US History 1865-1920

By jaydens0507

  • U-boats created

    The first German submarines.

  • Bessemer Process

    A more inexpensive way to make steel.

  • Discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak

    The discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak

  • Homestead act

    Granting people 160 acres of land.

  • Morill land grant act

    Made it possible for states to establish public colleges.

  • Transcontinental railroad completed

    Built a major railroad from coast to coast

  • Battle of little bighorn

    Battle in Big Horn County with the Indians versus Soldiers.

  • Farmers alliance created

    To bring alliance within the farming community setting up cooperatively owned retail stores.

  • Thomas Edison invents light bulb

    Thomas Edison invents light bulb to be used commercially.

  • Carlisle school established

    A boarding school for Native American children.

  • Chinese exclusion act

    The first law banning immigration into the United States

  • Edison lights up NYC

    Edison provides hundreds of homes with electricity.

  • Statue of Liberty built

    A gift from France. Which represents freedom.

  • American federation of labor founded

    An alliance banded together to support labor reform.

  • Interstate commerce act passed

    Created an interstate to oversee the railroad industry.

  • Dawes act

    To break up the Native Americans' land.

  • Jacob Riis published his book of photos

    Photos exposing the conditions of the poor.

  • Alfred T Mahan writes his book on sea power

    An analysis on the naval history between 1660- 1783.

  • Sherman ant-trust act passed

    The Sherman ant-trust Act outlawed monopolistic business.

  • Wounded knee massacre

    Massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers.

  • Fredrick Jackson Turner writes essay of settling the west

    Fredrick Jackson Turner writes about expanding in the west.

  • Pullman strike

    A walkout by Pullman Palace Car Company workers over declining wages failed.

  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Supreme Court case siding for segregation. Stating "separate but equal"

  • Holden v hardy

    A Supreme Court case which held a limitation on working time for miners as constitutional.

  • Spanish American War begins

    A war between the United States and Spain as a result of an exploded Navy ship.

  • Hawaii is annexed

    The United States annexed Hawaii at the urging of President William McKinley.

  • Phillipines islands are annexed

    The United States annexed the Philippines.

  • Newlands Reclamation act

    Made the federal government to build water projects in arid lands, particularly the west.

  • Panama Canal is built

    A more efficient way to ship goods also more cost-effective.

  • Lochner v New York

    A Supreme Court case decided that the Due Process Clause protects individuals' freedom of contract.

  • Sinclair’s the Jungle written

    A fictional novel by an American to expose corruption in government.

  • Pure Food and drug act passed

    Also known as the FDA, which is charged with ensuring the quality of food, medicines, and cosmetics are of quality.

  • Muller V Oregon

    A Supreme Court case limiting the number of work hours for women.

  • Hepner act

    Regulating the immigration of aliens into this country.

  • Founding of the NAACP

    America's oldest and largest civil rights organization.

  • 17th amendment

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

  • Ford Motor company's first full assembly line starts

    Ford Motor Company decided to implement the moving assembly line.

  • Federal Reserve act

    Created the Federal Reserve System, to establish economic stability.

  • Beginning of the first world war

    With the assassinations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand a war between countries began.

  • Clayton Antitrust act

    Passed by the U.S. Congress that gives examples of unethical business practice

  • Lusitania Sunk

    British ocean liner that was torpedoed sunk.

  • US enters WWI

    The United States entered World War 1 because Germany sunk their ships.

  • Selective Service act

    Congress passed an act which authorized the Government to expand the military.

  • WWI ends

    The end of the first World War.

  • 18th amendment

    Prohibiting the sale, making, and transportation of liquors.

  • 19th amendment

    Prohibits states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

  • Immigration quota act

    Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States.

  • National origins act

    This act reduced overall immigration into the United States.

  • Scopes trial

    The Scopes trial is referring to a teacher teaching evolution in a publicly funded school.