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Invention of the telegraph
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Homestead Act
This is when 160 acres of land were offered to settlers. -
End of Civil War
This is when the north and the south of our country stopped fighting each other about slavery. -
Transcontinental Railroad
This railroad connected one side of our country to the other side and was built mainly by Chinese immigrants. -
Boss Tweed jailed
Boss Tweed was a corrupt city boss and was jailed for embezzling money from the New York taxpayers. -
Telephone invented
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone which transmitted speech. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
This battle was led by General George Custer and was the best and last victory for the Native Americans. -
End of Reconstruction
When President Hayes took troops out of the south he ended the Reconstuction. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1882, this act banned Chinese immigrans from entering the U.S. for 10 years. -
Time Zones created
These zones were created to help regulate time in the U. S. -
Pendleton Act is passed
This act set up the Civil Service Commission which set up exams for federal jobs. -
Dawes Act
This act that was passed by Congress and broke up the Native American tribes. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This act made monopolies illegal for corporations in our country. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
This is a battle between the Sioux indians and the army that occured when the army went to collect the Sioux's weapons. -
Ellis Island opens
This was the immigrant station all imigrants had to go through when they landed in the New York Harbor. -
Model T invented
The Model T was a car made on an assembly line and was created by Henry Ford.