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santa fe trail
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imigration increases
many people looking for a new life head to america. -
national trades union formed
federation of trade unions -
oregon trail
the oregon trail was a 2000 mi long wagon rought. -
fulfillment of manifest destiny
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texas joins the union
texas was broght into the union. -
social darwinism
the idea that only the fitest survive aplies to companys also -
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homestead act
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Period: to
reconstruction
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railroads open to the west
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transcontinental railroad
the railroads were finaly able to go cost to cost. -
standerd oil company is formed
created by rockefeller, ws one of the most powerfull companys. -
carneegie steal company formed
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alexander graham bell invents the telephone
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north american women's suffrage associationis founded
gave women more rights like the ability to vote -
chinese exclution act
limited the amoutnt of chinese people that came to the US -
brooklyn bridge compleated
one of the largest structures, was a great acolplishment for out country -
settlement houses
wealfair houses for people that were to poor to aford a place to live -
interstate commerce act
meant to regulate the railroads -
sherman anti trust act
limited monopolies and cartels -
populism
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yellow journalism
newspapers that did not reserch there stories -
delome letter
the sinking of the main made many people want to go to war with spain -
hawaii annexed by the us
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USS main destroyed
the sinking of the main made many people want to go to war with spain -
spanish american war
many americans were enraged by the sinking of the maine even thought there was not much evidence of spains perticipation in the event -
open door policy
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boxxer rebelion
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roosevelt corollary
roosevelt wanted to be able to help "stablize" small countrys in the caribian -
industrial workers of the world formed
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the jungle writen by upton sinclair
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gentlemen's agreement
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naccp founded
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assembly line invented
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panama canal
created so that ships could go from the pacific to the atlantic/caribian without going around south america. -
adamson act