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Homestead Act
the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
The Standard Oil Company
The Standard Oil Trust was formed in 1863 by John D. Rockefeller. He built up the company through 1868 to become the largest oil refinery firm in the world. In 1870, the company was renamed Standard Oil Company, after which Rockefeller decided to buy up all the other competition and form them into one large company. -
Invention of The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. -
The Electric Light
Thomas Edison devised a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. ... Edison's feat was creating a lamp that lasted longer and required less power than previous designs that were impractical for everyday use. -
First Immigration-restiriction
The Immigration Act of 1882 created the guidelines of exclusion through the creation of "a new category of inadmissible aliens." Further in the future we get the arrival of more immigration restriction laws.
