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American Civil War Coming To An End
The American Civil War ended as the last elements of the Confederacy surrender. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. -
Presidential Assasination
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in his box at Ford's Theater in Washington. Andrew Johnson became the new president. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act was enacted on April 9, 1866, and was the first United States Federal Law defining the citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. But this law mainly protected AA born in or brought to America -
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed at the Promontory Summit, Utah Territory that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Omaha Nebraska/ Council Bluffs Iowa. It was 1,776 miles long and served for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States to be connected by rail for the first time in history. -
Enforcement Acts
These were three bills passed by the United States Congress. They were criminal codes protecting African Americans' right to vote, hold office, serve juries and receive equal protection of laws. The acts passed the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment giving full citizenship to anyone born in the United States or freed slaves. -
Dawes Act Of 1887
The act authorized the President of The U.S to survey American Indian tribal land, dividing it into allotments for individual Indians. The main objectives of the Dawes Act were to lift the Native Americans out of poverty and to stimulate assimilation of them into mainstream American society. -
U.S Enters WWI
The reason in the United States entering in WWI was the fact of the unrestricted attacks the German submarines were making on American ships and also ships that were filled with passengers. Americans were furious at the telegram British intelligence intercepted in which Germany sought an alliance with Mexico. -
19th Amendment
This Amendment prohibits any U.S citizen from being denied the right to vote based on their sex. Men AND Women both equally could vote. The amendment states that the right of citizens to vote "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." -
Amelia Earhart
In 1928 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was an American aviation pioneer, author and received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment. She took her first flight in 1928. -
The Great Depression Starts
The Great Depression starts due to The Stock Market Crash Of 1929. The consumer spending dropped which made unsold goods pile up and slow down production
