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The Development of Industrial United States
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The Farmers Movement
The Farmers Movement was, in American political history, the general name for a movement between 1867 and 1896. This movement was remarkable because it involved radical socio-economic propaganda from what was considered the most conservative class of American society. -
The Grange
The Grange, or Order of the Patrons of Husbandry, was a secret order founded in 1867 to advance the social and economic needs of farmers. It was founded by O.H. Kelly, an official with the Department of Agriculture. -
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson,
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, acquitted by the Senate -
Ulysses S. Grant is elected president
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The Transcontinental Railway
The transcontinental railway was completed with a jubilant celebration on May 10, 1869, when the rails connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads were joined at Promontory, Utah. -
The Golden Spike
On May 10, 1869, LELAND STANFORD, representing the Central Pacific Railroad, was provided the honor to hammer a golden spike into the ground that marked the completion of the coast-to-coast line. Celebrations erupted across the land. -
Amendment Ratified
Amendment Ratified, giving Blacks but not women the right to vote. -
Jim Crow
A system derived of state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in southern states of the former Confederacy, with a "separate but equal" status for African-Americans starting in 1890. -
Rutherford B. Hayes is Elected President
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Morgan Silver Dollars First Minted
The Morgan dollar was a United States dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904. It was the first standard silver dollar minted since production of the previous design. -
Thomas Edison Creates First Functioning Light Bulb
The first successful light blub test was on October 22, 1879, it lasted 13.5 hours. -
U.S. population exceeds 50 million
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Clara Barton creates Red Cross
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James A. Garfield is Attacked
When James A. Garfield was attacked on July 2, 1881. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau as he was about to board a train at the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. Severely wounded. -
James A. Garfield Dies
After being shot on July 2nd, the presendent passed on September 19th. -
Brooklyn Bridge Opens
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Grover Cleveland Inaugurated as President
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The National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
The National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, formed in 1889, embraced several originally independent, and sometimes secret, organizations, including the National Farmers Alliance, The Colored Farmers' National Alliance, and the Cooperative Union. -
Benjamin Harrison becomes President
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National American Woman Suffrage Association Founded
The NAWSA continued the work of both associations by becoming the parent organization of hundreds of smaller local and state groups, and by helping to pass woman suffrage legislation at the state and local level. -
The Populist Party
By 1892, a majority of these farmers organizations, along with industrial and radical orders, were united to become the People's Party or Populist Party. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal. " -
William McKinley becomes President
