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Homestead Act
the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, signaling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. -
Industrialization Begins to Boom
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Boss Tweed rise at Tammany Hall
as an American politician most notable for being the "boss" of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th -
Telephone Invented
A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly. -
Reconstruction Ends
With the compromise, the Republicans had quietly given up their fight for racial equality and blacks' rights in the south. -
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age in United States history is the late 19th century, from the 1870s to about 1900. The term for this period came into use in the 1920s and 1930s and was derived from writer Mark Twain's -
Light Bulb Invented
An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light. -
Third Wave of Immigration
North Carolina was largely untouched by the first two waves of immigration to the United States. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
In the spring of 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. -
Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Act is important because it stopped the appointment of people to governmental offices merely because of their political affiliation or their connection to the president. -
Dawes Act
Men with families were given 160 acres,... The Dawes Severalty Act was signed by Grover Cleveland in 1887 with the intention of assimilating Native Americans into the United States. To do this, tribal control of reservations was taken away and land was granted to individuals holdings. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Interstate Commerce Commission, former independent agency of the U.S. government, established in 1887 it was charged with regulating the economics and services of specified carriers engaged in transportation between states. -
Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth
Wealth", more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth", is an article written by Andrew Carnegie in June of 1889 that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich -
Chicago’s Hull House
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Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 1899. -
How the Other Half Lives
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Influence of Sea Power Upon History
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act Approved July 2, 1890, The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. -
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Progressive Era
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Imperialism
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Homestead Steel Labor Strike
The Homestead Steel Works, located southeast of Pittsburgh, was an important segment of Andrew Carnegie's empire. ... In fact, the Homestead strike was a total defeat for the workers and unionism as a whole. -
Pullman Labor Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894, and a turning point for US labor law. -
Annexation of Hawaii
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Spanish American War
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Open Door Policy
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Assassination of President McKinley
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Panama Canal U.S. Construction Begins
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The Jungle
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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NAACP
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William Howard Taft
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16th Amendment
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Federal Reserve Act
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Woodrow Wilson
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17th Amendment
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National Parks System
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18th Amendment
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19th Amendment
