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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence Signed
September 17, 1787: Constitution Written
December 15, 1791: Bill of Rights Ratified -
1869: Transcontinental Railroad Completed
1876: Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
Amendments
13th Amendment: Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment: Citizenship & Due Process
15th Amendment: Voting for all Male Citizens -
The Big Five
Rockefeller/Carnegie(Captains of Industry vs.Robber Barons),Philanthropy,Monopoly,Jane Addams,Laissez-Fare
Important Dates
1889:Hull House founded,first of many settlement houses
1896-1899:Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)
Acts
Chinese Exclusion Act(1882):prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers,first US national immigration act
Interstate Commerce Act(1887):ensured railroad set "reasonable and just" rate and the first time government stepped into regulate business -
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