How Did Plessy V. Ferguson Influence On American Government

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1879 The Invention of the light bulb - Thomas Edison, after numerous trials, invented the light bulb. As a result the world would move from candles, the only previous source of light, to electricity.

1881 July 2, James Garfield is shot - the 20th president was shot by Charles Guiteau in Washington, DC and later died from his wounds. Chester Arthur, his Vice President, succeeded him as the 21st president. Garfield was the second president ever to be assassinated.

1882 May 6, Chinese Exclusion act - this act implemented a 10 year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. This was the first law restricting immigration of a specific ethnic group.

1890 February 18, The National American Woman Suffrage Association is …show more content…
This created the separate but equal policy allowing to “colored” schools, bathrooms, and even water fountains to be formed.

1898 April 25, The US declares war on Spain - The USS Maine was accidentally blown up in the Havana Harbor prompting the US to declare war on Spain. Yellow journalism highly influenced the American public by causing outrage. This conflict was later ended by the treaty of Paris.

1901 September 6, McKinley is shot - Shortly after McKinley’s second inauguration he was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in buffalo, NY and died eight days later from his wounds. His death lead to Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.

1902 July 4, American occupation of the Philippines - After the Spanish American War ended, the Philippines fought the US for their independence, but the US won. This was highly controversial for America to occupy another country whom was fighting for its own freedom.

1903 December 17, The Wright brothers achieve flight - The inventor brothers used aerodynamics to produce machine powered human controlled flight. On their first flight they only flew 120 feet for about 12

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Plessy V Ferguson Analysis

Throughout the course of American history, what the majority considers tasteful, proper, and acceptable has had a complicated relationship with the rights of minorities. Often the majority thinks minorities derserve less rights than they themselves have, or have some entrenched belief of superiority that causes them to see an uneven situation as fair. The Supreme Court has had a powerful hand in many of these issues, such as segregation, racism, and homophobia. Decisions handed down by the Supreme…

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Course: US History From 1877 To The Present

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