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Alaska is purchased from Russia
The United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. The treaty was signed by President Andrew Johnson and Alaska became the 49th State in America. The sale was initially delayed due to the Civil War. -
Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
This was a 1,912 mile long continuous railroad. This was the first railroad to connect the east and western parts of the country via railroad. It took about 6 years to connect the already existing railroads to make the transcontinental. -
John D. Rockefeller starts Standard Oil
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
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Thomas Edison invents light bulb
Edison was the first to invent a durable incandescent light bulb. This light bulb was made of a high resistant material which made them more durable and last longer. 23 Other people had invented light bulbs but Thomas Edison was the first to Patton it. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Samuel Gompers founded the AFL
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
The anti trust law was passed by congress under president Benjamin Harrison. The law prohibited monopolistic business practices. This maintained a free competition in business and made monopolies illegal. -
Ellis Island opens
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Carnegie Steel’s Homestead Strike
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Plessy v Ferguson
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Hawaii is annexed
The Spanish- American War caused an arousal of nationalism. Hawaii's queen was overthrown and they were left without a leader. President Benjamin Harrison submitted a treaty to annex Hawaii. Hawaii was annexed and became the 50th state of the US. -
The U.S. declares war on Spain
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Rudyard Kipling published “The White Man’s Burden” in The New York Sun
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The start of the Boxer Rebellion
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Tenement Act
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Pres. McKinley is assassinated and Progressive Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
The 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot twice in the abdomen in New York. He died a few days later of subsequent infection. Theodore Roosevelt took office and became the 26th President of the United States. -
The Philippine Insurrection comes to an end
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe doctrine declares the U.S. right to intervene in the Wesern Hem
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Upton Sinclair releases “The Jungle”
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Pure Food & Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act are passed
President Theodore Roosevelt read Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" and didn't think all of these gross things were happening with his food. With investigation, the president found the book to be accurate and he needed to do something about it. This led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug act of 1906. -
Peak year of immigration through Ellis Island
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Henry Ford produces his first Model T (car)
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Creation of the NAACP
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The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire
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The Assassination on Austria’s archduke Franz Ferdinand starts WWI
Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austria- Hungary throne. He and his wife were shot and killed by Gavrilo Princip. This is what sparked the beginning of world war 1. -
The Panama Canal is completed and opened for traffic
Without the Panama Canal, merchant ships from Europe had to sail all the way around South America just to get to California. With the construction of the artificial canal, sailing time greatly decreased. With the opening of the canal comes lots of publicity for the local towns. -
The United States enters WWI
War in Europe had started two and a half years before the US entered the war. President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep the US out of the war because he did not believe they should get involved with other countries affairs. The US became allies with Britain and France and declared war after the sinking of the USS Maine. -
Ratification of the 18th Amendment - Prohibition
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Women got the right to vote.
