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Invention of the Telegraph
Samuel Morse. -
Boss Tweed
Leader of NYC democratic political machine that stole millions of dollars. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act offered 160 of land for settlers. -
End of Cival War
Troops surreendered to small a Virginia village. -
Transcontinental Railroad
This went mainly to immigrants and African Americans. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
US ordered to round up Indians in area after gold was discovered, but Indians mobilized and defeated US. -
Telephone is Invented
Alexander Graham Bell. -
End of Reconstruction
When the union withdrew the troops from the Southern states. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Law to limit immigration, prohibited Chinese from entering US for 10 years. -
Pendleton Act
Pendleton Act created cival service tests for the government. -
Time Zones
Created after completion of the railroad to help regulate time in the US. -
Dawes Act
US goverenment abolishes Indian tribes and makes official plans to send them to school. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This act made monopolies illegal. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
This was the last battle between the US and Indians. -
Ellis Island
A station and place that immigrants were tested in New York. -
Model T is Invented
Henry Ford.