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Urbanization Began in America
The urbanization of the United States has progressed throughout its entire history. -
Cornelius Vanderbilt Became a Railroad Tycoon
"Commodore Vanderbilt", was an American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. -
Invention of the Mechanical Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick to help farmers harvest their crops. -
Alexander Graham Bell Invented the Telephone
First way to communicate from a long distance. -
Beginning of the Civil War
Caused by the long standing controversy of slavery in the South. -
J.P. Morgan Became a Robber Baron in Banking
In 1862 he set up his own company, Dabrey Moran, and made a fortune supplying the participants in the US civil war. -
Homestead Act
Allowed all Americans, including African Americans, to have claim of their land. -
John D. Rockefeller Created His Oil Company
Founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world's wealthiest men and a major philanthropist. -
End of the Civil War
Freedom of slaves in the South and giving them rights. -
Chinese Workers Help Build the Transcontinental Railroad
It was built crossing the western half of America. -
Ending of Old Immigration
Most immigrants from northern and western Europe -
Thomas Edison Invented the Light Bulb
He filed for a U.S. patent for an electric lamp using “a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected -
Passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act
It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. -
Andrew Carnegie Created a Steel Company
He owned Carnegie Steel Corporation, the largest of its kind in the world. -
Ellis Island Opened
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Passing of the Immigration Restriction Act
The Immigration Restriction Act was the key part of a package of legislation passed by the new Federal Parliament in 1901, aimed at excluding all non-European migrants. -
Wright Brothers Invent the Airplane
The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight. -
First Subway System Created
New York City opened the first section of what was to become the largest system in the world on 1904. -
Henry Ford Developed the Assembly Line
Regardless of earlier uses of some of these principles, the direct line of succession of mass production and its intensification into automation stems directly from what we worked out at Ford Motor Company. -
Ending of New Immigration
Most immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
