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Invention of Telegraph
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Homestead Act
Congress passed this and it gave 160 free acres of land to a settler who paid a filling fee and lived on the land for five years. -
End of Civil War
Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederency surrendered ending the Civil War -
Transcontinental Railroad
Started in Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California. Two tracks met in Utah. -
Boss Tweed is jailed
Boss Tweeds plan is revealed and he is sentenced to 12 years but gets out then goes back in then dies in jail. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Little Bighorn River in present day Montana. Invovled George Custer and Sitting Bull. Best and last victory for Native Americans. -
Telephone is Invented
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End of Reconstruction
Reconstruction ended with the Compromise of 1877. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passed law to prevent Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S. -
Pendleton Act is passed
Created Cival Service Test. -
Dawes Act
Aimed to eliminate Native American lack of private property and their nomadic tradition. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Passed by Congress, "to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraint and monopoly." -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Last battle of war and Americans come out victorious. -
Angel Island Opens
Let mostly Asians into the U.S. It was located in the San Fransico Bay Area. -
Ellis Island Opens
Ellis Island in New York, a immigrantion center opens. -
Model T Invented
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Time Zones Are Created
Time Zones are created to make traveling by train easier.