a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress that provided land and money to build the first transcontinental railroad. President Abraham Lincoln signed the first act on July 1, 1862

first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, enacted on March 3, 1875.

Pan-Americanism is a political, economic, and social movement that seeks to promote cooperation, shared identity, and diplomatic ties among the nations of North, Central, and South America

was the first major stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange, occurring on May 8–9, 1901

reform federal interactions with Native Americans, halt ongoing frontier violence, and promote assimilation

Peik v. Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company (1877)

(94 U.S. 164) is a landmark 1877 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the power of state governments to regulate railroad freight and passenger rates

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

American Class I railroad chartered in 1846 that grew to become the largest corporation and transportation enterprise in the world by the late 19th century

Philadelphia Centennial Exposition

first official World's Fair in the United States, held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, from May 10 to November 10, 1876

historical device invented to record and reproduce sound using a stylus that traces physical grooves on a rotating cylinder or disc

Pinkerton National Detective Agency

a historic American private security and investigation company founded around 1850 by Allan Pinkerton, which currently operates as a corporate risk management and security subsidiary of Securitas AB

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Pacific Railway Acts

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Pacific Railway Acts	a series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress that provided land and money to build the first transcontinental railroad. President Abraham Lincoln signed the first act on July 1, 1862
Page Act (1875)	first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, enacted on March 3, 1875.
Pan-Americanism	Pan-Americanism is a political, economic, and social movement that seeks to promote cooperation, shared identity, and diplomatic ties among the nations of North, Central, and South America
Panic of 1901	was the first major stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange, occurring on May 8–9, 1901
Peace Policy (1869)	reform federal interactions with Native Americans, halt ongoing frontier violence, and promote assimilation
Peik v. Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company (1877)	(94 U.S. 164) is a landmark 1877 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the power of state governments to regulate railroad freight and passenger rates
Pennsylvania Railroad Company	American Class I railroad chartered in 1846 that grew to become the largest corporation and transportation enterprise in the world by the late 19th century
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition	first official World's Fair in the United States, held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, from May 10 to November 10, 1876
Phonograph	historical device invented to record and reproduce sound using a stylus that traces physical grooves on a rotating cylinder or disc
Pinkerton National Detective Agency	a historic American private security and investigation company founded around 1850 by Allan Pinkerton, which currently operates as a corporate risk management and security subsidiary of Securitas AB

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