PRESENTATION OUTLINE
EVENTS THAT WE DONT GET TO TALK ABOUT
Timeline
1) The US purchases Alaska from Russia (1867)
2) 15th amendment of the Constitution is ratified (1870)
3) the 2nd Industrial Revolution (1870)
4) Great Chicago Fire (1871)
5) Invention of the Telephone (1876)
6) Invention of the Railroad (1879)
7) Invention of the Red Cross (1881)
8) Statue of Liberty is presented to the US (1886)
9) Invention of Electric car (1890)
10) Ellis Island is the primary place for immigrants (1892)
11) Labor Day becomes a holiday (1894)
The Great Chicago Fire
- destroyed thousands of buildings
- killed an estimated 300 people
-estimated 200 million dollar damage
- No one knows what caused the fire and there are many different theories.
- stretched about 4 miles long and almost a mile wide
The American Red Cross;
- First heard of the idea and network by visiting Europe after the Civil War.
- Campaigned for the Red Cross and led it for 23 years.
- She traveled the France where she met the founder of the International Red Cross which then made her want to create one in America.
- She resigned after she was having financial trouble because she never took a salary.
The Statue of Liberty: (1886)
- a joined effort between France and America intended to commemorate the lasting friendship of the people of 2 nations.
- a French sculpture designed it
- It was given to the US and put on top of the upper New York bay.
- Stood tall as immigrants arrived nearby Ellis Island.
- Completed in 1885 it was shipped to New York
- On October 28th President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the statue of liberty.
The 2nd Industrial Revolution: (1870)
- living standards increased which caused an uprise in the need of goods.
- the organization of production changed
- started the expansion of electricity, petroleum, and steal.
- steal began to replace Iron
- steal made it possible for rail lines to be built at a competitive cost which further spread transportation.
- the fist efficient commercial electrical generator was used.
- Electricity led to many inventions such as the telephone, lightbulb, and first electric railroad.
The First Electric Car:
- invented by William Morris in the early 1890s
- he worked on it in Des Moines Iowa
- it could carry six people and could go 14 miles per hour(which was considered fast)
- he immigrated to the US at a young age
- it needed a set of 24 rechargeable cells but it needed to be recharged every 50 miles…
THE 2ND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: (1870) - LIVING STANDARDS INCREASED WHICH CAUSED AN UPRISE IN THE NEED OF GOODS. - THE ORGANIZATION OF PRODUCTION CHANGED - STARTED THE EXPANSION OF ELECTRICITY, PETROLEUM, AND STEAL. - STEAL BEGAN TO REPLACE IRON - STEAL MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR RAIL LINES TO BE BUILT AT A COMPETITIVE COST WHICH FURTHER SPREAD TRANSPORTATION. - THE FIST EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL GENERATOR WAS USED. - ELECTRICITY LED TO MANY INVENTIONS SUCH AS THE TELEPHONE, LIGHTBULB, AND FIRST ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
JAMES NAISMITH: - HE WAS BORN IN CANADA AND THEN MOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS IN 1891. - HE WAS INSPIRED TO CREATE THE GAME OF BASKETBALL BECAUSE OF A GAME WHERE YOU THROW A ROCK AT A DUCK ON A LARGE ROCK - WHILE AT SPRINGFIELD HE INVENTED BASKETBALL AS A SPORT YOU PLAY INDOORS DURING THE COLD WINTERS AND THE FIRST GAME WAS PLAYED WITH A SOCCER BALL AND TWO PEACH BASKETS USED AS GOALS - AFTER CHANGING THE PEACH BASKETS TO AN OPEN HOOP NET JAMS WROTE A LIST OF 13 RULES. - THE FIRST COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME WAS PLAYED IN 1896 - IN 1963 IT FIRST GOT ADDRESSED ON TELEVISION.
