An Urban Society

  • Period: to

    French and Indian War

    A battle mostly against French and British
    Purpose: Land in America
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    American Revolution

    The early Americans started overthrowing the British
  • Declaration of Independance

    Independence for the Americans against the British was acheived
  • United States Constitution

    The laws of the US were made
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    Civil War

    For rights for colored people
  • Many Immigrants

    Greeks, Russians, Hungarians, Italians, Turks, and Poles all came to America sweet America
  • Period: to

    Jews flee

    2.5 million Jews flee from their homeland because of religious persecution
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.
  • Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty was fully built.
  • Ellis Island

    Immigrants started going through Ellis Island.
  • Extended Chinese Exclusion Act

    It was carried out again in...
  • Slums

    Inspector realized how dirty slums are and wrote about it.
  • Read and Write

    Immigrants were required to be able to read and write.
  • Electricity

    Electricity came to middle class.
  • Another Extended Chinese Exclusion Act

    It was passed again in...
  • 80%

    Southern and Eastern Europeans supplied 80% of population in South
  • African Americans move North

    African Americans move north for a better job and life.