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Pikes Peak
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Comstock Lode
In 1859 several prospectors found a rich lode of silver-bearing ore on the banks of the Carson River in Nevada.When Comstock sold his share of claim he recieved $11,000 are two mules-a huge sum at the time. -
homestead act
In 1862 congress passed the homestaed act which gave 160 free acres of land to a settler who paid a filling fee and lived on the land for five years. -
Franz Ferd
Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. -
A Chaning Culture
In 1865 most americans had attended school for an average of only four years. Goverment and business leaders and reformers believed that for the nation to progress the people neede more schooling. -
Railroad and cow towns
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Moving to the city
In 1870 one American in four lived in cities with 2,500 or more people.By 1910 nearly half of the American population were city dwellers.United States was changing from a rulal to an urban nation. -
Boom and Bust
in 1870 virginia city had about 30,000 inhabitants.By 1900 its population had dropped below 4,000. -
New Immigration
In the mid-1880s the pattern of immigration started to change.
Large groups of new immigrants arrived from eastern and southern Europe,Greek,Russian,Hungrarians,Italians,Turks,and poles were among the new comers. -
Effect of the rairoad
In 1883 the railroad compaines divied the country into four time zones. All cummunites in each zone would share the same time. -
Oklahoma Land Rush
The offical opening day mre than 10,000 people lined up on the edge of this land. -
spanish american war
In the late 1890s american public opion was agitated by anti-spanish propaganda led by journalists such as Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearts which used yellow journalists to critcize spanish administration of Cuba. -
Mining Expands
In 1890 people began mining lead and zinc in some of the formers silver mining town of Colorado. -
16th amendment
the 16th amendment passed by congress on july 2,1909 and ratified feburay 3,1913 however its history actually goes back even futher. -
germany invades belgium
The invasion of Belgium in August 1914 by German troops delayed them by four days in their desire to get to France as quickly as possible. Both sides feared the other for different reasons - Germans feared spies, Belgians feared reprisals and revenge. -
Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was conducted between 6-12 September 1914, with the outcome bringing to an end the war of movement that had dominated the First World War since the beginning of August. Instead, with the German advance brought to a halt, stalemate and trench warfare ensued. -
Somme
The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme, German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on either side of the River Somme in France. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia (the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey), which ended Russia's participation in World War I. The treaty was signed at Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) after two months of negotiations. The treaty was forced on the Soviet government by the threat of further advances by German and Austrian forces. -
Sussex
Sussex (/ˈsʌsɨks/; abbreviated Sx),[6] from the Old English Sūþsēaxe ('South Saxons'), is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. Clockwise, it is bounded to the west by Hampshire; north by Surrey, north-east by Kent, south by the English Channel and is divided for local government into West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove. Brighton and Hove was created as a unitary authority in 1997. -
17th amendment
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures. -
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Verdunne
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Communists take over Russia
