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The war America fought to gain it's independence from Britain.
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The document that was signed saying we are free from Britain's control.
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A series of laws were passed by the Federalist Congress and signed into law by President John Adams. Restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country and limited freedom of speech and of the press.
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Thomas Jefferson, while president, bought a big section of land from France to claim as the U.S territory. This is known as the Louisiana purchase and began the Westward Expansion.
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Court case saying that freedmen and kids of American slaves were not citizens of the U.S.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected as president. The south becomes their own "country" because they don't want to lose their slaves.
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Mexico outlawed slavery—Texans revolted and won their independence.
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Southern blacks would work and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law. Blacks would not focus their demands on equality, integration, or justice, and Northern whites would fund black educational charities.
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William McKinley is elected president. McKinley had big businesses heavily support his campaign.
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This book exposes the meatpacking industry as well as the harsh conditions of immigrant life
