Unit 3 part 1 By emely_ledezma 1831 Invention of the mechanical reaper 1860 Cornelius vanderbilt became a railroad tycoon 1861 J.P. Morgan became a robber baron in banking Apr 12, 1861 Beginning of the civil War May 20, 1862 Homestead Act 1863 john D. Rockefeller created an oil company May 13, 1865 End of the civil war 1868 Chinese workers helped build the transcontinental railroad 1871 old immigration ended 1876 alexander graham bell invented the telephone 1879 thomas edison invented the light bulb May 6, 1882 Chinese exclusion Act passed 1889 Andrew Carnegie created a steel company Jan 1, 1892 Ellis Island Opened 1901 immigration restriction act passed Dec 17, 1903 The wright Brothers created the airplane Oct 27, 1904 first subway system created 1910 urbanization began in america 1913 Henry ford developed the assembly line 1920 new immigration ended
