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1865 - 1900 Review with students the layout and purpose of a timeline. Be sure students understand how the flow of time is shown in this visual format. The dates shown in the answer key below are for your reference, and students do not need to list them on their timeline or the timeline guide. Timeline event guide, page 144 To help study the timeline, students should complete the "fill in the blanks" event guide using the word bank at the bottom of the page. It's a good small group project, with students sharing what they already know, and then using a textbook, online encyclopedia, or other resources to help them pick the correct answers. 1. Civil War ends - 1865 ...of the South was left in... 2. Typewriter invented - 1867 ...new career to women. 3. Transcontinental R.R. opens - 1869 Irish and Chinese immigrants... 4. Boss Tweed exposed - 1871 (convicted 1873) ...sent him to jail. 5. Susan B. Anthony's illegal vote - 1872 ...for woman suffrage. 6. Carnegie's steel company begins - 1873 ...then gave much of... 7. Telephone invented - 1876 ...by Alexander Graham Bell. 8. Light bulb invented - 1879 ...of Thomas Edison's many inventions. 9. Standard Oil Trust started - 1882 ...to get total control of... 10. A.F. of L. forms - 1886 ...led by Samuel Gompers. 11. Dawes Act - 1887 ...to "Americanize" the Indians... 12. Kodak camera invented - 1888 ...easy for everyone. 13. Sherman Antitrust Act - 1890 ...to be not very effective. 14. Populist Party begins - 1892 Many farmers and workers... 15. Ellis Island opens - 1892 ...for millions of immigrants. 16. Plessy v. Ferguson - 1896 ...allowed segregation to continue... 17. Spanish-American War - 1898 It won Puerto Rico and... |
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