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Purchase of Alaska
After pressure from Secretary of State, William Seward, President Andrew Jackson signed a treaty purchasing Alaska from Russia for the price of $7.2 million, acting as
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Panic of 1873
When firms that heavily invested in the Northern Pacific Railroad declared
bankruptcy, a financial crisis spread across the United States all the way to Europe causing a depression lasting from 1873 to 1879. -
Assassination of President James Garfield
At a train station in Maryland, President James Garfield was shot in the back by a man named Charles Guiteau, leaving the public terrified and Garfield to struggle with the wound until finally dying on September 18, 1881. -
Interstate Commerce Act
The Interstate Commerce Act was created to regulate the railroad industry requiring that railroad rates be "reasonable and just;" however, the act did not entitle the government
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Plessy v. Fergunson
Plessy v. Fergunson was a Supreme Court case whose ruling embraced the mantra, "Separate but Equal," enabling segregation laws for public facilities to be upheld in the U.S. -
Hawaii Annexed to the U.S.
After Congress passed the Newlands Resolution, President McKinley signed the treaty annexing Hawaii as a territory to the U.S., acting as one of the first major steps in U.S. expansion. -
Boxer Rebellion of China
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent revolt against Western and Christian influence in China, causing the return of money from the U.S. to China for the purpose of building a university in China.
