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The Fifteenth Amendment was passed, prohibiting restrictions on the right to vote because of race, color, or former slavery.
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Union troops withdrew from the South, ending Reconstruction.
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In Central Pacific Railroad v. Santa Clara County, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the concept of legal personhood, giving corporations rights similar to those of individuals.
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The Sherman Antitrust Act was signed into law to limit the monopoly of the market by large corporations.
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After the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States gained jurisdiction over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
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President William McKinley is assassinated, and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president and pushes for progressive reforms.
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The Pure Food Drug Act and the Packaged Meat and Contaminated Foods Act were passed, increasing regulation of food and drug safety.
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The Seventeenth Amendment was passed, putting the election of senators directly to a plebiscite.
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The Federal Trade Commission was created to regulate monopolistic behavior and unfair business practices.
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The Repeal movement began, aiming to repeal the 18th Amendment, which banned alcohol.
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The 19th Amendment was passed and women gained the right to vote.