National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court. After being brought to free territory by his owner, Scott sued for his freedom. The court ruled that he has never free, denied that he was a citizen, and denied him the right to sue.
The first productive oil well for company use is drilled by Edwin L. Drake in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States in 1856.
Stephen Douglas pushed the 1854 Kansas-
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civil war 1961-1965. It was a war between the Confederacy and the Union. They fought over slavery rights.
Leading towards the Civil War, 11 states succeeds from the Union.
The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell. They suffered a defeat at Bull Run.
Abraham Lincoln was made the 16th president of the United States. He also wrote the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. He was wounded badly and died the next day.
Robert E. Lee was a famous Confederate general. He took the place of the wounded Joseph E. Johnston.
Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant was elected as the 18th President of the United States.
Alfred Nobel created dynamite. He was a chemist and engineer, and stumbled upon a safer type of explosive. Close to his death, he didn't want to be seen as a creator of something that causes death, he donated 9 million dollars for the Nobel Prizes.
Benjamin Henry perfects the Henry Rifle in 1860.
Richard Gatling invented the Gatling Gun is invented in 1862. During the Civil War, many inventors wanted to make better guns for army uses. Also, the first use of the submarine in warfare was in 1864. There were some techno- logical advances during the …show more content…
1970, In New York City, the first pneumatic- subway is opened.
Rudolf Clausius proves the scalar virial theorem. It is a very complicated and scientific system used for potential energy.
The prototype for the first telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. It was the first of it’s kind. Edison made a better version the light bulb. He also invented the phonograph in 1877. Another major invention was the steam drill in 1879.
Many songs during this time period were somehow political. They would write songs that have a political view or perspective. Some songs were about prohibiting alcohol or women’s rights. Some examples are The Daughters of Freedom! The Ballot is Yours and Sons of Temperance.
Jeanne Calment, born 1875, human that has lived the longest. She lived until 1997, at the age of 122. She still holds the record.
Lewis Carroll publishes Through the Looking-Glass.
Henrik Ibsen releases A Doll's House in 1879.
During this time, European style clothes were in fashion in the 1870’s.
Music was a major role in politics. During this time was the Civil War. Songs of the South and North had some political meaning to them. Yankee Doodle was a good example of a song in this