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John D. Rockefeller (A New Tycoon)
America's first billionaire. Rockefeller began on the bottom rung of the ladder as a clerk in a Cleveland shipping firm. He saved enough money to start his own business in produce sales. When the Civil War came, his goods increased dramatically, and Rockefeller began to make a small fortune. http://www.ushistory.org/us/36b.asp https://www.google.com/imgres -
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US History: VHS Summer: Maria Beckert
This timeline covers US History. It begins in 1877 and ends in 2011. -
The Rush of Immigrants
Most immigrants had come from Northern and Western Europe. With the exception of the Irish, most were Protestant. Many were literate, and some possessed were wealthy. The vast majority were Catholic or Eastern Orthodox. Many Jewish immigrants sought freedom from torment. http://www.ushistory.org/us/38c.asp https://www.google.com/imgres -
The Dawes Severalty Act
Each Native American family was offered 160 acres of tribal land to own outright. Although the land could not be sold for 25 years, these new land owners could farm it for profit like other farmers in the West. http://www.ushistory.org/us/40d.asp https://www.google.com/imgres -
The Panama Canal
Construction on the canal was extremely difficult. Beginning in 1907, American civilians blasted through tons of mountain stone. When Theodore Roosevelt visited the blast area, he became the first sitting American President to travel outside the country. In 1914, at the cost of $345 million, the Panama Canal was open for business. http://www.ushistory.org/us/44g.asp https://www.google.com/imgres
