U.S. History: 1877-2008

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    Early American History

  • Declaration of independence

    The decleration of independence was signed and America was born
  • Constitution written

    The constitution which gives everyone there rights was signed by the founding fathers
  • Ratification of Bill of rights

    The bill of rights was formally approved by the now recognized country of america
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    Civil War/Reconstruction

  • Homestead Act

    This allowed people to aquire 160 acres if they decide to settle west
  • 13th Amendment ratified

    The abolition of slavery was ratified in the entire country as a hole now after a bloody civil war
  • 14th amendment ratification

    Citizenship was granted to everyone who came to the United States
  • Transcontinental Railroad finished

    The transcontinental railroad was completed around
  • 15th amendment ratification

    This prohibited the federal government from disqualifying people from voting based on there race
  • The telephone

    The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in the year 1876
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    The Gilded Age

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    This act temporarly ended the migration of chinese people to america.
  • Pendleton Service Act

    awarded government jobs based off merit
  • Dawes Act

    This gave ownership of land to native americans instead of the Tribe
  • Interstate Commerce Act

    The government stepped in to make sure that the prices of transit on a train are well regulated
  • Hull House Founded

    This was the precedent that got a lot of people to move out west
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    The Progressive Age

  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    This act prohibited monopolistic business practices that allow them to corner the market
  • Klondike gold rush

    Was one of the other gold rushes like the gold rush in california and produced millions of tons of gold.
  • Plessy VS Fergusson

    The act to allow segregation allowed business owners to choose who are allowed to enter there business but the government cant do that
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    Imperialism

  • Explosion of USS Maine

    USS Maine Explodes at the port of cuba starting the spanish american war
  • Hawaii Anexation

    The annexation of Hawaii as a territory into the United States
  • Open Door Policy

    This initiated the free trade with china
  • Panama Canal Construction

    Beginning of the construction of the panama Canal
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    an addition to the monroe doctrine
  • Publication of "The Jungle"

    "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is published on this day
  • Meat Inspection Act

    Makes it illegal to Adulterate or misbrand meat
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines
  • Dollar Diplomacy

    Taft's policy for paying for peace in Latin America
  • NAACP Founded

    This is the date that the NAACP is founded
  • 16th Amendment

    Established income tax
  • 17th amendment established

    This is the amendment that establishes two senators from each state
  • Federal Reserve Act

    Established the federal reserve which helped stabilize the banking industry
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    World War I

  • Archduke Assanation

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, starting World War 1
  • Lusitiania Sinking

  • National Parks System

    Introduced by the "Organic Act" by Pres Woodrow Wilson
  • Zimmerman Interception

    The British intercepted a transmission of Germany trying to ally with Mexico
  • USA enters WW1

    The US enters the war as an Ally power
  • Bolshevik Revolution

    The revolution begins and russian troops have to withdraw from the war
  • Argone Forest Battle

    considered t he turning point of the war
  • President Woodrow Wilson's 14 points

    statement of principles for peace after World War I, included no colonialism, freedom of the seas, and a League of Nations
  • Germanys surrender

    Germany Surrenders to allied powers
  • 18th amendment

    Made alcohol illegal
  • Treaty of Versailles

    peace treaty that ended World War I, required Germany to accept full blame and pay war reparations as well as demilitarize
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    Roaring Twenties

  • 19th amendment

    women are given the right to vote
  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923
  • American Indian Citizen Act

    Granted citizenship to any native americans born within the United States
  • Scopes Monkey Trial

    a teacher taught charles darwin theory of evolution
  • Charles Lindburgh flight

    Solo flight from new york to paris
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    Great Depression

  • Stock market crash

    beginning of the great depression
  • Dust bowl

    Great Dust storm that swept america
  • 20th amendment

    adjusted the date of the presidential terms
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected

  • Civilian conservation Corps esatblished

    Establishment of the CCC
  • FDIC established

  • 21st amendment

    repeals the 19th amendment
  • SEC established

  • WPA established

  • Social Security Act

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    World War II

  • Adolf Hitler Invades poland

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    Early Cold War

  • Sweat V Painter

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    Civil Rights Era

  • Brown V Board of education

  • Hernandez V Texas

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    Vietnam War

  • Montgomery bus boycott

  • Little rock 9 integrated in arkansas school

  • Bay of pigs invasion

  • Berlin Wall built

  • 24th amendment abolished poll tax

  • martin luther king "I have a dream" speach

  • John F. Kennedy Assanation

  • Civil rights act of 1964

  • Voting rights act of 1965

  • Martin Luther King Assanation

  • civil rights act of 1968

  • First Man on the moon

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    End Of Cold War

  • Title XI

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    1990's-21st Century