship to all natural born citizens.
  • 15th Amendment Passed

    15th Amendment Passed

    Strengthened the Right for African Americans to vote.
  • Period: to

    Gilded Age

  • The Daws Act

    The Daws Act

    Regulated tribal territories in the US
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    US Imperialism

  • Carnegie Steel was founded

    Carnegie Steel was founded

    Andrew Carnegie made the first steel monopoly with his company.
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    Progressivism

  • Plessy Vs. Ferguson

    Plessy Vs. Ferguson

    Initiated the Jim Crow Laws to segregate colored people.
  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War

    Went to war with Spain to get more land.
  • Trust Busting

    Trust Busting

    The breakdown of monopolies
  • Building of the Panama Canal

    Building of the Panama Canal

    America continued building the panama canal after buying it from the French.
  • The Jungle was Published

    The Jungle was Published

    Showed the harsh living conditions of US immigrants. Written by Upton Sinclair
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    A fire that killed 146 people due to lack of safety measures and poor working conditions.
  • Keating Owen Child Act

    Keating Owen Child Act

    Changed Child Labor Laws
  • Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani

    Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani

    The Americans overthrew the queen of Hawaii.
  • 19th Amendment Passed

    19th Amendment Passed

    Gave women the right to vote.
  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

    Outlawed the sale of alchohol