US Timeline
Hannah Keen
Americanism 1776
* 1776 ~ Declaration of Independence
* 1787 ~ United States Constitution
- First Ten Amendments / Bill of Rights
* 1787 ~ United States Constitution
- First Ten Amendments / Bill of Rights
Westward Expansion 1776 - 1890
* Railroad
* Indian Wars
* Homestead Acts - Free Land
* Indian Wars
* Homestead Acts - Free Land
Civil War 1861 - 1865
* Abraham Lincoln ~ President during Civil War {Assassinated}
* 1863 ~ Emancipation Proclamation
* 1863 ~ Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction 1865 - 1877
* 13th Amendment ~ Abolish Slavery
* 14th Amendment ~ Citizenship for former Slaves
* 15th Amendment ~ Black males right to vote
* 14th Amendment ~ Citizenship for former Slaves
* 15th Amendment ~ Black males right to vote
Gilded Age 1877 - 1900
* Corruption
- Political Bosses
- Business {Monopolies + Trusts}, unsafe working conditions
* Immigrants
- Political Bosses
- Business {Monopolies + Trusts}, unsafe working conditions
* Immigrants
Progressive Era 1900 - 1914
* Three Progressive Presidents
- Teddy {Theodore Roosevelt}
- Taft { William Taft}
- Wilson { Woodrow Wilson}
* 16th Amendment ~ Income Tax
* 17th Amendment ~ Direct Election of Senators
- Teddy {Theodore Roosevelt}
- Taft { William Taft}
- Wilson { Woodrow Wilson}
* 16th Amendment ~ Income Tax
* 17th Amendment ~ Direct Election of Senators