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In the early days of the now free colonial America, the people were power-hungry. So, America fought with Mexico to gain Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. This victory drove Americans to be even more entitled and power-hungry than they originally were.
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Since Abraham supposedly said that slavery was wrong and that it should stop, some people didn't like that, so they killed him
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All people are now equal, including former slaves
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War: Lakota and Dakota Indians vs American troops
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More equality and no more racism
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The US needed a faster way to bring ships to the other side of the continent, so Theodore Roosevelt bought and finished the canal across Panama.
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Native Americans get upgraded to permanent homes and become American Citizens.
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around 300 Lakota Natives killed by American soldiers
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Drama broke out in Hawaii, which was its own country at the time, so America decided that the best course of action was to overthrow their queen and make Hawaii part of America
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Andrew Carnegie founds his business of producing steel and becomes extremely rich off of it.
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It was a strike at the Pullman Railroad in Washington State. People paused work on the railroad.
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segregated areas are still legal as long as they're "of equal quality"
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America decided to declare Cuba free, even though it was a Spanish territory. This made Spain angry, and so Spain declared war on America.
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After Americans won the Spanish-American war, it gained many territories from Spain. The Philippines were bought from Spain and became American terrirtory.
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a book written about the harsh conditions of factory workers
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People were dying because of food poisoning, so the government passed a law that made selling garbage as food illegal.
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President Theodore Roosevelt Takes John D. Rockefeller, founder and owner of Standard Oil, to court with a lawsuit. The court rules the business as cruel and decides against Standard Oil.
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A clothing factory caught on fire and most of the factory workers died because the hazardous conditions prevented them from escaping
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Any factories that employ children may not sell their product legally
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A law was passed that made alcohol illegal across the US, but people didn't like that.
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Women can now legally vote.
