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Lincoln's 10% Plan
Lincoln's plan to bring back the south. -
Wade-Davis Bill
Congress Plan to bring south back after Lincoln died. -
Sand Creek Massacre
Cheyenne slaughtered & sent to reservation. -
13th Amendment
Freed the slaves. -
Freedmens Bureau
Helped the slaves -
Transcontinental RR
Railway connecting both sides of the country. -
Montgomery Ward & Co.
The opening of one of the first department stores. -
Little Big Horn
Indians kill Custer and his men in battle. -
Statue of Liberty
France give us a friendship gift to celebrate our centennial. -
Compromise of 1877
South elect republican candidate to end reconstruction. -
Standard Oil Trust
Rockefeller makes trust dominating 95% of production and refining oil. -
Dawes Act
Tried to civilize Indians. -
How the Other Half Lived
Jacob Riis, a photojournalist, writes a book on how the poor people are living . -
Federal Regulation of Trusts
Sherman antitrust act, bans monopolies and conspiracys -
Ida B. Wells
School teacher stood up against lynching and was killed. -
Ellis Island Opens
This was the small island that regulates the flow of immigrants coming to America. -
Ellis Island Fire
A fire destroyed many of the original wood buildings on the island, putting the island out of commission till re opened later. -
Spanish American War
The US and Spain go to war after the sinking of the Main. -
End of the War
Once Philippines found out they didn't get independence from defeating Spain, they fight America and lose
