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end of civil war
the last fight of the civil war took place when general kirby smith surrendered confederate forces west of the mississippi. -
boss treed jailed
boss tweed was arrested for theft and fraud. -
telephone
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end of reconstruction
president hayes agreed to remove federal troups whitch ended the period known as reconstruction. -
pendleton act passed
this act declairs that government workers be chosen by an exam or test. -
time zones
time zones were created by some of the worlds best scientists and 1884. they did this for a uniform way to tell time on all parts of the world. -
sherman anti-trust act
this act declared illegal any business combination that sought to restrain trade or commerce. a penalty to the act would result in a $5,000 fine. -
battle of wounded knee
chief big foot had 350 of his people while U.S had troups come and arrest big foot and disarm his warriors. -
ellis island opens
12 million of the immagrants to the united states passed through this island located in upper New your Bay. -
Model-T
on may 26, 1927 the first model-t rolled off the assembly line. henry for created the morel-t. the way the morel-t was invented was by the assembly line. -
homestead act
Abraham lincoln signed the homestead act on may 20, 1862. At the time of the signing, 11 states had left the Union, and this piece of legislation would continue to have regional and political overtones. -
Battle of Little bighorn
there was a treaty that was suppose to pring peace but it erupted in even more fighting a few years later. -
transcontinental railroad
the first convention was held in 1838 by john plumbe. nothing could be dicided northerns wanted the northern route and southerns wanted the southern route. the railrode was finished in 1854.
