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First practical telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is the inventor of the first practical telephone. -
Battle of Little Big Horn
Tension grew between federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors due to Gold found on Native American land. -
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The beginning of evolution
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Munn v Illinoise
Court ruled states cannot regulate interstate commerce, only the federal government -
End of reconstruction
the period that ended following the Civil War where congress passes laws to rebuild the country and bring southern states back to union -
Great railroad strike
Workers for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company went on strike due to wage cuts -
Stand oil trust formed
John D. Rockefeller -
Big Business emerges
Mass production of automated technology. 1870-1880 -
James Garfield
James Garfield wins the 24th quadrennial presidential election -
Tuskegee College
Booker T opened Tuskegee college for African American Students -
Pendleton Civil Service Act
mandated that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation. -
Division into 4 time zones
demand for a more reliable scheduling system -
Election of 1884
First democrat election for President since the Civil war. 25th President election, Governor Grover Cleveland of New York defeated Republican James G. Blaine of Maine. -
First skyscraper
First skyscraper built in Chicago designed by William Le Baron Jenny -
Haymarket Riots
In Chicago a protest went on about the slaying of two workers during a strike turned into a violent riot after a bomb was thrown, killing 7 policemen. -
Coca-cola
John Pemberton the inventor of coca-cola -
Interstate Commerce Commission
A law that expanded federal power over business by prohibiting the formation of trusts and discriminatory rates. -
Dawes Act
Congress aimed to "Americanize" the Native Americans. The Dawes Act broke up the reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individual Native -
Ball point pen
John Loud an American leather tanner created the ball point pen -
Election of 1888
Won the 1888 President election, became the 23rd president. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Headed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Opposed the 15th amendment and accused abolitionists and Republican supporters of instituting black civil rights at the expense of women's rights. Wanted immediate national suffrage. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. -
Sherman silver purchase Act
Was a compromise between the western silver agitators and the eastern protectionists. The Westerners agreed to support a higher tariff It ordered the Treasury to buy 4.5 million ounces of silver monthly. -
Mckinley tariff act
raised the average duty on imports to almost 50% to protect American companies from foreign companies -
Massacre at wounded knee
a massacre in 1890 that started when Sioux left the reservation in protest because of the death of Sitting Bull. The US army killed 150 Sioux at wounded knee; last major incident in the great plains -
Gold standard act
It stated that all paper money would be backed only by gold. Government had to hold gold in reserve in case people decided they wanted to trade in their money. -
Light Bulb
Invented by Thomas Edison
