Joe Roman

  • End Of Civil War

    The war ended with the Confederate Army surrendering. 617,000 Americans died.
  • The founding of the KKK

  • The Fourteenth Amendment

  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    This railroad for the first time connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It also took six years to build.
  • The invention of the Bessemer

    This invention was invented by Henry Bessemer. This invention help with the manufacture of steel.
  • The Fifthteenth Amendment

    This Amendment gave people the right to vote.
  • Enforcement Act of 1870

    This act was meant to protect blacks after the ratification of the fourteenth amendment.
  • The Invention of the Phonograph

    Invented by Thomas Edison
  • Thomas Edison and Electricity

    Thomas Edison produces a reliable way to keep a long lasting light going using electricity.
  • Imperialism grows in America

  • The Annexation of Hawaii

  • U.S.S. Maine Explodes near Cuba

    260 men died from this horrific event. The explosion came from the gun powder on board.
  • The Sapnish American War

    The Americans defeat Sapin in this war. After this war we gain control over islands such as Cuba.
  • Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity

  • The Mexican Revolution

    Was a major armed struggle that started with the presidency of Francisco I. Madero.
  • World War I Begins

    The war started becuase of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
  • The creation of the Panama Canal

    The canal joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  • The End of World War I

    The war ended at around 11 AM in the morning.
  • The Treaty Of Versailles was signed

    This treaty was signed
  • The nineteenth Amendment is ratified

    Gave citizens the right to vote.