the first method discovered for mass-producing steel

"Billion Dollar Congress"

The 51st Congress, was given the derisive name 'Billion Dollar Congress' because it was the first to pass a billion dollar budget. The Dependent Pension Bill was passed on December 3, 1889 providing benefits to Union veterans and their families.

the numerous laws adopted in the states of the former Confederacy after the Civil War that were intended to maintain white supremacy in those places. Enacted in 1865 and 1866 ended through the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.

a securities market panic that occurred on September 24, 1869, as a result of plummeting gold prices. The crash was a consequence of an attempt by financier Jay Gould and railway magnate James Fisk to corner the gold market and drive up the price.

Blair Education Bill (often referred to in historical contexts) was a proposed U.S. federal legislation in the 1880s aimed at funding state primary and secondary schools to combat illiteracy, though it ultimately failed to pass.

Bland-Allison Silver Act (1878)

enacted in 1878, a response to the Free Silver Movement, which advocated for the unlimited coinage of silver. restored the silver dollar as legal tender and required the U.S. Treasury to buy a specific amount of silver each month and coin it into dollars.

a group of four Irish immigrants who became powerful and rich by controlling the Comstock Lode sliver mines in Virginia City, Nevada during the 1870s

The Bradley-Martin Ball was a huge, fancy costume party held at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. It took place on the night of February 10, 1897. Cornelia Bradley-Martin, who was married to Bradley Martin, organized this amazing event.

Brooklyn Bridge Build

suspension bridge spanning the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan in New York City. A brilliant feat of 19th-century engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to use steel for cable wire.

Carlisle Indian Industrial School

a government-backed institution that forcibly separated Native American children from their parents in order to, as Pratt put it, “kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”

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Term	Definition
Bessemer Process	the first method discovered for mass-producing steel
"Billion Dollar Congress"	The 51st Congress, was given the derisive name 'Billion Dollar Congress' because it was the first to pass a billion dollar budget. The Dependent Pension Bill was passed on December 3, 1889 providing benefits to Union veterans and their families.
Black Codes	the numerous laws adopted in the states of the former Confederacy after the Civil War that were intended to maintain white supremacy in those places. Enacted in 1865 and 1866 ended through the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
Black Friday (1869)	a securities market panic that occurred on September 24, 1869, as a result of plummeting gold prices. The crash was a consequence of an attempt by financier Jay Gould and railway magnate James Fisk to corner the gold market and drive up the price.
Blair Education Act	Blair Education Bill (often referred to in historical contexts) was a proposed U.S. federal legislation in the 1880s aimed at funding state primary and secondary schools to combat illiteracy, though it ultimately failed to pass.
Bland-Allison Silver Act (1878)	enacted in 1878, a response to the Free Silver Movement, which advocated for the unlimited coinage of silver. restored the silver dollar as legal tender and required the U.S. Treasury to buy a specific amount of silver each month and coin it into dollars.
Bonanza Kings	a group of four Irish immigrants who became powerful and rich by controlling the Comstock Lode sliver mines in Virginia City, Nevada during the 1870s
Bradley-Martin Ball	The Bradley-Martin Ball was a huge, fancy costume party held at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. It took place on the night of February 10, 1897. Cornelia Bradley-Martin, who was married to Bradley Martin, organized this amazing event.
Brooklyn Bridge Build	suspension bridge spanning the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan in New York City. A brilliant feat of 19th-century engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to use steel for cable wire.
Carlisle Indian Industrial School	a government-backed institution that forcibly separated Native American children from their parents in order to, as Pratt put it, “kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”

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