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The Seneca Falls Declration
The Seneca Falls declaration outlined the women’s rights movement of the mid-19th century. The document was modeled after the Decleration of Independence. -
The Homestead Act of 1862
This act gave public lands to American citizens. It stated that anyone who was head of the family, or at least 21 could become owner of a homestead, which was 160 acres. -
President Lincolns10% Plan
When 10% of the voting population in the 1860 election had taken an oath of loyalty and establish a government, it would be recognized. -
Wade Davis Bill (congress plan)
Required 50% of the number of 1860 voters to take an "iron clad" oath of allegince (swearing they had never voluntarily aided the rebellion). -
Freedmans Bureau
Freedmans Bureau helped former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the U.S. -
13th Amendment
This amendment ended slavery -
The "Invisible Empire of the South"
This group was also referred to as the KKK which were basically three distinct movements in the United States that have advocated extremist reactionary positions such as white supremacy. -
Reconstruction Acts of 1867
These acts laid out the process for readmitting southern states into the Union. -
Seward purchases Alaska
Secretary of State, William Seward bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. -
14th Amendment
Guaranteed citizenship rights for all -
The Transcontinental Railroad
At the end of the civil war railroad tracks still stopped at the Missouri River. Now the would attempt to lay 1,775 miles of track from Omaha to Sacramento to connect America. -
15th Amendment
Stated that the rights of citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
Stated that it was a crime for any individual to deny full and equal use of public conveyances and public places. Also prohibited discrimination injury selection. -
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was gifted to America from France for the centennial in 1876, It was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and it symbolized freedom to the immigrants coming from Ellis Island. -
America Moves West After the Civil War
A lot of people moved west because east farmland was costly, many entrepreneurs were seeking a 2nd chance, the west had ethnic and religious freedom, and it provided shelter for outlaws. -
Exodusters
Lead by Benjamin "Pap" Singleton; Southern blacks making a mass exodus inspired by the Bible; Approximately 50,000 people; Some black migrants sought "conductors" for travel plans. -
Vaudeville
Popular shows of entertainment that included comedians, songs, dance routines, acrobats, etc. -
Ellis Island
Federal government establishes Bureau of immigration and selects Ellis Island as a site of new immigration station for New York -
Jim Crow Laws
Laws passed by southerners to segregate public places, such as schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, etc. -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Plessy was 1/8 African American and he sat on the “whites only” side of the train. He wouldn’t move from that area and got arrested. The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal as long as facilities were “seperate but equal”. -
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Klondike Gold Rush
Seward was vindicated when gold was discovered. Out of 100,000 people who set off for goldfields in Yukon in a 6 month period, only 30,000 completed the trip. Alaska, however turned out to be rich in fish, gold, copper, timber, oil, and coal. -
Spanish-American War
Commodore George Dewey defeated the Spanish navy in the Philippines after only 6 hours of battle -
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana, Cuba harbor and most Americans believe it was Spains fault. It was the spark that started the war. “Remember the Maine!” Became the rallying cry. In 1976, the US navy analyzed the sunken ship and decided that the hull blew out and not in. The explosion killed 260 US sailors. -
The Eye Exam
Immigrants entering Ellis Island would have to have their eyes checked by mediacal inspectors to see if they had any diseases like trachoma which was like pink eye or fauves which was a skin fungus. They checked them with a hook to flip them up. -
1902 Coal Strike
In 1902, 140,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania went on a strike. For increased wages, a 9-hour work day, and the right to unionize. Mine owners refused to bargain. Roosevelt called in both sides and settled the dispute. Thereafter when a strike threatened public welfare, the federal government was expected to step in and help. -
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The Harlem Renaissance
This took place in Harlem, New York. The great migration saw hundreds of thousands of African Americans move north to big city. By 1920, over 5 million of the nations 12 million blacks lived in cities. -
Sinking of the “Lusitania”
Germany told U.S. to stay off British ships, ands said that they couldn’t sink them. Germany torpedoed the “Lusitania”, sinking it with 1200 passengers and crew (including 128 Americans). It was eventually found to be carrying 4200 cases of ammunition. The U.S criticized Germany for its action and the Germans responded by promising to end the “sink on sight” policy. -
Zimmerman note
The U.S. intercepted a note from Germany to Mexico. It promised to help get Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona back to Mexico in return for an alliance and attacking the U.S. -
“Unlimited” Submrine warfare
Germany returns to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare it had previously suspended in response to pressure from the United States and other neutral countries. -
Government passing the Espoinage Act
Congress passed the Espionage Act allowing postal authorities to ban treasonable or seditious newspapers, magazines, or printed materials from the mail. -
“Kaiser Wilson” -Suffragists Picket White House
During World War I, militant suffragists demanding that President Wilson reverse his opposition to a federal amendment, and they stood outside the White House carrying banners comparing the President to Kaiser. -
