My artistic padlet by Grant Buerger

Homestead Act 1862

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The Homestead Act of 1862 was a landmark piece of legislation that granted free public land to American citizens who were willing to settle and cultivate it.

reconstruction 1865-1877

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the period after the Civil War focused on reintegrating the South into the Union and integrating formerly enslaved people into society

13th 14th and 15th amendments

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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th granted citizenship and equal protection under the law, and the 15th prohibited denying the right to vote based on race

compromise of 1877

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implemented laws that restricted the rights of African Americans, including voting rights, and enforced segregation

the Dawes Act 1877

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authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands and distribute them to individual Native Americans.

massacre at wounded knee December 29, 1890

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The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, involved nearly three hundred Lakota people killed by soldiers of the United States Army.

plessy v. ferguson 1896

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"separate but equal" doctrine

election of 1896 .November 3, 1896

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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1896.

the Spanish american war 1898

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 14:53:17 UTC

America's support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

founding of NAACP February 12, 1909

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909

election of 1912

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Democratic governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey became president

US enters the war April 6, 1917,

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 14:59:12 UTC

The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, after a declaration of war was passed by Congress

treaty of versailles

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:00:42 UTC

The Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919, was a peace treaty that formally ended World War I

18th and 21st amendments

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:03:41 UTC

The 18th amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1919, established Prohibition, making the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol

the red summer

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The "Red Summer" refers to a period of intense racial violence in the United States during the summer of 1919.

19th amendment

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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote.

the stock market crash of 1929

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:07:31 UTC

The Stock Market Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash or black tuesday , occurred on October 29, 1929,

the new deal

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:08:49 UTC

The New Deal was a series of programs enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression

WWII begins September 1, 1939

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:10:21 UTC

World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland.

bombing of pearl harbor

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On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor

V-E day Thu, May 8, 2025

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:12:49 UTC

Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II

potsdam conference

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:14:18 UTC

The Potsdam Conference, held in 1945, was a crucial meeting between the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union

V-J day

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:15:06 UTC

V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of World War II in the Pacific, specifically the surrender of Japan to the Allies

The korean war

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:16:21 UTC

The Korean War, often called the "Forgotten War," was a conflict fought from 1950 to 1953

cuban missile crisis

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:17:26 UTC

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union,

john f. kennedy assassination

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:18:47 UTC

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade

the vietnam war

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:20:00 UTC

The US involvement in the Vietnam War stemmed from a combination of factors during the Cold War,

the great society

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:21:46 UTC

The Great Society was a set of social programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson

stonewall riots

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:22:53 UTC

The stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous protests against police raids on the Stonewall Inn

roe v. wade

grantbuerger — 2025-04-30 15:23:59 UTC

Roe v. Wade was a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that established a woman's constitutional right to abortion,