u.s history prt 1 By sean wood 1794 cornelius vanderbelt became a railroad tycoon 1831 invention of the mechanical reaper 1850 j.p morgan became a robber baron in banking Aug 27, 1859 john d rockefellar created an oil company Apr 12, 1861 beginning of the civil war May 20, 1862 home stead act May 13, 1865 end of the civil war 1869 Chinese workers helped build the Transcontinental Railroad Apr 10, 1876 Alexander graham bell invented the telephone 1880 Old Immigration Ended 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act passed Jan 1, 1892 Ellis Island opened Sep 1, 1897 First Subway System Created Dec 3, 1901 andrew carnegie created a steel company Dec 17, 1903 the wright brothers invented the first airplane Oct 1, 1913 henry ford developed the assembly line 1920 New Immigration Ended 1921 Immigration Restriction Act passed 1950 Urbanization began in America
