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Rockefeller forms standard oil in Ohio
Rockefeller expanded standard oil. the company began to either purchase or drive out business oil refiners across the US. He controls 90% of oil. -
Freedman Savings Collapse
The Freedman's Saving was made to help the slaves, the unpaid labor workers. It got really big and eventually got its own headquarters. Their expenses caught up with them and some other problems were the post-war economy which saw a decline and panic. -
The Great Railroad strike
The railroad workers got pay cuts which caused the workers to get angry. They struck to help set the stage for later violence. This caused them to reopen rail traffic. -
Jim Crow Laws
This law was in place after the civil war. It was a state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S. -
Chinese Exclusion act
This act was passed by President Chester A. Authur. This law restricted immigration into the U.S. -
Pendleton Act
This law was passed by President Chester A. Arthur. This act was that Government jobs were going to be given to the smarter ones, they would have to take an exam. -
Haymarket riot
A rally in Haymarket square was to secure 8-hour work days. It was the working class going against the government. They were trying to get set work hours rather than just working until they're told to stop which could be hours on end. -
Dawes Act
An act that was distributing land to individual households. The leftover land was sold and the money went to the government. They had to race and whoever go to the piece of land and replaced the flag with their own flag got that land. -
Pullman Strike
This was a strike by railroad workers who were upset by major wage cuts. It wasn't supported by the AFL. They were rioting in several cities which led to the deployment of 14,000 state troops. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This was a Supreme Court decision when they ruled racial segregation was not a law and did not violate the U.S. constitution as long as they were equal. "Separate but equal."