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Gilded Age

By sarahalonso

  • Mexico War

    Congress approves a declaration of war with Mexico.

  • Homestead Act

    The Homestead Act passed. Allows citizens to acquire up to 160 acres by settling on public land for five years and paying $1.25 an acre.

  • Plessy V. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson case upholds the "separate but equal" doctrine.

  • Presidents

    Theodore Roosevelt is elected president, and Charles W. Fairbanks becomes vice president.