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In 1794, U.S. inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America's leading export.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared that all people born in the United States were citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."

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During the Industrial Revolution, for working-class people a low level of pay was received. As a result, women often worked in the factories and mines in order to help pay for the family's cost of living.

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Built between 1863 and 1869, the First Transcontinental Railroad went from coast to coast. Instead of taking months, travel was made in days. In addition to people, things like mail, supplies, and trade goods could now be shipped across the country in just a few days.

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The stock market crash of 1929, also called the Great Crash, was a sharp decline in the U.S. stock market values in 1929 that contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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As a part of his New Deal, President Roosevelt set the first minimum wage to protect workers during the Great Depression. It was set to $0.25/hour.

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The New Deal was a system of projects and policies passed by Roosevelt to relieve social and economic downturn for U.S citizens (caused by the Great Depression). Social Security, the minimum wage, the FCC, and the FDIC are some of the most notable New Deal programs still in effect today.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbid discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as, race in hiring, promoting, and firing.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 gave the Federal Government the authority to set and enforce safety and health standards for most of the country's workers.

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Because of Covid, the unemployment rate jumped in April 2020 to a level not seen since the 1930s. Unemployment stood at 4.9 percent in October 2021, compared with 3.5 percent in February 2020. That unemployment rate understated job losses. There were still 4.2 million fewer jobs in October 2021 than in February 2020.