Influenza outbreak
3 waves of severe flu epidemic broke out in Europe and in the U.S. killing 50 to 100 million people. Half of U.S. troops in WWI died of influenza. America accused Germany of releasing the flu. -
Workplace & Labor reforms
8 hour works days were enforced, improved safety in factories, workers compensation laws were made, minimum wage laws were passed, unionization child labor laws were also enforced. -
Government bans Alcoholic beverages
The government issued prohibition which was the banning of alcohol use. Eventually the states ratified the 18th Amendment to the contitiuaion, which forbade the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol anywhere in the U.S. -
Scopes Trial A.K.A “the monkey trial”
Tennessee passed the nations first law that made it illegal to teach evolution. John Scopes taught a biology class talking about evolution and he got arrested and tried for this crime. Clearance Darrow was his lawyer and went up against Jennings Bryan. Scopes lost and was found guilty of breaking the law and was fined $100. -
Flying across the Atlantic
Pilot, Charles Lindbergh, was the first to fly across the Atlantic solo non stop. He took off from Long Island NY in his pane called “the spirit of St. Louis” and headed east to Paris. -
The crash (“Black Tuesday”)
The stock market crashed and over 16 million shares were sold in a massive selling frenzy. Losses exceeded 26 billion. This was a one day event -
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The Bonus Army during the Great Depression
WW1 veterans were due to be paid a bonus in 1945. In 1932, over 20,000 jobless veterans protested in Washington D.C. demanding immediate payment. In 1936, Congress overrode FDR’s veto and paid the veterans their bonuses 9 years early. -
The election of 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the Democratic party’s nomination against Republican Herbert Hoover. He won by a landslide victory winning more than 57% of the populations vote. -
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Creation of the new deal
During the Great Depression, this deal was made as a series of federal programs, public work projects, regulations enacted in America during the 1930’s, and financial reforms. -
The second hundred days
Roosevelt launched the 2nd new deal in the spring of 1935. Congress passed laws extending government oversight of the banking industry and raised taxes on the wealthy. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacking US navy at Pearl Harbor bring the USA into war against Japan and Germany. One of Japans goals was to cripple the US enough so that they would not be able to fight for a while. -
Bataan Death March
76,000 prisoners (12,000 Americans) marched 60 miles in the blazing heat to POW camps in the Philippines. -
D-Day
The largest land-sea-ar operation in military history. Despite air support, German retaliation was brutal-especially at Omaha beach. Within a month, the Allies has landed 1 million troops, 567,000 tons of supplies, and 170,000 vehicles. -
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The Battle of Okinawa
Marines invaded Okinawa, Japan unleashed 1,900 kamikaze attacks sinking 30 ships and killing 5000 seamen. Okinawa cost Americans 7,600 marines and the Japanese 110,000 soldiers. -
Japan surrenders
General MacArthur “Today the guns are silent. The skies no longer rain death...the entire world is quietly at peace”. This day was announced formally as V-J day which is when Japan surrendered. -
Creation of the Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was created because of the threats by communist influence in Turkey and Greece. Financial aid “to supports free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation”. It sent $400 million worth of war supplies to Greece and helped push out communism. It also asked a new level of American Commitment to a Cold War. -
Creation of The Marshall Plan
War damage and dislocation in Europe invited communist influence. Economic aid to all European countries was offered in the European recovery program. The United States gave over $13,000,000,000 in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies. -
Brown v Board of Education
a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Montgomery bus boycott
A political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Civil rights act of 1957
The first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. -
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Operation ranch hand
USAF started “operation ranch hand, the defoliation program, using agent orange. The dioxin got into the food chain causing chromosome damage to humans. There were hundreds of cases of kids born with deformities -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S. reconnaissance Kennedy show a build up of the Soviet missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy orders a naval quarantine of Cuba to keep anything else from coming into Cuba from the Soviet Union. -
“The Worst Day”
Khrushchev demands that the U.S. remove missiles from Turkey before the Soviet Union will remove the missiles from Cuba. A U.S.pane got shot down over Cuba. Americans prepared for a nuclear attack. -
Kennedy Assassination
Kennedy was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. Kennedy was riding with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife, Nellie, and was fatally shot by former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald -
Attack on American Ships
In response to US and southern Vietnamese espionage along its coast, Nothern Vietnam launched an attack against the c. turner Joy and the USS Maddor, two US ships on call in the Gulf of Tonkin. 1st attack occurred on August 2, 1964 and a 2nd attack was to happen on August 4 but authorities have concluded that no 2nd attack ever took place. -
The My Lai Massace
Involved the killing of between 350 and 500 men, women, and children by one company of US troops. Over 20 soldiers were changed with criminal offenses, but only one Lieutenant was found guilty. A helicopter pilot, Hugh Thompson, saw what was happening and helped put a stop to it.
