US History 1865-1920

By annmariekersh

  • U-boats created

    was built in Germany

  • Bessemer Process

    the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel

  • Discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak

    discovered gold

  • Homestead Act

    revolutionary concept for distributing public land in American History

  • Morrill Land grant act

    it granted each state 30,000 acres of western land

  • Transcontinental r/r completed

    when the transcontinental railroad was completed

  • Battle of little bighorn

    a momentary victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne

  • Farmers Alliance created

    the movement to form local organizations to advance farmers collective interests

  • Thomas Edison invents light bulb

    the light bulb was created

  • Carlisle school established

    a school with the mission to "kill the Indian" to "save the Man"

  • Chinese exclusion act

    The first significant law restricting immigration into the United States

  • Edison lights up NYC

    Thomas Edison provided hundreds of homes with electricity

  • American federation of labor founded

    obtains the right to bargain collectively for wages, benefits, hours, and working conditions

  • Interstate commerce act passed

    federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry

  • Dawes Act

    regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States

  • Jacob Riis published his book of photos

    published "How the Other Half Lives"

  • Alfred T Mahan writes his book on sea power

    published The Influence of Sea Power upon History

  • Sherman anti-trust act passed

    prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce

  • Wounded knee massacre

    a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army

  • Frederick Jackson Turner writes essay of settling the west

    "The Significance of the Frontier in American History"

  • Pullman strike

    a widespread railroad strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic in the U.S. Midwest

  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the US Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality

  • Holden v Hardy

    held a limitation on working time for miners and smelters as constitutional

  • Hawaii is annexed

    extended U.S. Territory into the Pacific

  • Spanish American war begins

    war started

  • Philippines islands are annexed

    became Spanish colony during the 16th century

  • Newlands Reclamation Act

    a federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states

  • Sinclair's the Jungle written

    exposed the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry

  • Lochner v New York

    law struck down that setting 10 hours of labor a day as the legal max in the baking trade

  • Pure Food and Drug Act passed

    prohibited the sale of misbranded food and drugs in interstate commerce

  • Muller v Oregon

    limited the number of work hours for women

  • Hepner Act

    imposes the forfeiture and liability to pay double the value of goods

  • Founding of the NAACP

    civil rights organization with the purpose of advancing justice for African Americans

  • 17th Amendment

    allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators

  • Ford Motor company's first full assembly line starts

    Ford Motor Company's first full assembly line starts

  • Federal Reserve act

    established a central bank for the United States and fostered stability in the country's banking system

  • Panama Canal is built

    panama canal was built

  • Clayton Antitrust act

    supplemented existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies

  • Beginning of the first world war

    first world war

  • Lusitania Sunk

    Germany sunk the Lusitania

  • US enters WWI

    senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany

  • Selective Service act

    required all men from the ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

  • WWI ends

    germans surrendered

  • 19th Amendment

    the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by US or any state on account of gender

  • 18th Amendment

    prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors in the U.S.

  • Immigration quota act

    limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US through national origins

  • National Origins act

    established a quota system to regulate the influx of immigrants to America

  • Statue of Liberty built

    The Statue of Liberty was created on Liberty Island

  • Scopes trial

    The prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school