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sitting bull
He led his people by strenght and character, sitting bull surrendered and was killed by an American police officer -
Florence Kelley
became a social reformer that worked for the sick -
steam engine
edwin l. drake used this device to drill for oil -
Jane adams
she founded chicago's hall house in 1889 -
homestead act
offered 160 acres of land to us citizens -
Morrill act
gave federal land to the states -
railroads expand
railroads expand out west to create business -
Boss Tweed
he became the head of Tammy hall -
treaty of fort laramie
the sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri river -
Immigration
people started to come to america to live a better life -
typewriter
christopher sholes invented the typewriter this allowed writing letters to be faster -
telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone so that communication was easier -
interstate commerce act
this act established the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities and established a five memeber ICC interstate commerce commission for that purpose. -
munn v Illinois
in this court case the Supreme court took the side of the Granger laws by a vote of two to seven -
light bulb
Thomas edision invented the light bulb, this allowed the people to have electricity -
Chinese exclusion act
this banned chinese on coming into the united states except teachers, merchants, and students -
brooklyn bridge
this was able to be built because of steel. steel was very important -
Chinese exclusion act
this act banned chinese from coming to america except students merchants and teachers -
the rise and fall of populism
it was a movement of people that wanted reforms -
teddy Roosevelt
he became president; he tried to make the enviorment a better place
