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Civil Rights Act
It was enacted by the 43rd United States congress and was signed by Ulysses S. Grant. The goal was to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. -
Creation of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone -
Battle of Little Bighorn
This battle is also known as Custer's Last stand, and was a victory for Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho. -
The Compromise of 1877
Resulted in the U.S. government pulling troops out of the South, which ended the Reconstruction Era. -
Interstate Commerce Commission
the original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, and to get rid of rate discrimination and regulate other aspects like interstate bus lines and telephone companies. -
Nez Perce Indian War
Part of the American Indian wars. -
Invention of the light bulb
Thomas Edison created the light bulb. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
Became the 19th U.S. President. -
Garfield became President
Won the presidential election of 1880. -
Garfield assassinated
Garfield was shot and killed. -
Chester A. Arthur becomes President
Becomes President -
Dawes Act of 1877
Enacted by the 49th U.S. Congress. It authorized the President to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans -
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Benjamin Harrison Becomes President
Harrison was the grandson of the 9th President, William Henry Harrison. -
North Dakota became a state
North Dakota was admitted to the Union. -
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Tried to prevent the artificial raising of prices by restriction of trade or supply. -
Tariff Act of 1890
Enacted to protect domestic industries from foreign competition by raising the average duty on imports by almost 50% -
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Homestead Strike
Was also known as the homestead massacre which was an industrial lockout and strike the purpose was to focus on "no wage decrease". This was one of the most violent disputes in the labor history. -
William McKinley became President
Was elected the 25th President of the U.S. -
Dingley Act
Raised tariffs in the U.S. -
Spanish-American War
The explosion of USS Maine resulted in the intervention of the U.S. in the Cuban War of independence. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the Spanish-American war. It helped the U.S. become a world power. -
Open door Policy
Established to allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries. -
Gold Standard Act
Signed by President McKinley to define and fix the standard of value, to maintain the parity of all forms of money issued or coined by the U.S.