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A new inexpensive process for the mass production of iron into steel. Discovered by Henry Bessemer. -
The first significant gold discovery in the Rocky Mountain region. Spiking the Pikes Peak Gold rush. -
The gold rush started by the discovery of a substantial amount of gold in Pikes Peak
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This act provided land to any adult citizen. Those citizens received 160 acres of surveyed government land. Signed in by President Lincoln -
This grant made it possible for states to establish public colleges. This opened opportunities to thousands of farmers and working people who were left behind for further education -
One of the most important achievements in the history of transportation. The transcontinental railroad is complete. Allowing the transportation of people and items alike across the nation quicker than any horse-drawn vehicle ever could. -
Built by France in 1876 as a gift to the United States, as a symbol representing liberty, honoring the independence, and the friendship made with France -
The Battle of Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes against the United States Army. A grand defeat was taken by the US Army, and very significant action of the Great Sioux War. -
An agrarian movement fighting high fees for storage and transportation of farmed goods, along with high-interest rates on loans. The alliance fought for affordable loads, for farmers and sharecroppers alike.
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Thomas Edison created the first high-resistance, incandescent electric light. Making light through electricity rather than fire or oil. -
The establishment of the first government-run boarding school for Native American children. Forcing the assimilation of Native American children into white society under the belief of "Kill the Indian, Save the man." -
The First implementation of a law restricting immigration into the United States. -
It started a separation of trade union and labor-reform functions. Leading to the craft unions revolting and establishing the American Federation of Labor. -
The Interstate Commerce Act gave light to the problem of monopolistic railroad companies, setting guidelines for how the r/rs could do business at a "just and reasonable" rate. -
The Dawes Act provided separate land to Indians, known as reservations, to live on free of the United States, while still being treated as individuals rather than people of a tribe. -
Started in the aftermath of the USS Maine exploding in the Havana Harbor in Cuba. Causing the US to put its thumb into the Cuban War of Independence. Making the main influence in the Caribbeans.
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Jacob Riis uses his photography to show the living conditions of the poor to the public. Shining a spotlight in the eyes of the upper and middle class. -
An analysis of the importance of naval power as a factor from the rise of the British Empire with the Royal Navy. -
The First Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. It authorized the federal government to institute proceedings against trusts in order to completely get rid of them. -
300 Lakota people dead by soldiers of the US. military. Many Lakota people were armed with weapons, the military was there to disarm them. But something went awry, either racist or not leaving 250 men and children dead, leaving 47 women along with 4 men to later die from their injuries. -
Thomas Edison`s Illuminating Company threw the switches turning on a power station, providing electricity to homes at a similar price to gas. -
His essay was about the importance of people moving West further towards the edge of free land. -
The Pullman strike is a famous walkout by Pullman Palace Car Company factory workers after declining wages by the company´s president. Causing one of the biggest walkouts in American History.
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A Supreme Court case ruled that equal but separate accommodations fo the white and colored races. -
A law disputing the working hours for miners and smelters, making working conditions somewhat better. -
Annexed by a joint resolution to the sugar farming business. Hawaii joins the United States as its 50th state. -
The US paid Spain $20 million annexing the entire Philippine archipelago. Squashing another rebellion in another foreign destination -
This act sed aside money, to fund irrigation for water and irrigation projects. That newly irrigated land would be sold and that money would go to the next project. -
A court case that held a statute, forbidding bakers from working more than 60 hours a week, violating the Fourteenth Amendment. Making the New York law unconstitutional. -
Written by Upton Sinclair, his book exposed government corruption and business. He also found sanitation problems in the meat industry, leading to the Meat Inspection Act. -
Also known as the FDA, was created to enforce the protection of the health of the US public, ensuring the quality of food and medicine, as well as cosmetics. -
A court case found that limiting a woman's work period is not a violation of the 14th Amendment. -
The United States' largest and most widely known civil rights organization is known as "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People." -
The Hepner Act imposed the immigration of aliens into the United States.
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The 17th allows voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators. -
The invention of assembly lines increased the production of automobiles, allowing a car to be fully assembled in less than 2 hours. -
Establishing a Federal Reserve System as a central bank for the United States, gave the nation a more flexible monetary and financial system. -
Over 30 nations declared war, the Allies against the Central Powers
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The Panama Canal took over 10 years to build, but finally allowed passage between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. -
A German submarine that held a great influence over the British Cruisers and American warships, being able to attack while underwater. -
The Clayton Antitrust Act defines unethical business practices such as price fixing and monopolies, upholding rights of labor. Now is codified in Title 15 of the United States Code. -
A civilian transport boat was shot down by a German U-boat, killing 1195 people along with 123 Americans. -
The Senate voted in support of declaring war on Germany. Thus, putting the US into wartime. -
This authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through compulsory enlistment. -
This Amendment prohibits the sale, transportation, or manufacturing of alcohol. -
Rights shall not be denied or taken away due to gender in the United States. -
The Immigrant Quota Act limited the number of immigrants allowed period. -
Another limit set on the number of immigrants allowed into the United States, but through a national origins quota depending on where you're from. -
A trial known as the "Monkey Trial", is about a school teacher charged with violating state law by teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Which declared that teaching anything denying the creation of the universe as taught through the bible.