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Transcontinental Railroad
- linked the eastern railroad system with Cali's railroad system
- later revolutionized transportation in the west
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Battle of Little Bighorn
- Colonel George A. Cluster and 260 of his men were killed by Sioux Indians led by Sitting Bull
- "Cluster's Last Stand" became enshrined in American mythology as a symbol of the brutality of the Indian wars
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Greenback Party
- party was primarily composed of prairie farmers who went into debt during the Panic of 1873
- the party fought for increased monetary circulation through issuance of paper currency and bimetallism
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Chinese Exclusion
- denied any Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate
- American workers felt threatened by job competition
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Interstate Commerce Commision
- created by the Interstate Commerce Act, which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland
- regulated to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination , and to regulate other aspects of common carriers
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Panic of 1893
- this was a serious economic depression
- it began due to rail road companies over-extending themselves
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Anti-Saloon League
- National organization set up to work for prohibition
- joined with WCTU to publicize the effects of drinking