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Manifest Destiny
Western expansion of American culture -
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Guilded Age
Time of economic growth in Northern and Western United States -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in Southern States -
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Reconstruction
Fixing the South after Civil War -
14th Amendment Passed
Granted citizenship and equal rights to African Americans -
First Transcontinental Railroad Established
Many men, led by Leland Stanford, finished the first transcontinental railroad -
15th Amendment Passed
The right of humans should not be denied due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
Standard Oil Founded
Oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller -
Battle of Little Bighorn
An army of Native Americans defeated U.S. General Custer's troops in one day. -
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U.S. Imperialism
Policies aimed at extending the political, economic and cultural influence of the United States over areas beyond its boundaries -
Dawes Act
Federal government broke up tribal lands -
Johnson County War
War fought between cattle barons, and homesteaders and small ranchers over water rights and cattle grazing -
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Progressivism
Time of social reform in United States -
Wounded Knee Creek Massacre
American soldiers slaughtered innocent indian women and children -
Carnegie Steel Founded
Andrew Carnegie founded steel company -
Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
American sugar plantation owners and U.S. military took Hawaiian queen -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy taken to court because he refused to sit in black train car -
Spanish American War
War waged between America and Spain because America freed Cuba (which was under Spanish rule) -
Battle of San Juan Hill
Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders took San Juan Hill. Very important to Spanish American War -
Building of Panama Canal
Made deal with Panama and helped them finish the canal -
The Jungle Written
Described the conditions of factories and what went into meat products -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Workers trapped in building due to terrible building and safety codes -
Trust busting/breakup of Standard Oil
Standard Oil was forced to turn over rights to government -
Keating Owen Child Labor Act
Protected children from working at such young ages and making conditions and working hours/wages for them -
Passing of 19th Amendment
Gave everyone the right to vote -
Prohibition Protests
Protests to get rid of liquor