JOHN SMITH PEMBERTON: - HE INVENTED THE COCA COLA BEVERAGE - A PRACTICAL PHARMACIST AND CHEMIST - IN 1886 THE CITY OF ATLANTA INTRODUCED PROHIBITION WITH FORBID THE SALE OF WINE - PEMBERTON DECIDED TO CREATE A NEW VERSION OF HIS ORIGINAL DRINK(WHICH CONTAINED ALCOHOL) AND HE SUBSTITUTED SUGAR SYRUP FOR WINE - HE FORMED A COMPANY FOR COCA COLA WITH HIS SON - ON THE DAY OF HIS FUNERAL NOT A DROP OF COCA COLA WAS SERVED OR DRANK IN ATLANTA
JAMES NAISMITH: - HE WAS BORN IN CANADA AND THEN MOVED TO MASSACHUSETTS IN 1891. - HE WAS INSPIRED TO CREATE THE GAME OF BASKETBALL BECAUSE OF A GAME WHERE YOU THROW A ROCK AT A DUCK ON A LARGE ROCK - WHILE AT SPRINGFIELD HE INVENTED BASKETBALL AS A SPORT YOU PLAY INDOORS DURING THE COLD WINTERS AND THE FIRST GAME WAS PLAYED WITH A SOCCER BALL AND TWO PEACH BASKETS USED AS GOALS - AFTER CHANGING THE PEACH BASKETS TO AN OPEN HOOP NET JAMS WROTE A LIST OF 13 RULES. - THE FIRST COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME WAS PLAYED IN 1896 - IN 1963 IT FIRST GOT ADDRESSED ON TELEVISION.
PLESSY V. FERGUSON (1896) - HOMER ALDOPH PLESSY WAS A SUCCESSFUL LOUISIANA BUSINESS MAN LIVING IN BATON ROUGE - HE HAD ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN GRANDPARENT AND WAS CONSIDERED "OCTAROON" (ONE EIGHTH AFRICAN AMERICAN) - HE WAS ON A COMMITTEE THAT FORMED TO CHALLENGE JIM CROW LAWS - HE WAS ON A TRAIN WHEN ASKED TO SIT IN THE SEGREGATED AREA AND PURPOSELY REFUSED AND WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED - HE PETITIONED THE LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT FOR A WRIT AGAINST FERGUSON(THE TRIAL COURT JUDGE) TO STOP THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIM FOR CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF THE STATE LAW AND THEY REFUSED - IN A 7-1 DECISION THEY UPHELD THE LAW THAT ENFORCED SEGREGATION
UNITED STATES V. E.C. KNIGHT: (1895) - THE SUPREME COURT INTERPRETED THE SHERMAN ACT OF 1890 WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO LIMIT THE DANGEROUS GROWTH OF CORPORATE MONOPOLY IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY - THE ACT PROVIDED THAT ANY PERSON THAT ATTEMPTED TO MONOPOLIZE ANOTHER PERSON OR TRADE OR COMMERCE - INVOLVED THE SUGAR REFINING ACT AND AND THE AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY BOUGHT OUT 4 OTHER SUGAR REFINERIES INCREASING ITS CONTROL OVER SUGAR GROWTH TO 98% OF AMERICA - IN RESPONSE THE GOVERNMENT WANTED TO SHUT DOWN THE COMPANY BECAUSE IT VIOLATED THE SHERMAN ACT - IN AN 8-1 DECISION THE COURT RULED AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT AND SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT LACKED POWER TO ENFORCE THE SHERMAN ACT
REYNOLDS V. UNITED STATES: (1878) - HELD THAT RELIGIOUS DUTY WAS NOT A DEFENSE TO A CRIMINAL INDICTMENT - GEORGE REYNOLDS WAS A MEMBER OF A CHURCH AND CHARGED WITH BIGAMY( LDS) UNDER THE MORAL ANTI BIGAMY ACT AFTER BEING MARRIED TO MARY ANN TUDDENHAM IN UTAH TERRITORY AND GETTING MARRIED AGAIN TO AMELIA JANE SCHOFIELD - HE PRESENTED HIMSELF AS A TEST OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS ATTEMPT TO OUTLAW POLYGAMY. - A FIRST TRIAL ENDED AFTER HIS AQQUITAL ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS
This cartoon explains the equal rights that should have been in the 19th century between differen't races. It shows the equality of the irish and blacks even though this isnt what happend. African Americans were very segregated and all they wanted was to be treated equal.
