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INVENTION of the telegraph
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end of civil war
confederacy surrenders to the union -
transcontinental railroad
railroad that connected the whole continent. -
BOSS TWEED JAILED
boss tweed was a big corrupt boss in new york who stole peoples money. he was put in prison till death after they caught him when he fled the country -
telephone is invented
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end of reconstruction
also known as the comprimise of 1877, it was an agreement that a certain president would be elected as long as the reconstruction plan ended. -
homestead act
Gave 160 acres of land to setlers who paid a small fee and farmed the land for 5 years -
chinese exclusion act
prohibited the chinese from entering the u.s. for ten years -
pendleton act passed
act established civil service commmision -
time zones created
four zones, each separated by an hour to have accurate time. -
battle of little big horn
attack by george custer on native americans that was thwarted by the indians. -
dawes act
gave indians land to farm as long as they gave up their ways and beliefs -
sherman anti trust act.
protect buyer and other companies from illegal monopolies and restraint -
battle of wounded knee
soilders tried to take weapons from the indians but the got into a battle. ended with big loss for indians -
ellis island opens
ellis island opens in new york harbor to let inn immigrans. -
model t invented