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Presidential Assasination
President Lincoln is shot at the Ford Theater, John Wilkes Booth was the accused shooter. -
National Labor Union
This union was the first official lavor union of America and was created for the surplus of new factory workers. -
Alaska Purchase
This future state was territory bought from the Russians,and didn' gain statehood till years later. -
New President
War hero, Ulysess S. Grant becomes President beating Horatio Seymour from New York. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The railroad was finally finished in Utah, succesdully connecting Eastern and Western America -
New Amendement
The 15th Amendement is passed, securing voting rights for African Americans. -
Standard Oil Company
This oil company was formed and controled the oil market through horizontal integreation, headed by Rockefeller. -
Tweed Ring Scandal
A cartoonist, Thomas Nast, showed the public the truth about "boss" Tweed and Tamney Hall's corrupt ways, successfully bringing an end to the Tweed Ring. -
America in a financial panic
The Panic of 1873 hits Americas due to overspeculation and the banks giving out unsecured loans. When the loans were not repayed, banks closed and innocent americans suffered. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1875, but would later be deemed unconstitutional in 1883 -
New Technology in America
The Telephone was created, easing communication across the U.S. Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor. -
Compromise of 1877
This Compromise gave the predidency to Hayes, in return for federal troops to be pulled from the south as well as other terms, but they were never upheld. -
The Lightbulb
The lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison, changing all American lives. -
New President
James Garfield becomes president after beating Hancock in the 1880 election. -
Presidential Assasination
Garfield is assasinated in Washington, D.C. by Charles G. Guiteau. He died eleven days later. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act was passed, preventing any chinese immigrants into the U.S. and it lasted sevreal decades, -
New President
Grover Cleveland becomes President, marking the first Democrat in the White House for the first time in 25 years. -
Interstate Commerce Act
As another preventative for monopolies this act began regulation across america's railroads. -
New President
Benjamin Harrison becomes President after having beat out the opposing canidate, Cleveland. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was signed, preventing monopolies from being created from trusts.
