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John Roebling
one of the greatest bridge builders that had ever lived. died of tetanus disease from a freight boat hitting his foot at a dock. -
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Ulysses S. Grant
Was a general for the union in the civil war and later became a very bad president. -
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washington roebling
when his father died they were in the middle of building the brooklyn bridge so he took over. -
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Thomas Edison
famous for his light bulb he invented considered the best inventor of his time. he had 1,093 patents in his lifetime -
first national post stamps
you may have thought that they have been around for longer than just a couple hundred years ago but in 1847 the first stamps were made and they were 5 cents for benjamin franklin and 10 cents for george washington. -
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Samuel Gompers
stated as a cigarmaker then later on in life he helped make the American Federation of Labor -
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woodrow wilson
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Jane Addams
was a leader in the Women's suffrage movement and had a big impact on our country. She was also at the forefront of the fight against child labor. -
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Pony express
The pony express was a mail service -
Homestead act
let people of there family's get land for free as long as they vowed to be a ctizen -
13th Amendment
Ended slavery. -
14th Amendment
gave all African Americans citizenship. -
15th Amendment
Gave black people the right to vote. -
mississippi bridge
built by george eads was started in 1873 -
Chinese Exclusion
made Chinese people stop immigrating to america because they worked for smaller wages. think abaout it for a moment if you where going to try out for a job and you wanted 1$ and then there was a Chinese guy who was trying for the same job and he wanted 50 cents who would the boss take. -
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William .f Allen
was the inventor of standard time -
brooklyn bridge finished
was made by john roebling -
Haymarket riot
the Haymarket riot started when the cops were called and then some one lit the fuse to a ...well...bomb. 7 cops died and many injured. -
Homestead Strike
the strike involved Carnegie steel's homestead plant it lasted all ost six months -
Pullman strike
the Pullman strike started when George Pullman lowered wages in his company and in his city didn't lower the prices -
1896 presidential election
with william jennings bryan didn't win but put up a good fight.(random date just real year) -
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Teddy Roosevelt's presidency
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first flight of a plane
made by the wright brothers they made four brief flights. -
sixteenth amendment
this amendment was so that the tax for richer people was higher and the tax for poor people was lower -
18th amendment
pretty much made it so you couldn't make transport or sell alcohol -
19th amendment
It gave the right to american women to vote
