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Manifest Destiny
The Americans believed God willing them to spread their rules and ideologies everywhere in North America. -
Trail of Tears
Indian tribes in the west have been forcibly relocated and it is important because after that there were more hatred between the indian people and the army. -
Homestead Act
People were allowed to use public land without paying a registration fee. -
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Reconstruction
This is the time after the Civil War when they want to rebuild America. -
Assassination of Lincoln
President Lincoln was shot. That is important because the new President gave the Republicans more rights. -
14 th Amendment
It freed all slaves and ensured that every former slave received citizenship. -
15 th Amendment
It gave everyone the right to vote. It doesn't matter anymore which skin color or race they had. -
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Guilded Age
On the outside they looked rich but in reality most of them were poor. -
Foundation Standard Oil
Rockefeller founded his oil company which became later the biggest oil company in the world. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
It was a battle between the Indians and the US Army that the Indians won. -
Dawes Act
The aim was to separate the tribes from each other. -
Wounded Knee Creek Massacre
Hundreds of Indians were killed by US troops. -
Foundation Carnegie Steel
Andrew Carnegie founded the largest steel company in the world. -
Overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
The rich people of Hawai in society forced the queen to abdicate. -
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Progressivism
They tried to deal with the problems of the country. -
Plessy V.Ferguson
The law said that black and white had to sit in separate compartments on the railroad. -
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Imperialism
America was trying to take over more land and expand its power. -
Explosion of the USS Maine
The USS Maine warship sank in an explusion. -
Spanish-American War
The US took possession of Cuba, Guam, Porto Rico and the Philippines. -
Building Panama Canal
It connects the Pacific with the Atlantic. -
The Jungle Written
Upton Sinclair criticized the bad working conditions in the factories. -
Triangle Shirtwaiste Fire
A factory caught fire because there was no fire protection ordinance and this cost many people their lives. -
break up Standard Oil
Standard oil had to be divided into several small companies. -
Owen Child Labor Act
Made the working conditions for children better. -
19 th Amendment
It gave women the right to vote. -
Prohibition Protests
People protested against the law that said that alcohol is not allowed. -
21st Amendment
It was allowed to drink alcohol again.
