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The Market Revolution
The Market Revolution improved the speed of transportation and also saw many innovations of new inventions that helped produced goods more efficiently. -
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Gold Rushes
California: 1858-1849
Colorado: 1858
Nevada: 1859
Idaho: 1860
Montana: 1863
Black Hills: 1874 -
Knights of Labor
A union that was created to fight for better working hours and things like: an 8-hour workday, ending child labor, and better wages. -
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Red River War
This was a military campaign that was launched mainly at the Comanche American Indians. They were trying to move and relocate the Indians. -
The Great Railroad Strike
The railroad workers had their wages cut and decided to go on strike. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
There were around 300 Lakota people that were massacred in this event. This massacre marked an end to the American Indians' resistance to the whites. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty wrapped up the Spanish-American War. It was signed by representatives from both sides in Paris. -
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Spanish-American War
The U.S. declared war on the Spanish because of the battleship, U.S.S. Maine, that exploded. The fighting happened in the locations like Cuba, Phillippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam, Asia-Pacific. -
Gold Standard Act
Congress passed the Gold Standard Act, which said that only gold was allowed to be exchanged for paper money. The paper money was backed by gold.