By: Roberto Boneque1865-1950

Timeline

1862

Homestead act was an

act passed by congress

promising ownership of

a 160 acre tract of

public land to a citizen

or head of a family

whom resided on and

cultivated the land for

5 years after initial

claim.

1864

The Sand creek

Massacre known as the

Chivington Massacre or

battle of Sand Creek,

was a surprise attack by

the US troops on

Cheyenne camp that

Occurred on November

29, 1864.

1867

Oliver Hudson

Kelley an American

agriculturist born

in Boston. He was

the founder of the

national Grange

of the patrons of

Husbandry

1869

1862 the pacific

railroad act

chartered th

e

central and

Union pacific

railroad

companies and

task them with

building a

transcontin

ental

Railroad th

at

would link th

e

united sta

tes

from east t

o

west. This e

nded

on May 10, 1869.

Long drive was

a herding of

thousands of

cattle to

railway centers

scattered

around the

plains.

18701870

1870’s trust became important. Some

people in trust

turned their stock

over to a group of

trustees who ran

the separate companies as

one large corporation. The

companies was

entitled to dividend on

profits earned by

the trust.

1870 1870’s

1870

Jacob a Riis a United States reporter , social reformer, and photographer who shocked the U.S. conscience in 1890. Immigrated to the United states at age of 21. became a police reporter assigned to new yolk's city lower east side.

Melting Pot wasAn Mixture of people Of different culturesWho come togetherBy forgetting about their Native Americans language.

Longhorn's any Breed of cattle from Texas,Sturdy and short temperedLonghorns . Accustomed to dry areasMainly grasslands. Also Raised by SpanishSettlers.

1870 18711873

Frederick law Olmsted was a landscape architect that helped design a plan for Greensward which was selected became a central park in New York City.

Andrew Carnegie Moved from Scotland to America to work his way up to become private secretary of the local boss of Pennsylvania railroad. In 1873 he founded the camegie steel factory and he improved this factory . By controlling all most all the steel industry.

National farmers Alliance was Organized by grange , farmers. This Sent out many lectures to educate So many people. This was the first bannerOf the southern farmers alliances.

18751874

Tamm

any hall was

An democratic

Political Organization

In New York city, founded by the head

boss tweed.

It was an corrupt organization that

Tweed ran as part of the

Tamm

y hall.

Great plains grassland that extendedThrough the west. FederalGovernment passed an Act so that It made the Plains a vast reservationFor the native Americans.

1876

Thomas Alva Edison a

Pioneer , and inventor .

Established the worlds first

research Laboratory and also invented

the tele-Graph, microphone and light

Bulb in 1860 – 1870 .

The Telephone was made to Communicate with people

Worldwide. Invented byBell . This created jobs for women and

Also affected office.

George Armstrong Custer was an US generalWho was killed along With all his command by The Sioux at the battleOf little Bugham.

1877 1877

1880

Nez Perce a Tribal group that was Forced of their land.

Chief Joseph aLeader of the Nez Perce In their retreat in the united States Troops.

Sitting Bull is aLeader of the Sioux,He was never signed.He led people by his Strength of character and Surrendered to the federal Government.

1880 1880 1881

Kickback a deal people madeWhich benefitted one person over another usually a political Bribery. Was an illegal Payment for services That enriched the politicalMachine.

Political machine is a politicalOrganization Where an authoritative Boss or small groups commandsThe support of businesses who receives awards.

Booker T. Washington was anUnited States educator who was Born a slave but became Very educated. He believed that Racism would end when blacks Proved their economic value to Society. Also he founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama.

18811881 1883

The Assimilation was a plan where native American's

would give up their beliefsand ways of life to become one

with American society

Grafts, was an ille

gal

Use of for personal gain.

This was a large part of

corrupt politics

Joseph Pulitzer was a

United states newspaper

Publisher born in

Hungary That establish the

Pulitzer Prize.

1884 1884 1885

A Mugwump was a person who

Acted independently or remains neutral

In politics.

Scab a term for a workercalled in by an employer to Replace striking laborers

Dumbbell tenements Were built in New York city For immigrants. The nameCame from shapes of Building of a dumbbell.

1886 1886 1887

Collective Bargaining is a processwhere wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all of the Employees collectively whom it presents.

The Settlements house was Established for immigrants. It was a center in an under-Privileged community

Dawes act was a federallaw intended to turn nativeAmericans into farmersand landowners

1888 1888 1889

Poll taxes were taxes that had to be paid by registered voters.

George Eastman was an United states inventor of a dry plate process of developingphotographic film and of flexible film

Jane Adams was a us socialReformer and feminist who foundedhull house, a social settlement inChicago.

1890

Culture shock- feeling of bafflement encountered by some-one who issubjected to an unfamiliar culture,

1890 1890 1890

Wounded knee - a Village in southwestern Pine ridge Indian reservation. 1890 massacre the soldiers killedmore than 200 unarmed Sioux.

Angel Island was a place that immigrants had to pass Inspection at the San Francisco Bay. Now a state park.

Sherman antitrust act was an act of congress prohibiting any contract ,conspiracy , or combinationof business interests in restraint of foreign or interstatetrade.

1890 1890 1890

Ellis island was an island in newYork bay that was formerly thePrincipal immigration station in the united states in the 1800’s

George Westinghouse wasA united states inventor andManufacturer. received morethan 400 patents for his inventionsIncluding the air brake.

Ghost dance was areligious dance of nativeamericans looking forCommunication with the Dead.

1892 1892 1894

The Omaha platform was the party program adoptedat the formative convention of the people’s. on July 4 .

Ida B. Wells born a slave before the emancipation.She was an African AmericanJournalist and newspaper editor. Later she became a teacher.

Eugene V. Debs was aUnited states labor organizer that ran for president as a socialist. Also made the first major attemptTo form an industrial union

1894 1900 1901

The PullmanStrike of 1894 was one of the most Influential events in the history of US labor. It began as a walkout by railroad workers in the company townof Pullman, Illinois into the country’sFirst national strike.

Urbanization the growthand migration to large cities.

Monopoly –Excessive control of a Commodity or service in aParticular market, or aControl that makes possibleThe manipulation of prices

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