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President Lincoln was assasinated at Forbes theater. He was replaced by vice president Andrew Johnson
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Civil Act which declared that all citizens are equally protected under the law. This was designed mainly to protect African Americans.
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The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a group that was known for its violent behavior against African Americans during the Reconstruction Era.They are known for their secrecy and distinctive costumes, and all have called for purification of America.
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Johnson came into office after Lincoln was assassinated. He was the first impeachment of a United States president.
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Tweed employed bribery, graft, and fraudulent elections to milk New York of as much as $200 millions worth fo gold.
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Grant defeats Greeley in the Election of 1872.
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Scandal that involved the Union Pacific Railroad and the Crédit Mobilier of America construction company in the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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A financial crisis in the U.S that led to a depression in Europe and North America and lasted until 1879,
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Also called the Force Act, it guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and forbidded their exclusion from jury duty.
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The National League of baseball known simply as the National League (NL) was founded. it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit.
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The Electoral Count Act (Compromise of 1877), set up an electoral commission that was made to determine which party would win the election.
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Thomas Edison invents the first functioning lightbulb.
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Garfield defeats Hancock in the Election of 1880.
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Garfield was assassinated and Author is later sworn into office.
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A federal law signed by President Arthur that prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.
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A group of cases that led to the ruling of segregation under the slogan of "separate, but equal."
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This bridge in New York Cityis one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. It connects the districts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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Cleveland defeats Blaine in the presidental election.
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This was built in honor of George Washington who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first American president.
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Harrison defeats Cleveland in the election of 1888.
