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17th Admendment adopted
This is important to the United States because it does not allow U.S citizens to vote for senetors it only allow the goverment to vote for them. -
Irish potato famine
Irish potato Famine, also called Great potato Famine, Great Irish Famine, Or Famine of 1845-49, Irish potato Famine The print collector/Heritage-Imagesfamine that occured in ireland in 1845-49 when the potato crop failed in Successice years. -
first transcontinental railroad completed
this is important to the United States because it allows a safer and better way to travel around the world. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the Telephone
In 1876, 29 year old Alexander Graham Bell recieves a patent for his revolutionary new invention the telephone. -
Chinese exclusion act is passed
The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved on May 6, 1882, it was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. In the spring of 1882, the chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by president chester A.Arthur. -
ellis island opens to process immigrants
this is important because it allow imigrants to come to america. -
William jennings bryan runs for president
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Presedent William McKinely
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, untill his assassination in September 1901, six months into his secoind term -
Teddy Roosevelt creates national parks
As President, Roosevelt created five national parks. he signed the landmark Antiquialties act and ised its special provisions to unilaterally creat 18 national monuments, icluding the Grand canyon; set aside 51 bird sancuaries, 4 national game refuges. -
Andrew carnegie sells his steel company to J.P. morgan
By the turn of the century company profits reached $4o million; Carnegie's own share was $25 million. In 1901, at the age of 65, Carnagie sold his empire to the newly formed United States Steel Corpaoration, headed by financier J.P. Morgan -
Henry ford creates the Model T
This is important because this is when the first car was made and made it eiaser for people to go places. -
16th amendment adopted
This helps with the United States because It helps with taxes and allows the goverment ot change the taxes. -
Angel island
Work on a new immigration processing station in the San Francisco Bay was slowed by the earthquake and fire in 1906. The Angel island immigration Station, "Ellis island of the west," did not open untill January 1910 -
oil ruled monopoly
On may 15, 1911 the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil company, ruling it was in ciolation of the Sherman Antitrust Act -
19th admendment adopted
This is important to the United States because it allowed women to vote.
