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Immigration to the US, 1851-1900
In this time America was known as the land of prosperity. Sruggles in other countries caued new wave of immigrants to flood the US. Between 1870 and 1900 12 million immigrants arrived here. Although they came for a successful future, they were often treated unfairly and were paid less than other workers. -
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Summary of time period
This time period is about the new industrial movement of the United States. During this time there was more manufacturing, immigration, and buildings. The increased industrial caused many new innovations in the U.S. -
Franklin Pierce is inaugurated as the 14th president
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president
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Ulyssess S Grant is elected
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States. Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. -
Vertical growth of the American City
IN the late 1800's cities began building more vertical buildings known as sky scrapers. They built these buildings to compensate for the immense growth in population. These buildings could fit a large quantity of people in a small space -
Minnesota as it is in 1870
Josh W. McClung ws a citizen of Minnesota in 1870. He shows what life was like during this time period. He states the cost of living, how the farms were doing, and how the economy was doing. -
City Life in the late 19th Century
Due to the large expansion of the industry the population in cities grew by 15 million people. Issues such as traffic, pollution, and sanitation became a common problem. The ctiies began building trains, trolleys, and cable cars as forms of mass transit. -
U.S. adopts standard time
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CIvil Rights Act
The CIvil RIghts Act is declared unconstitutional. The Supreme court believed it regulated the actions of private companies and not state government -
First Skyscraper in the world
The first Skyscraper ever built was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago. Built by William Lee Baron. -
William McKinley is inaugurated as the 25th president
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Bureau of Investigation, forerunner of the FBI, is established
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The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem
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French Canadian Textile Worker
Philleppe Lemany was a french canadian who came to the united states to be a textile worker. He had heard about the wages this occupation pays and becaue he ws seeking a better future, immigrated to America. Many french canadians came to work in this business. In total there was 35,000 which was 40% of the Manchester.
