US HISTORY TIMELINE

1862 18641850

Homestead Act, offering 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of the household

The attack at dawn on November 29,1864 killed over 150 inhabitants, mostly women and children.

1862

Homesteaders, Settlers on this free land

Bessemer Process, A cheap and efficient process for making steel

1859

Social Darwinism, A economic and social Philosophy

1868 18701867

Grange, Provide a social outlet and educational forum for isolated farm families

Transcontinental Railroad- A railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the US

1870

John D. Rockefeller, Rockefellers Standard Oil Company

1869

Tammy Hall, NY’s powerful political Machine

Oliver Kelley, Started the patrons of Husbandry

1870 18761870

Ellis Island, About 20% of immigrants to be inspected

Tweed Ring, A group of corrupt politicians

Thomas Alva Edison, Established the worlds first research laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ

1876

Alexander Graham Bell, Opened the way for a worldwide communication network

1870

Jacob Riis, Used his talent to expose the hardship of NY’s poor

1876 18771876

Great plains, grasslands extending through the west-central portion of the US

George Westinghouse, He helped make electricity safer and less expensive

Literacy Test, Test you had to take before you could vote

1876

Battle of Little Bighorn, The Native Americans were ready and crushed Custer’s troops within an hour

Telephone invented by Alexander Bell and Thomas Watson

1876

1881 18811877

Nez Perce, Forced off their tribal lands in Wallowa Country, Oregon

Sitting Bull, Surrender to the federal government

Assimilation, Native Americans were to give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of white culture

1881

Brooker T. Washington, Headed the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

1886 18861885

Political Machine, An organized group that controls a political party in a city

Colored Farmer’s Alliance, Promoted cooperative buying and selling

Samuel Grompers, Led the cigar maker’s International Union

1886

Settlement House, A community center providing assistance to residents in a slum neighborhood

1888 18891887

Dawns Act, Intended to “Americanize” Native American

George Eastman, Introduced his Kodak camera

Jane Adams, One of the most influential members of the moment

1887

Soddy, A home built of blocks of turf

1894 18941892

Eugene V. Debs, Attempted to form a skilled or unskilled industrial union

Melting pot, A mixture of people from different cultures

Ida B. Wells, 3 friends of Ida were lynched-illegally executed without trial

1895

W.E.B. Dubois, First African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard

1890 18901890

Ghost Dance, A ritual the Native Americans did to restore their land and way of life

Wounded Knee, Within minutes, the Seventh Cavalry slaughtered as many as 300 mostly unarmed Native Americans, including several children

Collective Bargaining, Negotiation between representatives of labor and management

1890

Kickbacks, Illegal payments for their services

1896 18961896

William McKinley, Nominated for President by Republican party

“Cross of Gold Speech”, Spoken by William Jennings Bryan

William J. Bryan, Democratic nominee

1900 19011899

Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie steel company manufactured more than all the factories in Great Britain

Graft, The illegal use of political influence for personal gain

Monopoly, Complete control over its industries production

1910-19401903

Orville and Wilbur, Built the air plane, first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, NC

Angel island, Asians arriving on the west coast gained admission here

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