1876-1900

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
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    Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia

    Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia was the first official World's Fair in the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
  • Battle at Little Bighorn

    George Custer leads a US cavalry attack on the Sioux at the Little Bighorn River.
  • Colorado Becomes a State

    Colorado Becomes a State
    Colorado is the 38th state in the U.S.
  • The Compromise of 1877

    It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era.
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    Nez Percé Indian War

    Nez Percé Indian War was part of the American Indian Wars.
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    Rutherford B. Hayes

    Rutherford B. Hayes inagurated the 19th president of the United States.
  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Invention of the Light Bulb
    Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  • James A. Garfield is inaugurated as 20th president of the United States

    James A. Garfield is inaugurated as 20th president of the United States
  • James A. Garfield

    James A. Garfield
    James A. Garfield was assassinated.
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    Chester A. Arthur

    Chester A. Arthur became president after the assassination of James A. Garfield.
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    Grover Cleveland

    Grover Cleveland became president.
  • Interstate Commerce Commission

    Its original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, eliminate rate discrimination, and regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and telephone companies.
  • The Dawes Act of 1887

    The Dawes Act of 1887
    It authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans.
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    Benjamin Harrison became a President

  • South Dakota became a state

    South Dakota became a state
  • North Dakota became a state

    North Dakota became a state
  • Montana became a state

    Montana became a state
  • Washington became a state

    Washington became a state
  • Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890

    Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
    Sherman Antitrust Act tried to prevent the artificial raising of prices by restriction of trade or supply, but many people critiqued it for harming society.
  • Idaho became a state

    Idaho became a state
  • Wyoming became a state

    Wyoming became a state
  • Sherman Silver Purchase Act

    The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was passed at the request of farmers and miners. They requested the government to pass it for their interests.
  • The Tariff Act of 1890

    It was enacted to protect domestic industries from foreign competition by raising the average duty on imports by almost fifty percent.
  • Wounded Knee Massacre

    The U.S. Cavalry troops went into the camp to disarm the Lakota and when the massacre was over, between 250 and 300 men, women, and children of the Lakota had been killed and 51 were wounded.
  • Baltimore crisis

    The Baltimore crisis was a diplomatic incident that took place between Chile and the United States. It was triggered by the stabbing of two United States Navy sailors from USS Baltimore in front of the "True Blue Saloon" in Valparaíso.
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    Homestead Strike

    Homestead Strike, also known as Homestead massacre, was an industrial lockout and strike whose goal was "no wage decrease."
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    Panic of 1893

    The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States. It influenced every sector of the economy greatly. Stock prices declined, five hundred banks closed, numerous farms ceased operation. The unemployment rate increase by a great number.
  • Utah became a state

    Utah became a state
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    William McKinley became a President

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    Spanish–American War

    The explosion of the USS Maine results in the intervention of the United States in the Cuban War of Independence. It was part of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence. It led to the Treaty of Paris.
  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed by Spain and the United States. It ended the Spanish–American War. It helped the United States become a world power.