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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. -
The 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. -
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. -
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. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
It was part of the Ghost Dance War and the Sioux Wars. It occurred near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The U.S. Cavalry troops went into the camp to disarm the Lakota and when the massacre was over, between 250 and 300 men, women, and children of the Lakota had been killed and 51 were wounded. -
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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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Spanish–American War
The explosion of USS Maine result in the intervention of United States in the Cuban War of Independence. It was part of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence. It lad to the Treaty of Paris. -
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.