The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

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  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act

    The Homestead Act was passed. It gave citizens up to 160 acres of land as long as they lived on the land and improved it.
  • Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony

    Susan B. Anthony illegally voted and was arrested. This brought attention to the suffrage movement.
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act

    The act placed a 10-year ban on the immigration of Chinese laborers.
  • Ida B. Wells

    Ida B. Wells

    Ida B. Wells begins an anti-lynching campaign.
  • Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush

    George Carmack, Jim Mason, and Dawson Charlie discovered gold on Rabbit Creek. This sparked the Klondike Gold Rush.
  • Upton Sinclair

    Upton Sinclair

    Upton Sinclair publishes The Jungle. It exposed the harsh working conditions in the meat-packing industry. The description of how the meat is processed led to food safety laws.
  • W.E.B. Du Bois

    W.E.B. Du Bois

    W.E.B. Du Bois became the NAACP's director of publicity and research.
  • 16th Amendment

    16th Amendment

    The 16th amendment allows Congress to impose a Federal income tax.
  • Jane Addams

    Jane Addams

    Jane Addams helped found the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
  • 18th Amendment

    18th Amendment

    The 18th Amendment was ratified. It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The 19th amendment was ratified. It gave women the right to vote.