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Manifest Dynasty
This was the time when territorial expansion of the united states started to spread. -
Battle of the Alamo
Battle between Texas and Mexico. Mexico won this battle. Fought because of federalism and also because of slavery. -
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Reconstruction Era
Happened after the civil war and brought rights to the slaves -
13 amendment
This abolished slavery -
14th amendment
All american born were equally protected under the law. -
Standard Oil
This is a oil company mainly founded by John D. Rockefeller. -
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Guilded Age
This time period was time of rapid growth, and reconstruction -
15th amendment
African American men got the right to vote. -
Battle of Little Big Horn
Native american forces beat the US army troops by Montana little bighorn river. -
Dawes Act
Allows federal government to break up tribal lands. -
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U.S. Imperialism
US started taking more land from other countries. -
Wounded Knee Creek Massacre
American army Slaughtered around 300 Lakota people -
Carnegie steel
This was founded in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and they created steel under control of Andrew Carnegie. -
Depression
A collapse of the top two US employers led to a stock market crash. -
Overthrow of queen Liluokalani
The US started to take over Hawaii and then she got called for treason. -
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Progressive Era
A time were social activism for rights started to span across the US. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
A court case that said that segregation was legal if equal facilities were give to both races. -
Spanish-American war
This was a time of war between Spain and the US after Spain ¨blew up" the USS Maine. -
Teddy Roosevelt Became president
Broke up trusts and built the panama canal, he was a very strong man with what he said. -
Jungle written
Bad working conditions and terrible products. -
Trust-busting/breakup of Standard Oil
This is when they broke up standered oil into 7 smaller companies but Rockefeller invested in all of them and made even more money then he did before. -
Triangle shirtwaist fire
This company burned and killed 146 workers. -
Panama canal
The US took over the canal and finished building it in 1914 -
Keating-Owen child labor act
Restricted the right of child labor. -
19 amendment
All American women have the right to vote -
Prohibition Protests
People wanted alcohol so people started to smuggle it an started to drink heavy. 1920-1933
