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Transcontinental Railroad
Was getting worked on for 6 years before it finally got finished and jump started the US manifest destiny movement. -
Standard Oil Founded
Shipped so much product that he was able to demand rebates from the railroads. Soon controlled 90% of the counties oil. -
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Millions Immigrate
20 million immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, other groups come from the Carribian and China. -
'The Gilded Age' released
A book from Mark Twain describing the "superficial glitter" of the new wealth that was developing in the late 1800's -
Compromise of 1877
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Pendleton Civil Service Act
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Business men Encourage Immigration
The Business men encourage immigration so they could pay them less than those from the US due to their unionizing. -
Hull House opens
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Populist Party Emerges
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Homestead Stirke