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Civil War Begins
The Civil War beginning was the fight in America between the South and the North and started when the Southerners attacked the Northerners at Fort Sumter. -
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was the famous speech by Lincoln expressing his gratitude towards fallen soldiers in the Civil War, and dedicating a cemetery to them. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was the proclamation that stated all slaves are free. -
Civil War Ends
The Civil War ended in 1865, when Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse -
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, while watching a play in Ford's Theater -
Reconstruction Amendments Ratified
This was the amendment ratified that completed abolished slavery in 1865. -
Military Reconstruction Act Passed
This act divided the South into 5 military districts with each one being placed with military leaders and new leadership. -
U.S. Grant Elected
U.S. Grant was elected in 1869 after the Civil War, in which he did a good job of leading the Union. -
Boss Tweed convicted of Embezzlement
William M. Tweed was known for being the boss a the democratic party and was a very rich man. Tweed was convicted for stealing between 25-45 million dollars. -
Compromise of 1877 ends reconstruction
This was the deal that settled the election and the result was reconstruction ended. -
Jane Addams founds Hull House
Jane Addams founded this and it helped shelter European Immigrants. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This was a court case in which it allowed segregation where blacks were equal to whites but segregated from them. -
Carrie Nation begins smashing liquor
Carrie Nation thought God told her to go close bars and instead of doing it peacefully, she threw bricks and destroyed liquor. She helped women see that they can do big things and they needed to get their husbands to stop drinking. -
Theodore Roosevelt takes office
Roosevelt took office right after President McKinley was assassinated. He became the youngest president ever at the age of 42. -
Booker T. Washington Releases "Up From Slavery"
This was an autobiography about his tough life and how it showed how hard he had to work. This helped others see how tough blacks had it. -
W.E.B. DuBois forms the NAACP
This was called the national association of advancement for colored people and it helped blacks get better rights and equality. -
World War 1 Begins
WW1 began when Archduke Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated and this caused many things to go wrong. -
Margaret Sanger coins the term "birth control"
this was her helping the making of birth control allowing women to not have children when they have sex and made a big impact for women everywhere. -
Birth of a Nation released
This was a movie where it really downed black and made them look very evil, as well as making the KKK look good. This changed peoples ignorant views of blacks by making them look bad. -
Jeannette Rankin becomes first Congresswoman
She became the first woman ever to be elected in congress which was a big deal for women and helped influence them into politics. -
WW1 Ends
WW1 ended in 1918 when the U.S., France, and Great Britain defeated the Germans.
