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The Gettysburg Address
November 19th, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. In his speech, he cited the principles of human equality in the Declaration of Independence. According to Ben's guide, Lincoln started his speech with these words; "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” It's important because it's the basis of the rights of all Americans. -
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Major events in U.S history - Marcus Teixeira
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Congress passes Reconstruction Act
Congress passed a series of acts to address the question of rights, and how the Southern states would be governed. The acts were the Lincoln Reconstruction Plan, and the Initial Congressional Plan, the Andrew Johnson Reconstruction Plan, and the Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan. According to Zinn Education, These divided the former Confederate states except Tennessee into 5 military districts. Impact, African American slave males were allowed to vote, beginning the increase in civ. rights. -
Development of the west (women's suffrage in Wyoming)
On December 10th, 1869. Wyoming became the first place in the United States where women had the right to vote. There was a shortage of women out west and they hoped that the right to vote would attract more women. According to history.com, the territory had over 6,000 adult males and only 1,000 females. 6 men for every woman. The impact was that it was a trendsetter that spread among the country giving more rights to women. -
Electricity, and the telephone
Thomas Edison patented the world's first practical light bulb in 1879. He quickly began promoting the development of an electrical grid in New York City to power his invention. The website ThoughtCo. mentions how electrical lines would also support the invention of the telegraph and the telephone. Electricity fueled industrial machines which led to more work. This brought more people to live in the city for a better standard of life. The impact is advancements in innovation and communication. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was passed on February 2nd, 1887, under President Grover Cleveland, which allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands. According to NPS.gov, The federal government aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream US society by encouraging them towards farming and agriculture, which meant dividing tribal lands into individual plots. The impact of it was the loss of culture, land, and language. This ended with the government who then sold their land to U.S citizens. -
The invention of the assembly line
Henry Ford's assembly line in manufacturing cars was innovative as was the invention of steel. According to Ford, the Company implemented the moving assembly line in the manufacturing of cars. By 1913 it was a success. What made this assembly line unique was the movement element. The use of the moving assembly line allowed for the work to be taken to workers rather than the worker moving to and around the vehicle which made the work faster as is true in today's manufacturing plants.