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Pony Express Started
The Pony Express riders carried mail by horses across the west. -
First Telegraph Message Sent on Railroad
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Transcontinental Railroad Started
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HomeStead Act Passed
The HomeStead Act opened up settlements in the western part of the United States. -
Civil War Ended
Lee surrendered to Grant and the Civil War ended -
Amendment 13
They freed all slaves. -
Reconstruction Act Begins
Troops sent to the south. Southern States wrote new constuitions. -
Amendment 14
All men are citizens. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
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Amendment 15
All men had the right to vote. -
Reconstruction Ends
The troops left the south. Jim Crow Laws past in the south. -
Lincoln Assassinated
President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President
