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Ranchers used wind energy to pump water from underground to provide a steady supply of water for livestock
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Made land more available for settlers and railroads
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President Abraham Lincoln led the Union through the Civil War, and fought hard against slavery. He was a great president, until he was assassinated in a theater on April 15, 1865. That ended his presidency.
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The Civil War was the fight between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and states' control.
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Made land in the West available for settlers to claim
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President Lincoln freed all slaves in the South.
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Farmers could protect fields and ranchers could keep livestock contained
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Connected Central Pacific Railroad to Union Pacific Railroad providing transportation across the country
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Made oil a huge industry for U.S.A.
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The AFL demanded fair pay and safer working conditions for workers in NYC.
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This made transportation easier and more reliable in big cities.
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President Roosevelt served 2 terms (8 years). He made the Square Deal, said the "Big Stick" diplomacy, and loved the outdoors.
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Flying changed transportation all over the U.S.
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She showed how Rockefeller had formed unfair trusts with other companies.
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He passed the Sixteenth Amendment, which gave the government the right to tax income.
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Wilson's most famous act was that he put the banking system under public control.
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This made making, selling, or drinking alcohol illegal. People thought it would decrease crime, but it increased it.
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Women are allowed to vote!!!!!!
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Limited the number of immigrants that could come into the U.S.
