Big Business man, formed Standard Oil Trust, a 95% monopoly
When was Standard Oil Trust formed
1882
When did the immigration shift occur
1885
Where did the immigrants come from during the shift
Eastern and Southern Europe
When was the Dawes Act passed
1887
What was the Dawes Act
Gave each Native American Family 160 acres - thus dividing tribal lands and forcing Indian farming. It was an attempt to assimilate the Indians into American Society and the ending of the Indian way of life
When did The Bureau of the Census declare the end of the frontier; there is no longer free land, since the United States now has at least two people per square mile
1890
When and who invented the telephone
1892, Alexander Graham Bell, a teacher of the deaf
When was Separate but equal declared constitutional
1896
What was Plessy V Ferguson
Plessy was a 30 year old shoemaker who was jailed for sitting in the "white" car of the train. The case went all the way to the Supreme court but Plessy lost his case, and seperate but equal was declared constitutional and segregration was permitted
When was the Battleship Maine sunk
Feb 1898
When did the Spanish American War begin
April 1898
What countries did US recieve as a result of the Spanish American War
