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Government and Politics
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Slave Trade Act of 1800
Law that prohibits engaging in slave ships and trade. -
Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson purchases land from France, which doubled the size of the country. -
Twelfth Amendment
The 12th amendment allows congress to break a tie in the electoral vote. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 begins -
Tenure of Office Act
Law that limits the term of civil servants to 4 years. -
Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson passes a law that pushed the Indians west to claim their land. -
California Gold Rush
People traveled west to search for gold -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Supreme Court rules that black people are not citizens. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is elected to be the 16th president of the United States. -
South Carolina Seceeds
South Carolina secedes from the Union. The First state to do so. -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederacy. -
Civil War
The American Civil War begins in Fort Sumter -
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee is placed in command of the Army of North Virgina -
Battle of Antietam
Civil War battle which that was the bloodiest day in American History. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Order by President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves. -
13th Amendment
Slavery is permanently outlawed. -
Lee Surrenders to Grant
Robert E. Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, which ends the Civil War. -
Lincoln Assasinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinates president Abraham Lincoln -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Gave equal protection under the law to all citizens -
Andrew Johnson Impeached
President Andrew Johnson is impeached but acquitted. -
14th Amendment
Protected Rights of all people -
15th Amendment
Prevents states from denying voting rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Gave black people equal access to public services. -
James Garfield Assassinated
President James Garfield Assassinated after only 200 days in office. -
President William McKinley Assassinated
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FDA Established
The Food and Drug Administration regulates food and drugs to maintain public health. -
Triangle Shirt Waste Factory
Nearly 150 women and girls were killed in a fire at the factory. This event helped establish unions and labor laws. -
Titanic
British passenger liner that sank. -
16th Amendment
Income Tax established -
17th Amendment
Allows direct election of senators -
Federal Reserve Act
The Central bank of the United States is established. -
Lusitania Attacked
British ocean liner holding American passengers is attacked by Germany. This contributed to Americas involvement in WW1. -
America Declares War on Germany
The U.S. gets involved in WW1. -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the sale and distribution of alcohol. -
19th Amendment
Grants women the right to vote. -
Black Tuesday
The Stock Market crashes starting the great depression -
21st amendment.
Ended prohibition -
Social Security Act
Social security provides compensation for the old and wounded workers. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor, sparking Americas involvement in WW2 -
The Red Scare
A communist witch hunt targeting politicians. -
Vietnam War
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Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day military standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
John F. Kennedy Assasination
President John F. Kennedy is Assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
Civil Rights Act (1964)
Act passed by L.B.J. that outlawed discrimination in the workplace. -
Robert Kennedy Assasinated
Presidential candidate and brother of J.F.K. Robert Kennedy is assassinated. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon. -
Kent State Massacre
Shooting at Kent State by the Ohio National Guard at unarmed college students. -
Watergate
President Richard Nixon is connected to a crime where the FBI broke into Democratic party offices. -
Richard Nixon Resigns
President Richard Nixon resigns after the Watergate scandal. -
9/11
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade center and the Pentagon.