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Invention of the Telegraph
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Homestead Act
This gave 160 acres of free land to settlers who lived on the land for five years. -
End of Civil War
Over 600,000 soliders died and there was billions of dollars in damage left when the North defeated the South. -
Transcontinental Railroad
This railroad connected the US from the Atlantic to the Pacific. -
Boss Tweed Jailed
He was the leader of New York City's Democratic political machine that stole millions of dollars. -
Telephone is Invented
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Battle of Little Bighorn
Sitting Bull lead his people to protest the flood of people in their reservation, but George Custer and his army attacked and the Native Americans wiped out the entire command. -
End of Reconstruction
This gained African Americans greater equality, but did not promise true freedom for freed slaves. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passed this law to prohibit Chinese immigrants from entering the US for 10 years. -
Time Zones are Created
The railroad companies split up the nation into four time zones, each an hour apart. -
Pendleton Act is Passed
This established the Civil Service Commission to set up examinations for federal jobs. -
Dawes Act
This law was to break up reservations and end identification with their tribe. Every Native American would get land and hopefully become an American citizen. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act is Passed
This law prohibited monopolies. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
This marked the end of fighting between the whites and Native Americans. -
Ellis Island Opens
The number one immigration station in the US. -
Model T Invented