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Missouri is a slave state but all territory above 36 degrees 30 N is free states
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Many workers fell from trade.
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Samuel Morse invented telegraph
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Howe's invents sewing machine.
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Meant to ban slavery in all territory acquired from mexico.
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Denounced capitalism and predicted that workers would over turn it.
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Otis develops safetly elevator.
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The Republican Party lost the election.
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Frederick Douglas wins the Senate Election.
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Oil fuels indistrial growth and raises standared of living.
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Edwin drake drilled first oil well.
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Charles darwin published on the origin of species
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Douglas, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Lincoln are all running. Lincoln wins
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Crittenden proposed a constitutional amendment allowing slaves through the south of missouri compromise lines.
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south caroline is the first to seceed from the union.
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Kansas is no longer a slave state.
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the confederacy is formed showing that they are separated from the union.
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the civl war has now begun. lincoln attempts to preserve the union.
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Homestead act pull factors aid from railroad companies made some farmland inexpensicve.
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Lincoln trys to end slavery as an official war measure.
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Slavery has finally come to and end in the year of 1863
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Congress passes a new draft law that says union soldiers have the right to arrest anyone who is disloyal
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Lincoln was trying to inform of why the union was fighting.
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Abraham Linclon was assassinated and Vice Precident Andrew Johnson becomes president
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Ends Slavery
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try to bring the south back into the union.
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All people born in US are now citizens.
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All male citizens the right to vote.
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Hayes promised to pull all remainin g troops rom the south and end reconstruction.
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Bell pateneted the telephone
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Thomis Edison patenets first light bulb.
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Many farmers had a dificult time and crops were not growning well becuase of the soil which led to a soil erosion so most farmers moved to the city to find jobs.
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Prohibits immigration by Chinese laborers, limited the civil rights of Chinese immigrants already in the United States, and forbade the naturalization of Chinese residents
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Woods invents improveed steam powered furnace.
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Thompson opened the world's first rollar coaster. At 10 cents a ride.
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thousands of workers mounted a national demonstration for an 8 hour work day.
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Protesters gathered causing a frenzy to breakout and many people were killed/injured.
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Samuel Gompers formed the AFL.
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U.S. created ICC to oversee railroad operations.
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Streetcars powered by overhead electric cables are invented
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Many rural to urban immigrants moved to the city.
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Outlawed any trust that operated in commerce or trade.
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Most european immigrants arrived at new york harbor.
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An anarchist attempts to assasinate Frick.
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low cost multifamily housing designed to squeeze in as many families as possible, Terrible living conditions
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The nation's first subway system is created
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The term "melting pot" came from this play that happened in 1903. This model excluded Asian immigrants. who became targets of social and legal discrimination
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Chinese and Asian immigrants who crossed the pacific ocean arrived at san fransico bay.