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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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