1876-1900

By angsli

  • The Compromise of 1877

    This unwritten deal settled the dispute of the 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden.
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    Nez Perce War

    A war between America and the Nez Perce Indians, where the U.S. Army attempted to force the Indians off their ancestral land.

  • James A. Garfield Becomes President

    James A. Garfield defeats General Winfield Scott Hancock in elections becomes inaugurated president.

  • Chester A. Arthur Becomes President

    Vice-President Chester A. Arthur succeeds James A. Garfield after his death.

  • James A. Garfield's Assassination

    President James A. Garfield gets shot at a Washington railroad station by an attorney and dies 2 months later from internal bleeding.

  • Dawes Act of 1887

    This act gave dedicated lands to the indigenous people.

  • The McKinley Act

    This tariff boosted protective tariffs on more than 50% of American products. William McKinley of Ohio led the movement of this tariff.
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    Panic of 1893

    The economic depression that was a consequence of the collapse of two of America's largest employers: The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and the National Cordage Company.

  • Treaty of Paris 1898

    This treaty ended the Spanish American War Where the United States and Spain met in Paris in October. Spain gave up Cuba and Puerto Rico and Guam were placed under American control.