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Compromise of 1850
To ease southern concerns, Congress debated and then passed the Compromise of 150 -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin Sold 300,000 copies in its first year, increasing antislavery sentiment in the North. -
Macys first department store.
Mac'ys becomes the first department store. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Congress passed the Kansas Nebraska Act which edivided the nebraska territory into kansas. -
Violence Erupts in Kansas
Southern proslavery forces attacked the free-state town of Lawerence, Kansas. -
Dred Scott
He was an enslaved Black Slave from Missouri, sued for his freedom in 1846. -
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" arguing that animals envolved by a process of "natural selection" -
Southern States Leave the Union
As soon as Lincoln's election was confirmed, the south Carolina legislature summoned a state convection. Meetin in Charleston on December 20, 1860, and without a dissenting vote. -
South Seceeds
7 states from the south declare seccessions from the Union. -
Kansas becomes free
Kansas entered the Union as a free state. -
Lincoln Takes Office
Lincoln was sworn in as President. -
Civil War Begins
Lincoln attempted to avoid a war with one last compromise. -
Fort Sumter Falls
President Lincoln declared that "insurrection" existed and called for 75,000 men -
Congress passes draft law
This draft law helped put more people in the war. -
KKK Klu Klux Klan
The KK was established the where people who still wanted blacks to be slaves. -
Horatio Alger
Horatio Alger PUblished his first nove;, Ragged Dick or Street life in New York. -
Uriah Smith Stephans
Uriah Smith Stephans founded a labor Union called Knights of Labor. -
Brooklyn Bridge
The building of the Brooklyn Bridge starts. -
Yellowstone National Park
Congress responded by setting aside protected lands that would eventually become of the National Park Service. -
Election of 1876
Tiden wins popular vote. Hayes can become president if troops leave the south. -
Railroads
Railroads became a much easier way to travel and transport goods. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb. -
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
In 1887, the United States Se ate created the Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee railroad operations. -
Country to City
Many immigrants moved to the city un the 1890's because there was many jobs available. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
In 1890, the Senate passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, which outlawed any trust that operated "in res -
Ellis Island
European immigrants were requierd to pass threw ellis island to become american. -
Pullman
The workers wages were cut and they went on strike. -
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers flew the very first Airplane -
Angle Island Opens
Angle island in Calirfornia the place where immigrants went to so they can prove that they were american citizens.
