US Timeline 1870's - 1910's

By Estobean

  • John D Rockefeller incorporates the Standard Oil Company

    John D Rockefeller incorporates the Standard Oil Company
    Rockefeller incorporates the Standard Oil Company which became the largest oil company in the world. This was the first great industrial monopoly in the world and it started in America

  • The Great Chicago Fire

    The Great Chicago Fire
    The Great Chicago Fire lasted from October 8th-10th in 1871, it was caused by a fire in a barn and killed about 300 people while burning approximately 3.3 square miles of the city.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Enacted to guarantee equal rights for African Americans

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    This prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers to the US