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Civil War begins
The Civil War was a war fought in the United States for the most part over slaves amongst other things. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclaimation was an anouncment claiming that all slaves were free. -
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettyburg Address was a speech made to dediacate and consecrate the grounds of the Battle of Gettysburg to be a permanent burial site for the fallen soldiers of Gettysburg. -
Civil War ends
The Civil War ended at McClain house where Robert E, Lee surrendered his army. -
Abraham Lincoln assassinated
In 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John WIlkes Booth in Ford's Theater. -
Reconstruction Amendments ratified
The Reconstruction Amendments were the 13, 14, and 15 amendments of the Constitution that helped rebuild the South and regroup America. -
Military Reconstruction Act passed
The Military Reconstruction Act was an act that divided the south into 5 different military districts that were not allowed to return to full statehood without meeting the proper requirements. -
U.S. Grant elected
U.S. Grant was a military leader who became president in 1868. He was involved in some scandals. -
Boss Tweed convicted of embezzlement
Boss Tweed was a political machine that played a major role in the politics of 1871 -
Compromise of 1877 end Reconstruction
The Compromise of 1877 was an agreement between the Democratics and the Republicans where the Republicans got the president if they ended the Reconstruction Era. -
Jane Addams founds her hull house
Jane Addams is know as "the Mother of Social Work". She was am activist, author, social worker, philosopher, sociologist, and leader in women's suffrage.She created some of the most prominent settlement houses in history. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a supreme court case that involved the racial segregation laws for public facilities. It upheld the racial segregation laws as long as the facilities were equal in qualitiy. -
Carrie Nation begins smashing liquor
Carrie Nation was a women who believed drunkenness was the cause of many problems in society and that people should not drink or smoke tobacco. -
Theodore Roosevelt takes office
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States who believed that all Americans deserved a fair chance. -
Booker T. Washington releases "Up from Slavery"
"Up from Slavery" was a book written by Booker T. Washington that shares the personal expiriences of the Civil War as a child. -
Ida Tarbell publishes "The History of the Standard Oil Company"
Ida Tarbell was an American journalist, teacher, and author. She is best known for the book she wrote which is an expose on the oil company and depicts John Rockefeller in not the best light. -
W.E.B. DuBois forms the NAACP
W.E.B. DuBois was an African-American leader who co-founded the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancment of Colored People. He was also the one who said it should be colored people and not black people to represent everyone of darker skin tones. -
World War I begins
WWI was a world war where Germany tried to take over Europe and Great Britain and France try to stop them and the U.S. eventually join which causes Germany to surrender. The war caused widespread destruction all over Europe. -
Margaret Sanger coins the term "birth control"
Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. She published the book called "Family Limitation" that was prosecuted under the Comstock Act so she ran to Britain. -
Birth of a Nation released
"Birth of a Nation" was a film the portrayed black men as dumb and sexually aggressive. They were played by white men and the KKK were the heros of the story. -
World War I ends
WWI ends in 1916 after widespread casualties, global destruction, and widespread economic disaster. -
Jeannette Rankin becomes first congress woman
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman to hold federal office in the U.S. House of Representatives. She may have been the most honored in being the only woman who was able to vote in Congress for the women's right to vote.
