US History II (1876-1900)

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  • The Battle of Little Bighorn

    A battle between the Sioux Indians led by Chief Sitting Bull and the U.S. army led by General Custer.

  • The Invention of the Phonograph

    Thomas Edison invented the first phonograph, a device for recording and replaying sound.

  • The Invention of the Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison invented the first electric lightbulb.

  • The Founding of the Red Cross

    Clara Barton establishes the Red Cross.

  • Tuskegee Institute is Founded

    Booker T. Washington establishes the Tuskegee institute in Tuskegee, Alabama as a school for African Americans.

  • The Chinese Exclusion Act

    A law signed by President Chester A. Arthur prohibiting the immigration of all Chinese laborers into the United States.

  • The Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge

    The Brooklyn Bridge was designed by John A. Roebling over the East River and connected New York and Brooklyn for the first time.

  • The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was signed into law by Benjamin Harrison and outlawed monopolistic business practices.

  • The Forming of the Populist Party

    The Populist Party (also known as the People's Party) was established in order to speak on behalf of ordinary people in politics.

  • The First Chicago World's Fair

    The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago for the first time, exhibiting new inventions and discoveries in the midst of the Industrial Age.

  • The Invention of the First Automobile

    Henry Ford invented his very first automobile, the Quadricycle.
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    The Spanish American War

    The Spanish American War ended Spanish rule in the Americas and resulted in the U.S. control of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.