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US History Time lineBy: Cameron Allison
18621862 18631863 18641864
In 1862 congress passed the Homestead
Act. This gave the head of the household the opportunity to get 160 acres of land out west. Many African Americans took this
offer post war.
Exoduster, name given to African Americans that took congresses
offer, which gave them 160 acres of land
out west.
Sand Creek Massacre, in 1864 over 150
helpless women and children were killed when the US Army attacked the tribe.
The first Transcontinental
Railroad was under construction. The
1776 mile long track was now under
construction in 1863
Homesteader, name given to somebody that took congresses
offer.
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Sweat Shop, the practices of small and
dangerous work rooms.
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18651865 18661866 18671867
Oliver Kelley started the Patrons of
Husbandry. The organization fought
for reforms in education for farm
families.
Grange, this was a name given to oliver
organization that wanted reform for education for farm
families.
Name given to Oliver Kelley organization.
They were called Grange.
1866 cowboys would transport large
amounts of animal, or cattle over land. The
trips would last up to 3 months.
Buffalo Soldiers are men apart of the 10th
Calvary at fort Leavenworth.
The era of Urbanization. When people start to move
from villages to live in cities.
Gorge Pullman invents the sleeping car for a
train.
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18681868 18691869 18701870
In 1868, Sitting bull, the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux,
agreed to move to a reserve along the Missouri river.
In 1870, John D. Rockefellers oil
company processed 2% of the countries oil, with in 10 year
they controlled 90%
Jacob Riis moves to America to start his life of social reform
for the slums of America.
The term Monopoly was given to John D.
Rockefeller oil company.
Social Darwinism emerges in the USA in
1890.
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A system were citizens get paper money instead of coins.
18741874 18751875 18761876
Southern Alliance is started to get rangers to support and help
each other herd animals.
The invention of the telephone expands the
world of communication.
Alexander Graham Bell patent his
invention of the telephone.
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18771877 18781878 18791879
Dumbbell tenements were being set. The tenements changed
regulations for apartments sizes
Socialism, the socialist labor party of America was founded in 1877. spreading the idea of socialism to America
The Northern Alliance is started to fight for reform in rail road
transportation system.
Nez perce, in 1877 the conflict of the fight of
non treaty.
Chief Joseph leader of the Nez perce during the Nez Perce War.
Thomas Edison formed the Edison
Electrical Light Company.
The Gilded Age, the period of time after the
end of the civil war and reconstruction
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18801880 18811881 18821882
1880 is when the legacy of Wild Bill
Hicklok began. After 1880 he began to travel around and performing with
Buffalo Bills Wild West.
Settlement Houses was a social reform that tried to get the rich and poor more
closely related.
1880 the process of assimilation was
started to be used to adopt Native
Americans into American Culture.
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18831883 18841884 18851885
During the 1884 election many
Republicans were given the name Mugwumps for supporting the
Democratic candidate.
Joseph Pulitzer, an immigrant that bought the New York World.
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18861886 18871887 18881888
In 1887, the Dawes Act was passed. The goal of the act was to try and Americanize
the Native Americans.
The Soddy Houses. These houses where
build out of blocks and turf. They were small fireproof houses that were build out west where no trees were
around to use.
In 1886, Samuel Grover lead the Cigar Makers Union. They
fought for better hours, pay, and
conditions.
Collective Bargaining, used to negotiate
better work conditions, pay, and
hours.
In 1886 the colored farmers alliance was started to help each other with the rising
cost of farming.
Haymarket Affairs, refers to the bombings
in chicago.
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18891889 18901890 18911891
In 1890, the us army attacked a group of
native Americans and murdered over 300
women and children.
In 1890, Sherman Antitrust Act, the act made it legal to make trust that interfered
with the free trade act.
The Vanderbilt Family builds the Biltmore
house in NC.
1890 a ritual where Native Americans
would do a dance that they believed would
resurrect dead warriors.
Grandfather clause, applies to someone that fail the literacy
test.
18921892 18931893 18941894
Eugene V. Debs, tried to start to form a union
that would combine unskilled and skilled
works.
1892 Scabs, people hired to keep the
factories that were dealing with union
running. They would protect the factory.
Ellis Island opens. The island runs immigrant through a test to get in
to America
1892 the Omaha Platform adopted the formative convention of the populist party.
Pullman Strike, workers fright when
they got a pay reduce.
18951895 18961896 18971897
William McKinley ran for the presidency in 1896.The republican party nominated him because of his views on the gold standard.
William J. Bryan in 1896 gave a speech at
the cross of gold convention.
In 1896 the “cross of gold” speech was given by William
Bryan.
Ragtime, mix of African American
spirituals and European culture, lead
to the Jazz age.
W.E.B Dubuis, the first African American to receive a doctorate
form Harvrd .
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19011901 19081908 19101910
Eugene V. Debs, tried to start to form a union
that would combine unskilled and skilled
works.
Melting Pot, the term referring to America
as one big Melting Pot was generally used in
1908.Andrew Carnegie sold his steel company foe
$480 million.
1903
The wright brothers have there first
successful flight.
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19111911 1931 1931 YearYear
George Westinghouse recived the AIEE
Edison Medal for the alternating current
system.
Jane Adams was the first women to be
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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