MARCH 30, 1822
On March 30, 1822, the United States will merge East Florida with West Florida. This formed the Territory of Florida. Originally, Florida, or La Florida, was Spanish territory, but because of the Adams-Onis Treaty (AKA Transcontinental Treaty), signed on February 22, 1822 by John Quincy Adams and Luis de Onis, it became U.S. territory. The treaty was specifically granted to grant land to the United States. William Pope Duval would then become the first governor of the Florida Territory.
If this would be connected with anything from European Imperialism, I believe it'd be the Union of South Africa because of the unification of Cape Colony, Natal Colony, Transvaal Colony, and Orange River Colony.
FEBRUARY 3, 1870
On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed. This would give all African American males the right to vote. Later that month, it inspired Hiram Rhodes Revels to become the First African American man to ever sit in the U.S. Congress. Then, the 15th Amendment was further ratified, giving all black the right to vote. This was a huge milestone for all African Americans in America.
In a way, this connects with the White Man's Burden. It's similar to it, because when America voted a black man into Congress, it was kind of a political move in a sense that America was trying to show that they could accept and teach blacks to become "sophisticated" like whites. In opposition to the White Man's Burden, it seems like, while Europeans would teach them how to act as whites should, they would never actually let blacks hold office of any sort. 
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