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Invention of the Telegraph
There was 23000 miles of telegraph lines by 1852 in the United States. -
Homestead Act
This act was passed tso that settlers would live on 160 acres of land for 5 years after paying a filling fee. -
End of Civil War
In the Appomattox Court House in a small village in Virginia Lee and his troops surendered to Grant. -
Transcontinental Railroad
The last 10 miles of track was laid by the Chinese and it only took 12 hours. -
Telephone is Invented
Hundreds of thousands of phones were sold by the 1900's. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Colonel George Custer ad his 250 men died fighting the Sioux and Cheyenne Troops of thousands. -
End of Reconstruction
Hayes gave a very clear message saying that the government would not help African Americans or try to put the Southern sociey back together. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese were prohibited chinese from entering the United States for ten years and then ten more years were added for a total of twenty years. -
Time Zones Created
EAch zone shared the same time and the zones against them werr an hour apart. -
Pendleton Act passed
This act established the Civil Service Commission. -
Dawes Act
The law was trying to eliminate the weeknesses that Americans thought Native Americans had. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act passed
This act was created tocontrololies and trusts. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
When a pistol shot rang out the army fired back and then 200 Sioux were killed and so were 25 soldiers. -
Ellis Island Opens
This is where immigrants were registered before entering into America. -
Model T invented
This vehicle was very popular because it was an inexpensive car that could be driven anywhere.