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Stanton formed the Women’s National Loyal League
The Women’s National Loyal League petitioned for a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. This league was important because it was a way for women to get involved during the Reconstruction. This League also proved that women played a crucial role in the Reconstruction and the changes happening during that time. This league was also the beginning of women's rights and that women could be very powerful when it came to politics. Elizabeth Cady Stantom played a large role in women's rights. -
Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was important because he was the President in the beginning of the Reconstruction and stood up for African Americans rights. He was killed by John Wilkes Booth while viewing a play with his wife. The assassination shook the country because Lincoln was a well liked president among the people. It is important because this was not expected and would propel the nation into turmoil as they had a new president with different ideas and values from Lincoln -
The Fourteenth Amendment Ratified
It was important that the Fourteenth amendment was passed because it outlawed slavery and was the beginning of political change for African Americans during the Reconstruction. What this was, was that the 14th amendment protected former slaves rights. The 14th amendment was also important during the Reconstruction because it equally protected all citizens, which meant that African Americans were also protected which was a drastic and important change during the Reconstruction time period. -
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was an economic downfall that lasted 6 years. This downfall also lead to global depression. When the Jay Cooke Company failed, which handled most wartime loans the country took a turn for the worst and the Coinage Act of 1873 was passed to end bimetallism and have just gold standard which would not benefit most people. This panic shows that even though the Gilded Age seemed like a time of prosperity and wealth there was still economic corruption. Picture is of Jay Cooke Office -
Civil Rights Act 1875
The Civil Rights Act prohibited racial discrimination in public places. These Civil Rights Act at this point in time could not prohibit accomodations in public places and transportation based on race. Many people during this time opposed this Act but some favored it and African Americans strongly favored it. Although this Act was beneficial for the equality of all people it was deemed unconstitutional because the 14th amendment only applied to government policies and not the public. -
Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 settled disputes between what happened during the election of 1876 between Republican Rutherford B.Hayes and Democrat Samuel J.Tilden.Tilden received 184 out of 185 electoral votes and dominated the popular vote.To help form a compromise an electoral commission was set up.Although it would look like the republicans would win if Hayes did tasks that would be beneficial for the whole country he could be victorious.This portrayed the political corruption of the Gilded Ages. -
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
In the midst of the Gilded Ages Railroad workers stopped working because they believed they were not getting the pay that they deserved and their wages were being cut. It is believed to be the nation's first strike. During this time many riots broke out and there were large amounts of violence. This strike affected the country because it put a halt to the construction of railroads which help to connect the different parts of the country and transport goods. -
The explosion of the USS Maine
The USS Maine was sent to Cuba’s Havana Harbour to protect Americans that were in this area and was loaded with a surplus of guns and weapons. On the night of February 15th however the USS Maine mysteriously blew up which is now thought to be a malfunction of the ship. Although, this explosion led to a large amount of Yellow journalism and multiple theories that Cuba had bombed the USS Maine. This also showed how imperialism can be destructive and takes an unnecessary amount of lives. -
The Teller Amendment
The Teller Amendment proposed that the U.S had no intentions of taking political control of Cuba and after the war Cuba would govern themselves. This Amendment was important because it helped America gain Cuban trust and support during the war because it showed that America was there to truly "help" the Cubans. This was important to this time period because this amendment helped show that Americans were not in Cuba only for their own benefit. -
Carrie A. Nation (1846-1911)
Carrie A. Nation was a very influential and revolutionary woman during the Progressive Era because she was strongly against liquor and drinking. Carrie nation was very passionate that it was God’s plan for her to get rid of the evil such as drinking because that was the main cause to all the evil. She even terrorized a saloon and went to jail for a year after. Although she went to jail that did not stop her from trying to attack 2 more saloons as she thought it was her will from God. -
Boxer Rebellion
During this rebellion weakened Quig Dynasty was forced into unfair economic control from European powers and Japan. This was a rebellion in which the Chinese rebelled against foreign influence in all different areas. In the beginning there were also secret groups that were formed. These groups attacked foreigners and Chinese Christians. Many people in these groups believed foreigners were to blame for socio-economic issues in China. -
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
President Roosevelt was the President during the majority of the Progressive Era. He became president September 14, 1901 when William McKinley died President in Although Roosevelt came from a fairly wealthy background he did not fully support trusts and believed that some were good and some were bad. Roosevelt viewed himself as the mediator of monopolies and trusts. His main goal was to help reform and create a stronger nation. -
Platt Amendment
When the Platt Amendment was passed it stated that Cuba could not enter into a treaty that could impact its independence, stay out of debt, U.S can intervene in Cuba if they feel independence is being threatened, and other ways for the U.S to “help” Cuba and expand. The Platt Amendment was essentially a way for America to still have some power over Cuba without having complete control. This Amendment was passed after the Spanish American War. -
The Food and Drug Act
