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this invention was a cheaper way to for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron.
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Discovery of gold in Pikes Peak
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The US wanted more settlements in the west so they gave head of households 160 acres for a small fee and they had to live on it for 5 years.
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statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in America
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Transcontinental r/r completed
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native american boarding school.
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Thomas Edison invents light bulb
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a 10 year ban on chinese immigrants into america.
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The Pearl Street power station was powered on giving 100s of homes electricity.
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gives the right to bargain for wages and working conditions
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allowed congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among states.
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gave land to native americans
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Statue of Liberty built
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Jacob Riis published his book of photos
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outlaws monopolies
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the slaughtering of native americans.
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Fredrick Jackson Turner writes essay of settling the west
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a railroad workers strike
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the supreme court rules that racial segregation laws did not violate the constitution ¨separate but equal¨
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a labor law putting a limitations on working hours for miners and smelters.
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they wanted more irigated land so they put dams on all major western rivers
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the national association for the advancement of colored people. it was a civil liberty group wanting to advance protection for them.
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fight over land between native Americans and white people.