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Timeline
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Surrendering
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House. The North came out with a win! -
Civil War ends
American Civil War ends. The South surrenders to the North. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant is elected president. He led the Reconstruction by signing and enforcing civil rights laws . -
14th Amendment
14th Amendment is ratified. It grants citizenship to everyone born in the U.S. and protects civil and political rights. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed. Back then it was a big travel help. -
15th Amendment
The 15th ammendent was created. It prohibits each government in the U.S. from denying a citizen the right to vote based on their color or race. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone. Later in life, the telephone could be called 1 of the biggest inventions made. -
Baseball
National League of baseball is found. Baseball from then attracted a lot of people to like the sport. -
Light Bulb
Thomas Edison invents light bulb. It was 1 of the most famous inventions. -
K.K.K
The Ku Klux Klan was created. They used masks and robes to hid their identities. -
Gold
Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike. Today we use gold mostly for jewelry. -
U.S. Population
U.S. population exceeds 75 million -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President. he had a hobby to hunt. -
The Wright brothers
The Wright brothers make their first powered flight. Later in time, the plane is the most popular way to travel. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson becomes President. He was elected governor of Jersey from 1911-1913. -
16th Amendment
16th Amendment was created. It allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results -
17th Amendment
17th Amendment was created. It established direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote. -
WWI
World War I begins in Europe. Hitler killed lots of people. -
Taking matters into our own hands
U.S. enters World War I. The U.S. helps out and wins World War I. -
18th Amendment
18th Amendment was created. The amendment established Prohibition in the U.S.
