Immigration and industrialation

  • The dead rabbits riot

    What it was is in the name it was a two day riot or protest of sorts in New York
  • The kkk is established

    This was a racist group of people who all did horrible things to black people in the us
  • John d Rockefeller creates standard oil

    The man really made oil big which then made him kinda the richest man on earth
  • Alexander graham nell patents the telephone

    He filled out an application on February 14 to patent this
  • Great Oklahoma land race

    Settlers went here to claim land
  • Ellis island opens

    This was a place for immigrants to be processed into the us
  • J.P. Morgan founds us steel

    Once he made steel big he became the kind of transportation
  • Ida Tarbell publishes her article about standard oil

  • The 16th amendment is passed

    Basically giving the government the ability tax the us citizens
  • The wizard of Oz is published

    This was a super awesome book but it honestly scared me as a kid
  • The angel island opens

    This was another place for immigrants to be processed but it was in California
  • The 17th amendment is passed

    There must be at least 3 senators in each state
  • Empire stage building opens

    This was built during the great depression which gave it the name empty building