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telephone invented
Allowed communication across the country -
Bessemer process discovered
The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel. -
Oil on PA
Lasted from around 1859-1870. It was the first oil boom in the US. -
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Oil in PA
It was the first oil boom in the US and it created many oil mines and jobs -
Homestead Act
Encouraged western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of land. -
National labor union
First national labor federation that paved the way for other organizations -
Typewriter
Allowed people to print instead of hand write. -
Airbrake Invented
Railway power breaking system that allowed trains to be safer and more efficient. -
Transcontinental railroad built
First complete railroad to the west -
Standard Oil company started
American oil producing, marketing, mining and refining oil company. It was the largest oil refiner at the time. -
B+O railroad strike
Outbreaks of violence against railroads -
Phonograph invented
Allowed for mass communication -
Lightbulb invented
Provided light to people without use of candles. -
Haymarket Square Riot
Labor protest rally where a riotor through a bomb at police -
Statue of Liberty
Statue in NYC given to the US from France -
Gospel of Wealth published
Foundational document in the field of Philanthropy -
Forest Reserve Act
lt was a law that allowed the president to set aside from the land in the public domain. -
Homestead strike
It pitted the most powerful corporation against nations strongest trade union -
Pullman strike
It was a nationwide railroad strike -
Carnegie sells to JP Morgan
Carnegie sold steele company to morgan for $400 million. -
Standard Oil dissolved by supreme court
They ruled it violated the Sherman antitrust act
