Alex T timeline

By dlanders
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    The most important events in American history

  • America went to war with Mexico

    America went to war with Mexico
    The importance of the Mexican American war was that we fought for land. Eventually, we won the land that we call today as the southwest region of the U.S.

  • The civil war begins

    The civil war begins
    The importance of this event is that the north fought against slavery and the south fought to have slavery.

  • The Homestead Act is passed

    The Homestead Act is passed
    The Homestead Act resulted in a significant shift in population from the eastern regoin to the missouri.

  • President Lincoln issues the Imancipation Proclamation

    President Lincoln issues the Imancipation Proclamation
    When president Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, it declared slaves in areas loyal to the confederacy free.

  • The civil war ends

    The civil war ends
    With the win over the south, the north was able to end slavery for good. But even this event didn't make African Americans fully equal to whites.

  • The south created segregation

    The south created segregation
    This segregation was also called the Jim Crow laws, this caused seperation between whites and blacks.

  • World War 1 breaks out in Europe

    World War 1 breaks out in Europe
    This war showed that the U.S was a super power country and had more peace keeping capabilities.

  • The start of the Great Depression

    The start of the Great Depression
    The Great depression was an economic slump that happened in North America, and Europe. This caused many people to lose there jobs.

  • World War II begins

    World War II begins
    This world war began when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This disrupted the whole world.It also stopped the spread of dictatorships ruling both in Asia and Europe. The end of World War II saw the beginning of the Cold War and the conflict between the east (Soviet Union) and the west (United States) and the allies of each.

  • Terrorists attack on world trade center

    Terrorists attack on world trade center
    On this same day, 4 large airplanes were hijacked. 2 of them hit the World Trade Center building, 1 of them hit the Pentagon, and the other one failed to reach its destination. It was going to hit the white house but crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Ever since then, airport security has been a lot tighter and you are limited to the thing that you can bring on the plane.