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Gilded Age: Laissez-Faire
Policy where there was little goverment involvement in the economy. Big Businesses thrived and smaller companies suffered. -
Civil War: The Missouri Compromise (1820)
With both the North and South wanting to expand their territories, the Missouri Compromise was created, the North wanting to admit Main as a free state. During this time there was equal balance of 11 free states, and 11 slave steates, to ensure the blance between the two states was not disrupted, Missouri became a slave state. -
Civil War: Dred Scot v. Sandford
Dred Scott was born a slave and after his master dies, Scott is transfered to free states to work, instead however, he files a lawsuit demanding freedom. The case was takten to the U.S. Supreme Court where it declared that the Missiouri Compromise was unconsitiutional and that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery. -
Civil War: Secession
With conflicting opinions against slavery, southern states secceded to create the "Confederates of America". The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 20,1860, while in the span of a year, 11 other southern states left, the last being Tennessee in June 8,1861. -
Reconstruction: Frredman's Bureau
Abraham Lincoln passed this bill, creating an agency that would assist former slaves with relief efforts in the changing south.The Bureau encouraged education, provided food, shelter, jobs, and worked to secure African Americans in a new southern society. -
Reconstruction: The 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment made all people born in the U.S. legal citizens, including former slaves. It also granted all citizens "Due Proccess of Law," and "Equal Protection of Laws". -
Gilded Age: Tammy Hall
A corrupt political party called the Machines gave services to immigrants and the poor. Officals made huge fortuens by charging excessive amount on public contracts or reciving kickbacks. -
Industrialization: Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was the founder of many important devices we have today. He perfected the light bulb and introduced electricity to society, created the first phonograph, created motion pictures and created many more inventions through out his life. -
Reconstruction: Hiram Rhodes Revels
In 1870, Mississippi elected Hiram Rhodes Revels as the first African-American to serve as a United States senator. He was only senator for one year, but he fought for racial equality and supported Reconstruction. -
Gilded Age: Interstate Commerce Act
The act created in 1887 was the first federal law to regulate business. Railroads rates had to be resaonable, and the act also gave the ICC the power to investigate. -
Imperialism: Teller Amendment
When the United States promised Cuba that it could remain independent country. However America still continues to have indirect control over Cuba. -
Civil Rights Movement: Plessy V. Ferguson
The supreme court ruling that "separate but equal" facilities were allowed. This ruling is later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education. -
Imperialism: Spanish-American War
This war was fought against Spain over Cuba's independence. The U.S. quickly defeated Spain and annexed former spanish colonies (Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam). -
Industrialization: Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a man who adopted the bessemer proccess and created a new form of industry called vertical intergration. Later working with JP Morgan, he bought out and intergrated all his steel mills to create the United States Steel Corporation. -
Industrialization: Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker was an African American women who created and sold hair care products. She also became an active participant in the civil rights movement and was one of the weathiest African American woman in the early 1900's -
Imperialism: Gentlemen's Agreement
When president Roosevelt neogtiated an agreement with Japan when Asians were forced to attend racially segregated schools. Not to offend Japan, they both agreed to restrict the number of Japanese immigrants. -
WWI: Submarine Warfare
Germany engaged in Submarine Warfare against Biritian. Germany broke rules, attacking civilian vessels without warning. -
WWI: Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-boat torpedos a British passenger ship called the Lusitania. Both Brithish and American people were aboard at the time, and it is also known to be one of the reasons why the U.S. entered the war. -
WWI: America Enters WWI
On this day America offically decalred war and entered World War 1. The events that lead to America to entering the war was the sinking of the Lusitania, and the interception of the Zimmerman Telegram. -
Roaring 20's The 18th Amendment
This Amendment prohibited the consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages. People still secretly drank alcohol and this Amendment was eventually repealed. -
Roaring 20's: Sacco and Vanzetti
Two Italian immigrants were charged with murder of two men based on flimsy evidence. They were also deemed anarchists and were later excecuted. -
Roaring 20's: The Emergency Quota Act
This act restricted the number of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.The 1921 act limited total immigration to 350,000 people. -
Great Depression; Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the day when the the stock market crahsed. The most devestating stock market crash America's ever experinced and it was the beginning of the Great Depression. -
Great Depression: The Dust Bowl
With poor farming pratices, the soil dried out in the Great Plains and caused huge dust storms. It caused severe droughts and damaged agriculture for years. -
Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt
A new President was elected and President Roosevelt created the New Deal policy. He focused on relief and recovery and integrated new recovery programs such as Bank Holiday. -
WWII: Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack against the United States naval base in Hawaii. The attack killed thousands of Americans and the next day America declared war. -
WWII: Hiroshima
The United States flew over the city Hiroshima holding the Atomic Bomb named "Little Boy". This was the first atomic bomb to be dropped and Japan did not surrender afterwards. -
WWII: VJ Day
VJ, or Victory over Japan was a few days after America dropped "Fat Man" in Nagasaki. Japan offically surrendered and this ended WWII. -
Cold War: Korean War
The fight between Communist and Democrats in Korea. America aided in the Korean war effort, as well as some communist countries (China) in the end Korea was divded into Nothern and Southern territories. -
Cold War: Arms Race
The competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to develop nuclear weapons. This also lead other countries to try and develop nuclear arms. -
Cold War: Domino Theory
The theory in which America belived if countrires get taken over by communists, neighboring countries would also fall to communism. With this theory in mind, America began to practice containment. -
Civil Rights Movemnet: Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat, the NAACP organized a boycott against the bus system. The boycott lasted for almost a year when federal court ordered the public transit system to desegregate. -
Civil Rights Movement: SCLC
Southern Christian Leadership Council led by mostly ministers and Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. was formed to peacfully protest for equality. It beacme another oranization that helped pass civil rights legislations. -
Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The resolution allowed President Johnson to take any actions necessary in Vietnam. President Johnson sent first troops to Vietnam in 1965. -
Vietnam War: Tet Offense
The successful surprise attack from the Vietcong.This attack led to the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War. -
Vietnam War: Vietnamization
The proccess of withdrawing American soldiers from Vietnam and replacing them with Vietnamese soldiers. This was used to encourage Vietam to fight their own battle and to get America out of the way.
