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Bessemer Process
the first method discovered for mass-producing steel. -
Discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak
Gold was dscovered in Pikes Peak -
Homestead Act
provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. -
Morrill Land grant act
This act made it possible for states to establish public colleges funded by the development or sale of associated federal land grants. -
Transcontinental Railroad was completed
The Transscontinetal railroad was completed -
Thomas Edison invents light bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb -
Chinese Exclusion Act
provided an absolute 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States. -
Edison lights up NYC
Thomas Edison Provided power to most of New York City -
American federation of labor founded
The American federation of labor was founded -
Statue of Liberty Built
The Statue of liberty was built. -
Interstate Commerce Act Passed
granting Congress the power “to Regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States”—to regulating railroad rates. -
Dawes Act
emphasized severalty – the treatment of Native Americans as individuals rather than as members of tribes. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices.