English 11 Literature #14 Mr. Rinka

1. English 11 Literature #14Mr. Rinka Introduction American Literature 1850 - 1914

2. Presidents from 1870-1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States 1876-1880: Pres. Rutherford B. Hayes 1880-1881: Pres. James Garfield 1881-1884: Pres. Chester A. Arthur 1884-1888: Pres. Grover Cleveland 1888-1892: Pres. Benjamin Harrison 1892-1896: Pres. Grover Cleveland 1896-1900: Pres. William McKinley

3. 1900-1908: Pres. Theodore Roosevelt 1908-1912: Pres. Wm. Howard Taft 1912-1920: Woodrow Wilson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

4. States Entering the Union 1876: Colorado 1889: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, 1890: Idaho, Wyoming 1896: Utah 1907: Oklahoma 1912: New Mexico, Arizona

5. America 1850 – 1860http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1854: Kansas-Nebraska Act passes. 1856: Sacking of Lawrence occurs. Pottawatomie Massacre occurs. 1857: Dred Scott Decision is made.

6. America 1850 – 1860http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1858: First transatlantic cable Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1859: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry.

7. America 1860 – 1870http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1861: The American Civil War begins. 1862: The Homestead Act passes. The Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act is established. Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.

8. America 1860 – 1870http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1863: Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg occurs. 1864: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is made commander of Union forces. Gen. Sherman marches to the Sea.

9. America 1860 – 1870http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1865: Richmond falls to Union forces. Gen. Lee surrenders to Gen. Grant at Appomattox Court House. Pres. Lincoln is assassinated. Pres. Andrew Johnson sworn in. 13th Amendment to Constitution passes prohibiting slavery.

10. America 1860 – 1870http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1866: Civil Rights Act of 1866 passes. Ku Klux Klan is founded. 1868: 14th Amendment to the Constitution passes and reverses Dred Scott & creates Due Process as well as the Equal Protection Clause.

11. America 1860 – 1870http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1869: 1st Transcontinental Railroad is completed. 1870: 15th Amendment to the Constitution passes giving all the right to vote.

12. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1872: Amnesty Act is passed. The Alabama Claims are settled. 1873: The Panic of 1873 occurs. 1875: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 passes.

13. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1876: Baseball is founded. American Centennial in Philadelphia The telephone is invented. 1877: Reconstruction Era ends. 1879: The light bulb is invented.

14. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1880: Population reaches 50,000,000. 1882: Chinese Exclusion Act passes. 1883: Racial segregation is legalized. 1885: The Washington Monument is completed.

15. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1886: Haymarket Riots erupt. American Federation of Labor founded. 1889: Land run of 1889 in Oklahoma. 1890: The National American Women Suffrage Association is founded.

16. Washington DC Monuments http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHRdhCLVRYc

17. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1891:Naismith invents basketball. 1892: Sierra Club is founded. General Electric is founded. 1896: Supreme Court establishes separate but equal as law. Gold is discovered in Alaska.

18. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1897: Boston subway is completed. 1898: Spanish-American War occurs. 1900: US population is 75,000,000 The Gold Standard is established. The Galveston Hurricane strikes.

19. Galveston Hurricane http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX88xLJVfpI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane

20. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1901: US Steel is founded. 1903: Ford Motor Co. is founded. First World Series takes place. The Wright Brother’s make 1st flight. 1904: US acquires the Panama Canal Zone.

21. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1906: The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act pass. 1908: Ford Model T is sold. The FBI is established. 1909: W.E.B. DuBois creates NAACP. Robert Peary reaches the North Pole.

22. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1911: Supreme Court breaks up Standard Oil. 1912: RMS Titanic sinks. 1913: 16th Amendment establishes income tax. Henry Ford creates assembly line.

23. America 1870 - 1914http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history 1914: WWI begins in Europe. Federal Trade Commission is created. Ford Model T http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4KrIMZpwCY

24. Literature in History American Literature 1870-1914

25. Discussion In a Socratic Seminar explore this topic: Can literature influence history or can it only reflect it?

26. Transcontinental Railroad Read about the Transcontinental Railroad. First Transcontinental Railroad

27. Additional Assignment #2 Read about the Titanic. Titanic Journal #14: Describe your feelings while watching this Titanic video. http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wTlureUMP8

28. English 11 Literature #14Mr. Rinka Introduction American Literature 1850 - 1914