Lightbulb

American History from 1876-1900

  • The Lightbulb

    The Lightbulb
    Edison created the Lightbulb and it changed electricity forever, and it made so many new things possible.
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    The Chinese Exclusion Act suspended the immigration of all Chinese laborers, the Chinese were the first group subject to admission restrictions because of their race.
  • Immigration Act

    The Immigration Act denied admission of people who were not able to support themselves.
  • Chicago Haymarket Affair

    Chicago Haymarket Affair
    The Chicago Haymarket Affair was when immigrants were accused of killing police officers in a bomb blast.
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    Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars

  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War
  • Anti-Imperialist League

    The Anti-imperialist League fought annexation of the Philippines.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Congress ratified the 1898 Treaty of Paris and it ended the Spanish-American War, it also bought the Philippine Islands from Spain.
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy
    The Open Door Policy called for all Western powers to have equal access to Chinese markets, this policy was articulated by secretary of state John Hay.
  • William McKinley becomes President of the United States

    William McKinley becomes President of the United States
  • Kinetoscope

    Kinetoscope
    Edison had invented the idea of motion pictures. So to do motion pictures he and someone else invented kinetoscope.