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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Completely changes things with the ability to get across the states. creates more of an economy and much easier transportation. -
Modoc War
Fought over native land. They refused to move from traditional homeland to a reservation. -
Compromise of 1877
an informal settlement that ended the dispute of the 1876 election ruling Rutherford B. Hayes into Presidency -
Constitutional Convention
too address the problems of weak central government. -
Presidential Assassination
Charles Guiteau assassinates President James Garfield. -
Chinese exclusion law approved
introduced a 10 year ban on chinese labor due to the growing outrage. -
Pendleton Act
Instead of being appointed based solely on the recommendations of politicians or government officials, candidates would be examined and tested to verify their qualifications. -
Dawes Act
authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals -
The Populisty Party
The Populist Party's roots lay in the Farmers' Alliance, an agrarian movement that promoted economic action during the Gilded Age. -
Presidential Election
William McKinley defeats Wiliam Jennings Bryan for President.