1876-1900 By angelina.barrow 1877 end of Nez Perce War and end of Indian wars 1879 Edison invent light bulb 1881 James Garfield become president 1882 beginning of great depression 1886 Surrender of Geronimo The Apache leader named Geronimo surrendered after fighting with Americans for 30 years 1887 Dawes act of 1887 Allow government to break up tribal lands 1893 Panic of 1893 The worst economic panic in America at that time 1898 Spanish-American war results in the independence of Cuba