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1876-1900

By sradford

  • Colorado becomes a State

    Colorado becomes the 38th State of America

  • Election of 1876

    The two people going head to head in this election were Ruther B Hayes and Samuel Tilden.The Republican platform called for the continued control of the South, civil service reform, and investigation of the effects of Oriental immigration. The Democrats called for the end of reconstruction in the South, restriction of Oriental immigration and an end to land grants for railroads.

  • Lightbulb is invented

    Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb

  • The Great Railroad Strike of 1877

    The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the first major strike in an industry that propelled America’s industrial revolution. It was the first national strike, stretching from Atlantic to Pacific. In some cities, especially St. Louis, the struggle became one of the nation’s first general strikes. This was the first major strike broken by the U.S. military.
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  • Election of 1880

    In this election Windfield Hancock and James Garfield went against each other Winfield as a Republican and Garfieled as a Democrat. Garfield won and his term is seemingly uneventful.

  • Assassination of James A Garfield

    Garfield was shot on July 2nd 1881. He officially died September 19 1881.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. It was the first time that the Federal Law banned foreign immigration for fear of it endangering the country

  • Another President

    Grover Cleveland becomes president

  • North Dakota

    North Dakota becomes a State.

  • Jim Crow Laws

    Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.

  • Panic of 1893

    A severe economic depression. 500 banks closed and stock prices declined.

  • The Pullman Strike

    A widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894. The federal government's response to the unrest marked the first time that federal forces were used to break a strike.

  • Election of 1900

    William McKinley and William Jennings Brian were the presidential nominees and McKinley won.