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Bessemer Process
the Bessemer process was one of the first steps in the industrial revolution that allowed steel to be produced without the use of fuel. -
Discovery of Gold in Pikes Peak
it was the discovery of gold in Pikes Peak -
Homestead act
applicants could acquire government land or public domains -
Morrill Land grant act
it made it possible for states to establish public colleges funded by grants. -
Transcontinental r/r completed
the transcontinental rail road was finally completed -
Statue of Liberty built
The Statue of liberty was built -
Battle of little bighorn
it was a battle that had the Lakota and Cheyenne fighting the U.S. Army -
Farmers alliance created
The farmer alliance was created -
Thomas edison invents light bulb
Thomas Edison made the lightbulb and it is the most used thing there is to this day -
Carlisle school established
Carlisle school was established -
Chinese exclusion act
this forbade Chinese immigrants from entering the united states -
Edison lights up NYC
in 1882 Thomas Edison gave electricity to hundreds of homes in New York City -
American federation of labor founded
The American Federation of labor was founded -
Interstate commerce act passed
The Interstate Commerce Commission was a governmental body that regulated railroad business practices, -
Dawes act
it broke up reservation land and gave it to separate members -
Jacob Riis published his book of photos
Jacob Riis published photos that showed how immigrants where living in areas -
Alfred T Mahan writes his book on sea power
a book about power on sea is written by Alfred T Manhan -
U-boats created
U-boats are created -
Sherman ant-trust act passed
outlawed monopolys -
Wounded knee massacre
The wounded knee massacre was the slaught of about 300 Lakota people by the U.S. Military -
Frederick Jackson Turner writes essay of settling the west
Fredrick Jackson Turner wrote about settling down on the Western front -
Pullman strike
it was a railroad strike that lasted 3 months -
Plessy v Ferguson
Supreme Court decided that racial segregation laws did not violate the constitution -
Holden v hardy
they held a working limit on miners and smelters -
Spanish American War begins
The Spanish American war began -
Hawaii is annexed
Hawaiia is annexed -
Phillipines islands are annexed
United states payed Spain 20 million to annex the phillipines -
Newlands Reclamation act
funded irrigation projects for 20 states -
Panama Canal is built
The Panama Canal was built -
Lochner v New York
New York didn't have the right interfere with contracts -
Sinclair’s the Jungle written
The Jungle is written -
Pure Food and drug act passed
The pure food and drug act was passed -
Muller V Oregon
Women are made to work fewer hours -
Founding of the NAACP
The NAACP was founded -
17th adm
allowed voters direct votes to senate -
Ford Motor company's first full assembly line starts
the first full assembly line is started -
Federal Reserve act
The fed -
Clayton Antitrust act
stops price discrimination -
Beginning of the first world war
World War 1 starts -
Lusitania Sunk
The ship Lusitania sunk -
US enters WWI
U.S. enters ww1 -
Selective Service act
authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription -
19 adm
women the right to vote -
WWI ends
WWI ends -
18th adm
restrains on liqours -
National origins act
limits the number of immigrants allowed -
Scopes trial
scopes trial
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