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Battle of Little Bighorn
This battle was fought trying to force Indians back onto the reservations. -
Telephone Invented
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and made the first call to his assistant Thomas Watson. -
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Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia -
Colorado
Colorado becomes a state -
The Compromise of 1877
The U.S. pulls last troops out of the south; ends Reconstruction Era. -
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Nez Percé Indian War
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Rutherford B. Hayes became President
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Lightbulb Invented
Thomas Edison Invents the lightbulb. -
James A. Garfield became President
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Assassination of James A. Garfield
In 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield was shot at a railroad station. He survived the initial contact of the bullet but succumbs to infection and dies on september 19th -
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Chester A. Arthur became a President
He became president after Garfield died. -
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Grover Cleveland became a President
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Interstate Commerce Commission Founded
Its original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and telephone companies. -
Dawes Act
It authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans. -
National Geographic Society
Non-profit scientific organization to spread geographic knowledge and awareness. -
The Wounded Knee Massacre
On december 29, 1890, the United States 7th calvary surrounded Sioux Chief Big Foot's tribe and demanded they surrender their weapons. As they were submitting a fight broke out between an indian and a soldier and a shot was fired. It is unknown from which side the shot was fired but the ringing of the scuffle resulted in the deaths of roughly 150 Native Americans, more than half of which were woman and children. -
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Benjamin Harrison became a President
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North Dakota and south Dakota become states
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Montana Becomes a state
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Washington becomes a state
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Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
tried to prevent the artificial raising of prices by restriction of trade or supply -
Idaho becomes a state
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Wyoming becomes a state
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
passed in the request of farmers and miners. They requested the government to pass the it for their interests. -
The Tariff Act of 1890
It was enacted to protect domestic industries from foreign competition by raising the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent. -
Baltimore crisis
The Baltimore crisis was a diplomatic incident that took place between Chile and the United States. -
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Homestead strike
Was a strike about wage cut -
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Panic of 1893
Economic depression in the United States -
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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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Pullman Strike
Nearly 4,000 factory workers of the Pullman Company stroke in response to recent reductions in wages. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
In 1896 U.S. Supreme court ruled that Segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine was constitutional and will be upheld. -
Utah becomes a state
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William McKinley became a President
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Dingley Act
Dingley Act raised tariffs in the U.S. It had been effective for twelve years. It was the longest-lived tariffs and also the highest. -
Explosion of USS Maine
It exploded in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain and became a major political issue in the United States. -
Teller Amendment
The U.S. would help Cuba with its independence and then leave "control of the island to its people." -
Found of American Anti-Imperialist League
The American Anti-Imperialist League was an organization to against the American annexation of the Philippines. It supported that imperialism was a violation to the fundamental principle. -
Newlands Resolution
The Newlands Resolution was passed by the United States Congress. Its aim was to annex the independent Republic of Hawaii. -
The Treaty of Paris
In 1898, The Treaty of Paris, a peace agreement between the United States and spain was signed to end the war. Cuba gains independence from spain and the United States occupys the territory with military. -
The Open Door policy
The policy was established to allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries.