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Black Indentured Servants in Jamestown
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Formation of the First Bank of the United States
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Invention of the Cotton Gin
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Tariff of Abominations
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Jackson vetoes the rechartering of the Second Bank of the United States
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McCormich Reaper
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Start of Civil War
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Homestead Act
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End of Civil War
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Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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Munn v. Illinois
The Supreme Court upheld Illinois law setting maximum rate of grain storage for the public. -
Bland-Allison Act
Enacted Partial Silver coinage to aid farmers and workers, although not many foreign nations accept silver currency. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Wabash v. Illinois
Supreme Court struck down grader laws that regulate transportation taxes, setting up for the passing of the Interstate Commerce Act. -
Interstate Commerce Act
Created the Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee railroads, regulation of rebates and economic agreements. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
US Treasury purchased 4.5 Million oz of silver every month and issue tender for it. Brought up silver production while still not calling for free silver. -
Populist Party Founded
The Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, promising to solve agricultural issues in office. -
First usage of Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Elkins Act
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Hepburn Act
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Immigration Act of 1907
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Federal Reserve Act
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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Immigration Act of 1917
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WWI
WWI encouraged and promoted agricultural prosperity, needing food and supplies for the war effort. Promoted domestic prosperity instead of foreign prosperity. -
Post-WWI 1920s
Following the end of WWI, farmers had a surplus of materials, requiring the lowering of prices, hurting farmers' profits and leading up to the Great Depression. -
Immigration Act of 1924
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Revision of Immigration Act of 1924
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Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
New Deal Act, restricting agricultural production, paying farmers to decrease production. -
Neutrality Act
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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
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Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
Improved and protected farm prices and income to develop farm programs and adjust supplies of agricultural goods. -
Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965