TWU social studies methods: timeline assignment

By jeeeunyoon

  • COTTON IS KING

    COTTON IS KING
    Without the South producing cotton, the North would have not been able to commercialize and industrialize promptly. Cotton was very significant in worldwide trade during the 19th century - 75% of the world's cotton came from Southern states in the United States.

  • CONSEQUENCES OF FINDING GOLD

    CONSEQUENCES OF FINDING GOLD
    California did not have enough White Caucasian, English-speaking American residents to apply for statehood until gold was discovered in 1848. As a result of the gold rush...
    • 25,000 Chinese people migrated as contract workers for mining and railroads -Indigenous people were kicked off of their property if the land contained any mineral value -Thousands of Indigenous orphaned children were sold as slaves -Native population 1848 -1860 went from 150,000 to 30,000

  • THE COMPROMISE OF 1850

    • California joined the union and was admitted as a free state
      -The California Constitution of 1850 limited civil participation to White Caucasians; meaning no Asians, African Americans, or Natives could vote or testify in court
      -The slave trade was outlawed in Washington, DC
      -The new fugitive slave law was enacted
    • popular sovereignty

  • THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

    THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
    The Industrial Revolution was a period where science and technology transformed societies and American lives during the mid-late 18th century and the early 19th century. Products that were made by hand turned into production in mass quantities in various industries like textiles, iron, automobiles, and food. Countless entrepreneurs built an empire and shaped the way America is today such as J.P. Morgan, Henry J. Heinz, Milton S. Hershey, Henry Ford, and much more. 1850s - 1900s

  • SLAVERY

    SLAVERY
    Slavery has shaped the South economically and culturally - slavery was a major aspect of American society.
    -by 1860, there were 4 million slaves in the United States
    -slaveholders would not think of their slaves as human, the slaves themselves did not think of themselves as human
    -slaves were property - coerced labor that relied on intimidation and brutality

  • PRESIDENCY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

    PRESIDENCY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
    During the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the North/Union states have fought against the South/confederate states. "One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the union, but localized in the souther part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest..." The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863 - the purpose was to have enslaved people join the Union to win the Civil War, in return, those slaves would be free.

  • THE UNION HAS WON

    THE UNION HAS WON
    The North won the Civil War due to various reasons as the Union had many advantages. The North had more soldiers than the South (22 million soldiers vs 9 million soldiers); out of the 9 million soldiers, 3.5 million soldiers were slaves. The North also manufactured more than 90% of all goods in the U.S. such as textiles, boots, iron, firearms, etc. Although the North produced more goods that were advanced than the South, the South had better military leaders and generals.

  • THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

    THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
    Edouard de Laboulaye (French activist & political intellectual) proposed that a statue should be built for the U.S. - a statue representing liberty, freedom, and alliance with France. The statue was designed and built by Auguste Bartholdi who called it "Liberty Enlightening the World."
    Although Bartholdi thought the island was small during his visit, he believed that it was the perfect location for every ship entering the New York harbor can see - the "gateway to America".

  • KKK FOUNDATION

    KKK FOUNDATION
    The KKK, known as the Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24, 1865. The KKK is a terrorist organization that targeted Republicans, both black and white Americans, beating and murdering men and women in order to intimidate and prevent anyone from voting.

  • CIVIL RIGHTS BILL OF 1866 - 14TH AMENDMENT

    CIVIL RIGHTS BILL OF 1866 - 14TH AMENDMENT
    The Civil Rights Bill was introduced in 1866; the purpose of this bill was to have every person born on U.S. soil was to be a U.S. citizen and establish nationwide equality before the law, despite one's race/ethnicity. 14th Amendment:
    -citizenship
    -equal protection
    -Bill of Rights in all states
    (June 13, 1866)