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Invention of the Telegraph
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Homestead Act
Act passed in 1862 that gave 160 acres of land to a settler who moved out west, paid a fee, and lived on the land for 5 years. -
End of Civil War
The civil war ended in 1865 along with the end of slavery. -
Trancontinental Railroad
Railroad that was from the east coast to the west coast. Chinease immigrants were the main source of labor. -
Boss Tweed Jailed
Boss Tweed was jailed in 1871 for fraud against the people of New York City -
Invention of the Telephone
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Battle of Little Bighorn
The battle was fought on Little Bighorn, and it was over the Blacck Hills. -
End of Reconstruction
Aat the end of reconstruction congress followed through with the radical plan, which angered confederates. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act banned Chinese immigrants from the US for 10 years. -
Time Zones Created
In 1883 the railroad company seperated the country into 4 differrent time zones. -
Pendletn Act is Passed
The Pendelton Act established the Civil Service Commisonto set up competitive examinating for federal jobs. -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was made to split up Native-american tribes and groups. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman Anti Trust Act made all monopolies illegal in 1890. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Once the Dawes Act was passed the indians tryed to regain their power through the Ghost Dance. Which angered the whites. -
Ellis Island Opens
Ellis Island opened in 1892 in New York as an immigration checkpoint. -
Model T invented