1876-1900 American History

  • Civil Rights Act

    It was enacted by the 43rd United States Congress and signed into law by Ulysses S. Grant. It aimed to to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights.
  • Compromise of 1877

    It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era. No specific date because of informal and unwritten style.
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    Rutherford B. Hayes became President

    Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th United States president, took office after winning the closely contested 1876 presidential election
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    James Garfield is president

    Garfield elected president before being assassinated shorty after.
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    Chester Arthur becomes President

    Born in Fairfield, Vermont, Arthur was raised in upstate New York. He studied law there. He was a quartermaster general of the New York Militia during the American Civil War.
  • Chinese Exlusion Act Passed

    Chester Arthur signs into law the Chinese Exclusion Act, designed to keep Chinese Immigrants out
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    Grover Cleveland became a President

    Grover Cleveland was a politician and lawyer. He signed an act and created the Interstate Commerce Commission.
  • The Dawes Act of 1887

    It was enacted by the 49th United States Congress. It authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans.
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    Benjamin Harrison becomes President

    Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a founding father.
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    Panic of 1893

    The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States . It influenced every sector of the economy greatly. Stock prices declined, five hundred banks closed, numerous farms ceased operation. The unemployment rate increase by a great number.
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    Grover Cleveland's second service as a President

    Grover Cleveland was the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897).
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    William McKinley became a President

    William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States. He was the last president to have served in the American Civil War. During his presidency, economy grew rapidly.
  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed by Spain and the United States. It ended the Spanish–American War. It was effective since April 11, 1899. It helped the United States became a world power.