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Patatoe Famine Ireland
The patatoe crop was really bad thouse years (1845–49) -
Alexander Graham Bell Telephone
He made telephones availiable -
Chinese Exclusion Act is passed
Restriction on the Chinese immigration into the United States. It is important because there were less people of Chinese desent in the United States. -
Ellis Island opens
Ellis Island opened in 1892 as a federal immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years (it closed in 1954). -
William McKinley is Assassinated
He was the third President to get assassinated. -
Henry Ford Creates the Modle T
The Model T, also known as the “Tin Lizzie,” changed the way Americans live, work and travel. Henry Ford’s revolutionary advancements in assembly-line automobile manufacturing made the Model T the first car to be affordable for a majority of Americans. -
16th Amendment Adopted
Allowed Federal Government t collect income taxes. -
17th Amendment Adopted
Two senators from each state shall serve for six years in office. -
19th Amendment Adopted
Gave women the right to vote. -
Frist Transcontinental Railroad Completed
A 1,907 mile railroad that ran from west of Mississippi River all the way to San Francisco. It made immigration west easier, people could use the train instade of packing everyting onto a horse and buggy. -
Standard Oil
This made it where someone can not own two much of a material so they can manipulate the price by themselves. -
teddy roosevelt created national parks
As President from 1901 to 1909, he signed legislation establishing five new national parks: Crater Lake, Oregon; Wind Cave, South Dakota; Sully's Hill, North Dakota.
