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Civil War Comes To An End
This date marks the ending of the bloody four year long Civil War when Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith the commander of Confederate forces west of Mississippi signed the surrender terms. -
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Post Civil War - Spanish American War
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Reconstruction Era
The time period after the Civil War until 1877 ended is known as the "Reconstruction Era" because it was the transformation of the Southern States to become normal again. -
Ulysses S. Grant Becomes President
During the Civil War, Grant worked closely with Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory. After being a war hero in the Civil War, he became the 18th President of the United States in 1869. -
Second Industrial Revolution
The Second Industrial Revolution is the time period from 1870 until 1914 in which America went through a second phase of rapid urbanization and industrial growth. -
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that started the original great depression in Europe and North America from 1873 until 1880. -
U.S.S Maine Exploded and Sank
The U.S.S. Maine, a United States battleship floating in the Havana Haror, was unexpectedly blown up and sank killing 260 men. -
Treaty of Paris Ends the Spanish-American War
The short lived Spanish-American War was officially ended when the Treaty of Paris was signed giving America the first overseas empire.
