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Windmills started being produced and sold
Ranchers used wind energy to pump water from underground to provide a steady supply of water for livestock -
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Creation of Native American reservations
Made land more available for settlers and railroads -
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Abraham Lincoln Serves As President
President Abraham Lincoln led the Union through the Civil War, and fought hard against slavery. He was a great president, until he was assassinated in a theater on April 15, 1865. That ended his presidency. -
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The Civil War
The Civil War was the fight between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and states' control. -
Homestead Act
Made land in the West available for settlers to claim -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln freed all slaves in the South. -
Barbed wire invented
Farmers could protect fields and ranchers could keep livestock contained -
Transcontinental Railroad opening
Connected Central Pacific Railroad to Union Pacific Railroad providing transportation across the country -
Standard Oil Company Formed by Rockefeller
Made oil a huge industry for U.S.A. -
American Federation of Labor Organization Founded
The AFL demanded fair pay and safer working conditions for workers in NYC. -
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Chicago & NYC Created the 1st Electric Streetcar Systems
This made transportation easier and more reliable in big cities. -
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt started serving as President
President Roosevelt served 2 terms (8 years). He made the Square Deal, said the "Big Stick" diplomacy, and loved the outdoors. -
Wright Brothers Fly the First Glider
Flying changed transportation all over the U.S. -
Ida Tarbell Writes Book Exposing John D. Rockefeller
She showed how Rockefeller had formed unfair trusts with other companies. -
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William Howard Taft Serves As President
He passed the Sixteenth Amendment, which gave the government the right to tax income. -
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Woodrow Wilson Serves As President
Wilson's most famous act was that he put the banking system under public control. -
Eighteenth Amendment passed and Prohibition starts
This made making, selling, or drinking alcohol illegal. People thought it would decrease crime, but it increased it. -
19th Amendment Passed
Women are allowed to vote!!!!!! -
Congress Passes Johnson-Reed Act
Limited the number of immigrants that could come into the U.S.
