Unit 11

By Adelimar17

  • Hawaii

    A resolution of annexation was rushed through Congress and approved by McKinley on July 7, 1898. Granted Hawaiian residents U.S. citizenship. Hawaii received full territorial status.

  • Food and Drug Act

    The Pure Food and Drug Act alongside the Meat Inspection Act were passed by Congress.

  • Federal Reserve Act

    Regulated banking and created stability on a national scale.

  • WWI

    WWI begins in Europe.

  • Puerto Rico

    Congress granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship in 1917. With almost no industry to provide wage labor, many islanders hurried north to find jobs.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States buys Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917.