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Indian Wars- last battle of Crazy Horse
They fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana. -
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Important Events
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US Senate proposes female suffrage
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Susan B. Anthony writes what will become the 19th Amendment
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Thomas Edison invents workable lightbulb
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James A. Garfield elected president from Republican side
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President Garfield assassinated
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The Chinese Exclusion Act is created
The Act restricts Chinese from immigrating and coming to America -
Oklahoma opened for settlements
There was a rush for land available as the Native Americans were pushed out of Oklahoma, some cheated and rushed forward to claim land the day before. -
US Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act
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Panic of 1893
Gold reserves ran dry and railroads went backrupt; Great Depression for the people back then -
William Bryan gives his famous Cross of Gold speech
Involved in bimetallism, opposed the party that wanted only gold as currency. -
William Mckinney elected President
Elected into office the same time the Populist party was beginning to come in -
Spanish American war is declared
Spain and America go to war and is declared by Congress. -
Hawaii is annexed into the US
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Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as President
President Mckinley's death leads to him sworn in
