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The oil boom was from 1859 to the early 1870s
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First cheap mass production of steel.
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The homestead Act encouraged western migration.
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Paved the way for other organizations such as knights of labor.
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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in the late 1860. This helped better communication and allowed women to have more jobs.
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Gave women more jobs and faster production/spread of comminication.
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Allowed communiation and travel through the states easier.
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Created safty for the railroads and increased the travel.
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The first ever american oil company, started in Clevland Ohio.
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Allowed people to record sound for the first time.
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Responce to cutting work wages for the third time. Would not let anyone pass through until they were brought back up.
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This provided america with the light needed to work after hours.
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Turned into a riot when a citizen through a bomb at a police officer.
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Was a gift to the unite states from the french. Showing the pride in the country of liberty.
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Describes the responsibilty of philanthropy by the newfound upper class.
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Law that allowed the presient to set aside land for national forrest.
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Stike with factory steel workers not having proper pay and labor.
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Pitted the american railroad over the pullman.
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Biggest bussiness deal yet.
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The first ever monopoly was created in the oil bussiness and it went to supreme court.