History Timeline 1877 - 1920

15th Amendment

Dec 30, 1870

States that you are allowed to vote, reguardless of color. Ratified in 1870.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Jul 2, 1890

Federal law was passed in the U.S.. Broke up corporate trusts, or combinations of businesses.

Forest Reserve Act

Dec 31, 1891

Congress passed the Forest Reserve Act. The act set aside public forests, so there would be lumber in the future.

Carey Act

Dec 31, 1894

Grants one million acres of land to desert like areas. One condition is, they have to reclaim the land and sell it to settlers.

14 Points

Dec 30, 1910

Around 1910, the 14 points were created by Woodrow Wilson. These were created to prevent another WW1 from occuring.

18th Amendment

Dec 30, 1920

Prohibits the sale and manufacturing of alcohol in America. Many people agreed with the law at first, but after a while people started to drink illegally. Raised crime rate.

19th Amendment

Dec 30, 1920

Women are given the right to vote! Men and other voters must deal with the large increases of new voters.