Railroads By Gambit18 May 20, 1862 Homestead Act Homestead Act grants 160 acres to settlers who have worked the land for 5 years. Dec 4, 1867 National Grange Organized May 10, 1869 Transcontinental Railroad Completed Jan 31, 1876 Great Sioux War Begins Jun 25, 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn Apr 21, 1877 Great Sioux War Ends Nov 18, 1883 Nation Divided Into Four Time Zones Nov 3, 1884 Elk v. Wilkins May 3, 1886 Haymarket affair Feb 4, 1887 Interstate Commerce Commission Created Feb 8, 1887 Dawes Act Jan 1, 1895 United States v. E. C. Knight Co.