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supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond
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first women's rights convention, held in the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls NY, spanned over two days
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a book that reflects an attempt to explain the goals of Communism, written by Karl Marx
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President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play, first US President to be assassinated
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a time of rebuilding the US after the Civil War
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an era of serious social problems masked by a thin gold gilding
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policies aimed at extending the political, economic and cultural influence of the United States over areas beyond its boundaries
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all people born in the U.S. have equal protection under the laws
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African American men can vote
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armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment, Chief Crazy Horse and 2,000 Indians killed Colonel Custer and all of his men
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act that allowed federal government to break up tribal lands with the goal of making farmers in the white man's image
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the massacre of several hundred Lakota Indians by US soldiers; mostly women and children
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political and social-reform movement that brought major changes to American politics and government
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built by Andrew Carnegie, one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical music and popular music
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steel-producing company by Andrew Carnegie
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Americans overthrow the Hawaiian Monarchy
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a march to protest unemployment
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one of the most important court cases in black history, upheld the legality of state laws that required racial segregation in public facilities known as the "separate but equal" doctrine
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conflict between Spain and America after the result of American concern over Spanish treatment of Cuba, political pressures, and anger over the sinking of USS Maine
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the American ship, USS Maine, is mysteriously blown up, and America blames Spain
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government attempting to eliminate monopolies; the standard oil monopoly was destroyed
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exposed the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry
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deadliest industrial disaster in history of NYC, 146 deaths
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artificial 82 km waterway that connects the Atlantic to the Pacific, used for trading; was originally a French project, Theodore Roosevelt negotiated the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, giving the U.S. control of the Canal
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restricted the amount of time that children could work
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woman can vote
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protesting against the production, transportation, and consumption of alcohol
