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the first method discovered for mass-producing steel.
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Gold was dscovered in Pikes Peak
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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.
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This act made it possible for states to establish public colleges funded by the development or sale of associated federal land grants.
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The Transscontinetal railroad was completed
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Thomas Edison invented the light bulb
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provided an absolute 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States.
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Thomas Edison Provided power to most of New York City
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The American federation of labor was founded
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The Statue of liberty was built.
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granting Congress the power “to Regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States”—to regulating railroad rates.
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emphasized severalty – the treatment of Native Americans as individuals rather than as members of tribes.
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Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices.