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1492
First Contanct between Europeans and Natives of the Americas
Begining in 1492 with Columbus' discovery of America, Spain launched efforts to explore and later colonize the Americas while treating the Native population as less than human; one of the earilist critics who spoke out against the sub-human treatment of these natives was a Friar Bartolomé de las Casas. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. -
Founding of the First Major Labor Union
In Boston, Massachusetts carpenter's apprentices organize the first trade union in the US who's first strike was for better wages and a 10 hour work day. -
Abolitionist Movement
Beginning in the 1830s, the Abolitionist Movement was a reform created by abolitionists who strived to abolish slavery in a country that believed in freedom and that "all men are created equal." This would lead to the further division between the North and the South. -
Bank War
An internal war between President Andrew Jackson and the Second National Bank. President Jackson didn't like the idea of a second bank so he sought to destroy it. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention (July 19, 1848-July 20, 1848) was the first convention dedicated to women's rights in the U.S. Out of this convention would come the women's suffrage movement and most importantly the Declaration of Sentiments which would demand that women get equal status as men, even the right to vote. -
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a very secret and hidden network that was operated by people who assisted African American men, women, and children escape from slavery to freedom. It ran north, to where the free states and Canada were at and although created in the late 1700s, it was mostly used between 1850-1860. -
Radical Republicans
Forming out of what remained of the Whig party, northern abolitionist, and free-soil Democrats join to create the Republican party whom the Radicals supported not only eliminating slavery but ensuring constitutional rights of colored Americans and equality before the law. -
Passing of the 13th amendment
With the mass problem of slavery in America there was a major need to end it. States wanted to be free and the balance was not being kept. The 13th amendment was made in 1864 and finally passed from help of President Lincoln -
The 2016 Election
On November 8, 2016 Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in the biggest upset since the 1948 election. Trump had beaten former first lady and secertary of state Hillary Clinton. -
It's election day!
It's election day, people. Go out and exercsie your rights!
