history timeline

  • black codes

    black codes
    The Black Codes were there to restrict freed blacks activity. They were laws that were passed by southern states after the civil war was fought, they limited voting rights for African Americans. They restricted African Americans freedom and also they worked for low wages.
  • end of civil war

    end of civil war
    The American Civil War, widely known in the United States was fought from 1861-1865 for the freedom of slaves which became the battle of the north and south. After the battle ended and the north won the north and south became a whole state and was united
  • The passage of the 15th amendment

    the 15th amendment to the constitution allowed African American men the right to vote. some Americans were pretty mad because they didnt like African Americans. And also thats where segregation came they would bully them just because of their color.
  • reconstruction in the south

    reconstruction in the south
    The northern victory in the Civil War in 1865 may have given about 4 million slaves their freedom and the process of rebuilding the South during the Reconstruction in 1865-1877 which introduced a new set of significant challenges.
  • Ellis island becomes immirgation station

    Most of the immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis island were from eastern and also southern Europe. More than 12 million immigrants made there first trip to Ellis Island. In most cases, they came to America to escape from proverty. The immigrants began their journey to America with foot, horses, and trains. They divide the passangers by wealth and class. There were 3,000 people that crowded the ship.
  • Spanish-American war

    This was a war between United States and Spain they fought for three years and by cuban revolutinaries to gain independence from spanish colonial rule. They were in war because of economic and political instability that is produced in a region with in such close geographical proximity to the Untited Stated. President william Mckinley asked congress for authorization to end the war. In 1898 we made a peace tredy ,but we have to censor cuba.
  • the roosevelt corollary

    the roosevelt corollary
    The Roosevelt was a artical by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis. But the creditors could start a invasion of that nation by the European power
  • NAACP founded

    NAACP founded
    Founded in Febuary 12. 1909, the NAACP (aka) the nationnal assoiation for the advancement colored people. This association is one of the earliest organization of the united states. And the NAACP was played in a very important part in the civil rights movement because in 1965 the NAACP passed the voting rights act which gave 80,000 African-Americans to vote
  • rms lusitania sunk by German submarine

    The earlier German attacks on merchant ships off yhe south coast of ireland prompted the british admiralty to warn the lusitania to avoid the area or take action. the luitania caption ignored the recommendatios, i celtic sea the 32,000 ton ship was hit. And America were i n that ship.
  • the u.s declarers war

    the u.s declarers war
    December 11, 1941, the United States Congress declared was carring american citizens. Also during the preparing for the war the United States had intersepted a message from germany and insted sent it to mexico asking mexico to help join the u,s in order to win the war.