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Alaska Is Purchased From Russia
On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia. They got it for a price of $7.2 million dollars. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed -
Addition Of The Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the North with the Pacific coast. -
John D Rockefeller Started Standard Oil
In 1870, Rockefeller and his homies incorporated the Standard Oil Company, which immediately prospered, thanks to good economic/industry conditions and Rockefeller’s drive to streamline the company’s operations and keep margins high. -
Alexander Graham Bell Invents The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. This was an amazing way to instantly talk with somebody. Before the telephone, was the Telegraph. -
Thomas Edison Invents The Light bulb
In January 1879, at his lab, Edison had built his first light. It worked by passing electricity in the light bulb, This made life alot easier and it was still only able to use for a little bit. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law signed by President Chester Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
Sherman Anti Trust Act
Approved July 2, 1890, The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that banned monopolistic business practices. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. -
Ellis Island Opens
Ellis Island, in New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S.. This was the leading place for immigration inspections. -
Carnegie's Steel Homestead Act
The Homestead strike was an industrial lockout and strike which began on July 1, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents until July 6, 1892 -
Plessy VS Ferguson
Plessy VS Ferguson was issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality . -
Hawaii Is Annexed
Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War. The United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. -
The US Declares War On Spain
On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain. Just following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising. This took place in China between 1899 and 1901, -
Rudyard Kipling puts out "The White Man's Burden"
"The White Man's Burden" is a poem about the Philippine–American War. In which he invites the United States to assume control of that country. -
Tenement Act
Tenement House Act of 1901 was one of the first laws to ban the construction of dark, poorly ventilated tenement buildings in the state of New York. -
Assassination of McKinley And Takeover From Teddy
On September 6, 1901, William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was shot in New York. He was shaking hands with the public when Leon Czolgose shot him twice in the abdomen. McKinley died eight days later on September 14. Theodore Roosevelt became the US President after the assassination of President William McKinley. -
The Philippine American Insurrection
The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United States that lasted from February 4, 1899, to July 2, 1902. -
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine
The Roosevelt Corollary of December 1904 stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations. -
Pure Food And Drug Act Is Passed
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was made by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. -
Upton Sinclair Releases "The Jungle"
This novel was written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the novel to show the harsh conditions and hard lives of immigrants in the United States. -
Peak of Ellis Island
The peak year for immigration at Ellis Island was 1907, with 1,004,756 immigrants processed. The all-time daily high occurred on April 17, 1907, when 11,747 immigrants arrived. -
Henry Ford Makes First Model T
Henry Ford made the first automobile by making his Model T car on an assembly line. The first Ford Model T was released on September 27, 1908. Within ten years over half of all cars sold in America were the Ford Model T -
Creation of the NAACP
The NAACP is a civil rights organization in the United States. Formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. -
The Triangle Shirt Waste Fire
This happened because the doors had been locked and the stairwells and exits. To practice and to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and many of the workers who could not escape from the burning building jumped from the high windows. The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards. -
The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand
On June 28th, 1914, Francz Ferdinand and his wife were visting and got a bomb thrown into there open top car. This sparked a cause for WW1 -
Panama Canal Opens To Public
On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was opened to traffic. This helped trade, shipping and transportation. -
The United States enters WWI
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing about 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. -
Women got the right to vote
This amendment was passed by congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors. -
Samuel Gompers founded the AFL
The AFL is an organization for other unions. Samuel Gompers took the lead in organizing the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States of America and Canada