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Battle of the Bighorn
General Custer and his troops arrived a day early ahead of the U.S. Calvary. There was a surprise attack on Custer and his men from thousands of Indians which resulted in Custer's death. This became known as "Custer's Last Stand." -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant Hayes becomes the 19th President of the United States. -
Invention of the Telephone
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone -
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
After employees of the railroad in Ohio and Baltimore's wages got cut, they refused to work which immediately halted the services of the railroad through the rest of the United States. This caused much chaos and eventually ended in the workers getting better wages. -
Light Bulb
In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was an immigration law passed that refused to let Chinese immigrants into the United States. This meant that no Chinese person could become a U.S. citizen. This was the first immigration law that excluded an ethnic group. -
Dawes Act of 1887
The Dawes Act allowed the federal government to to survey Native American land and divide it for each person in that tribe. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France as well as their allies.