The food and drug act was passed to make sure that it was safe for people to eat because of faulty packaging and up until that point there were no regulations for food and drugs. This Act was passed by Theodore Roosevelt it made sure that everything going into food and drugs was true and pure. This was significant to the Progressive Era because it helped to make the Food industry safer for Americans. -
Jane Addams founding and opening the Hull House
The Hull house was founded by Adams to give shelter to those who were homeless or to those who lived in unsanitary living conditions in overcrowded cities which were mostly immigrants. The Hull House is in Chicago and gave people a place to go that was clean. This was significant to the Progressive Era because it was part of Social Gospel and Social reform and helping those around you. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire happened when there were many women in a factory building who were trapped when a fire broke out in the factory. They were all trapped because the doors were blockaded. Around 141 people died most being girls. This fire prompted for Americans to push for reform. It was also one of the main purposes which lead to the reform of many factories during the Progressive Era. -
Woodrow Wilson Elected
Woodrow Wilson was the President during WW1 and wanted to attack the 'Triple Wall of Privilege'-tariffs, banks, and trusts. Woodrow Wilson was a strong President during part of WW1. Wilson was ultimately a 'Peoples President' and wanted to do what was best for the people. He was reelected in 1916 because he did a good job as keeping America out of war thus far, and the people liked him and his actions. -
Espionage Act of 1917
During WW1 the Espionage Act was passed to control what individuals could say in speeches and write to help protect the country during the war. This Act was put in place so that people would not write anything negative about the country or government during wartime. This Act posed controversy because it went against the peoples right of freedom of speech. This was important during this time though because there was a strong sense of national pride in the country. -
Lever Food Control Act
This Act controlled the production, price, transportation, and allocation of feeds, fuel, beverages, and distilled spirits during WW1. This Act helped for there to be enough food for the troops over seas. This Act regulated what people could use and eat and the amounts that they could use. This was important to the time period because it helped the war efforts and promoted national pride and outreach to help those in the war. -
Federal Fuel Administration
This Administration was started during WW1. They, introduced daylight saving times, conserve energy, shortened work hours, save on lighting, heatless Monday's. This Administration was a driving force in the war efforts because they helped control the amount of fuel that was used and how it was used. This was important during WW1 because it helped save fuel for the soldiers over seas. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act was part of the National Prohibition Act and was originally vetoed by Woodrow Wilson but was overruled by congress. During this time, this was another way in which some Americans felt 'controlled' by the government and some agreed to pass this specific Act because they believed it would ban hard liquor but not beer. This was a pivotal point because the temperance movement soon after began taking place. -
Immigration Act of 1924
This Act that emerged during the roaring 20's. This Act came after the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 which allowed 3% of any given nationality per year based off of population in America in 1910. This Act made it so 2% instead of 3 and 1980 instead of 1910. What this Act did was control the percentage of immigrants that could come into America from different countries during that time. During this time there was a large decrease in immigration. Which in some ways negatively impacted the country. -
Scopes Trial of 1925
During the 1920's there was a strong divide between science and religion. In this time it was against the law to teach anything that was in contradiction to the bible and the creation story. It was found that Scopes was teaching about evolution, which went against the law because he knew that he was not supposed to teach it. This was influential in the time period because it show the line between religion and science and how it may cause problems in the future. -
Charles A. Lindbergh flies solo over the Atlantic
This was important during the Roaring 20's because it was the first time that someone ever made a solo flight over an ocean. Lindbergh's flight lasted 33hrs as he flew over the Atlantic. This was important to this time period because new and improved models of planes and cars began to emerge. It was said that his flight "energized the new aviation industry" and greatly influenced the future of planes and pilots -
Manchurian Incident
What the Manchurian Incident was, was when an explosion happened on the Japanese owned South Manchuria Railways. The Railway company blamed the Chinese for the explosion. Although, through a long investigation evidence showed that it was “neither an act of Chinese anti-Japanese sentiment nor an accident but an elaborate ruse planned by the Japanese to provide a basis for invasion” (American Yawp), This is significant to WWII because it shows how the War had started to set up. -
German Wehermacht invades Poland
This event was the true beginnings of WWII. The German Wehrmacht wanted to take over Poland quickly and did so in 3 weeks because they had learned from what went wrong in WW1. This was significant to WWII because Britain and France declared war two days later and mobilized their armies. This was ultimately the start of WWII and the global war that would kill many. When Poland was getting invaded this prompted the allies to intervene but unfortunately it was too late. -
The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
At Pearl Harbor, the Japanese bombed a major naval base in Hawaii. This was significant because it sparked America's involvement in the war. The Japanese set out to destroy as many ships as possible and to cripple the U.S. Navy and Armed Forces. It was after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor that America got involved in the global conflict to help themselves and other countries that were being attacked. -
D-Day
D-Day was when the allied forces stormed the beach of Normandy. D-Day was the end of WWII. D-Day marked the liberation of western Europe from the Nazi Germany control. D-Day was significant to WWII because it was the day Germany was weakened and would lead to the end of WWII, it was also important to the people who lived in western Europe because they were “saved” by allied forces and the countries they lived in were no longer under the control of Nazi German.
