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Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney. Its function is to remove the seeds from the cotton, something that was very hard to do before it was invented. -
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Industrial Revolution
Technology was starting to take the world by storm. In America, it started in the 1800's. It resulted in factories, people moving to the cities for the jobs, jobs being made easier, etc. -
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Elizabeth Stanton
A leading figure in the early Women's Rights Movement. She was a good friend of Lucretia Mott, a man who refused his seat, instead chose to sit with the women. -
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J. Piermont Morgan
Born a rich man. He grew up to be a banker and invested in railroads. -
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John D. Rockefeller
America's first Billionaire. He gained his wealth as an oil business-man. The oil was used for cars mostly. -
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Manifest Destiny
A belief that the white English speaking people had the right to more land. It involved the removal of Native Americans and a war with Mexico. -
The American Dream
Started in the Gilded age and ended during the Great Depression. -
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The Gilded Age
Took place after the Industrial Revolution. It was a time when people had started moving from rural areas to the cities and getting jobs in factories. Even women were working in the mills. -
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Rosa Parks
Taking inspiration from Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man. Her excuse was that she was tired, but really it was planned by the activist group she was in. As they predicted, she was arrested, causing people to decide to boycott the busses. -
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John F. Kennedy
The youngest president. President Kennedy had passed laws that gave the African Americans some rights. He was assassinated near the end of his term in Dallas Texas. -
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19' Ammendment
Gives equal voting rights to both men and women. it was created thanks to women's rights movements. While the 14th amendment implied equality for women, most states were still upholding laws that were against women voting until this amendment. -
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The Decade that Roared
The 20's was filled with changes. Women were acting "more like men" by cutting their hair short, swearing, smoking, etc. Black artists were getting more recognition. In addition, teenagers gained more freedom thanks to cars. -
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The Auto Mobile
The American Automobile was first invented by Henry Ford. Cars are still being used and perfected to this very day. -
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A major well-known activist for equal rights for African Americans. He is famous for his "I have a Dream" speech and advocated for non-violent protesting. He was assassinated in 1968. -
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The Great Depression
Many things had caused the Great Depression. From the banks not being paid back, to the rich recklessly spending their money, to the stock market crashing. As a result, there was major inflation, much more poverty, people losing their jobs, and mass migration. Not to mention, the immegrants were disliked even more, because they were believed to be stealing the jobs from the people born in America. -
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Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was a propaganda character directed at women during the years of WWII. It was to inspire women to work in their husbands, brothers, and/or fathers' places while all the men went to war. The amount of employed women shot up during those years. After the war was over, the men wanted their jobs back, but women liked working. -
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All American Girls Baseball League
For the first time, women participated in professional sports. The reason was WW2 and all the men were off fighting. Women were not taken seriously. -
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Sylvia Rivera
A gay libertarian and a transsexual activist. She is one of the founders of Gay Liberian Front and the Gay Activists Rights. also with her close friend, she co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. -
Civil rights movement
Movement for racial equality. -
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Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were segregation laws, ruled as "separate, but equal" by the justices. The name "Jim Crow" came from a caricature of a steriotypical African American known as "Jim Crow". -
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Claudette Colvin
Rosa Park's inspiration for the famous moment where she forgot to give up her seat, Claudette was 15 years old when she refused to give up her own seat to a white kid. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Triggered by Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat and her being arrested as a result. The plan was to not ride the buses so the buses lose money. -
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Sit Ins
A form of protest where African Americans and allies sat in areas reserved only for white people. Some were arrested, while others had food and drinks poured on them. However, that did not stop the protesters, and eventually, it ended segregation. -
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Freedom Rides
A form of protest where the African Americans and allies rode around on the bus in the south advocating equal rights. It was important to travel the south because there was a lot of segregation there. Eventually, unfortunately, the bus was bombed. However, an attorney advocated for future freedom rides to be protected. Not only that, but segregation ended in the south. -
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March On Washington
Led by Martin Luthor King Jr. It was the event where Dr. King's speech "I have a dream" was spoken. -
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Stonewall Riots
Took place early in the morning during a police raid. The patrons and local patrons became violent against the officers. The LGBT Community, even despite the police having legal justification for the raid, the reason being the place serving liquor without a license, the LGBT community was weary of the police targeting gay clubs.
