Timeline

TimelineBy: Jerrick Taboada

American civil war• Civil war took place from 1840 to 1880• Civil war was caused by unfair taxation, and how

the north didn’t like the south using Slaves to do their work

• This caused a great deal of problems, Abraham Lincoln had to create some amendments to help give slaves their rights

• Slavery was obviously an unethical thing to do

Continued• The Emancipation Proclamation• January 1, 1863• “Gave all persons held as slaves within any

state or designated part of a state, the people where of shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then forever free.”

• Freed about more than 50,000 slaves• This revolutionized us by starting to give slaves

rights, and be considered normal citizens

Progressive era• The airplane was created• 1880-1918• Wright brothers invented the airplane• This invention changed how people travelled

around the world

World War I • 1914-1918• The first war in which aircrafts were being

used• They also created the different types of

aircrafts Ex: Fighter, bomber, and attack airplane

• This revolutionized how wars were being fought

Continued• Flight in the air• 1914-1918• Each country had a maximum amount of available

planes• Aircraft technology started to advance• Created bigger, faster, and more maneuverable

planes • This also lead to the creation of the rotary engine • This revolutionized the airplane industry