Period 6: 1865-1898 Flashcards
Munn v Illinois
1877
if interest of public good, then states can regulate prices reasonably
Compromise of 1877
1877
Hayes becomes president, troops withdraw from South
Hall v DeCuir
1878
allowed segregation
Bland-Allison Act
1878
coined limited number of silver
Treaty of 1878
1878
get rights to Pago- Pago, Samoa
Electric light
invented 1879
Thomas Edison
Knights of Labor goes public
1879
President Powderly
no strike stand
both skilled and unskilled
too diverse
Dust Bowl
begins 1880
Election of 1880
Garfield (Rep) defeats Hancock (Dem)
Garfield dies - VP Chester Arthur becomes President
Tuskegee Institute
founded 1881
A Century of Dishonor
1881
written by Helen Hunt
Chinese Exclusion Act
1882
European Restriction Act
1882
Brooklyn Bridge completed
1883
Civil Rights Cases
1883
allowed individual discrimination
Jim Crow laws
more passed 1883
Election of 1884
Cleveland (Dem) defeats Blaine (Rep)
The American Federation of Labor
1886 founded by Gompers
for skilled only (no women/blacks)
dealt only with labor
used strikes
Interstate Commerce Act
1886
regulated RR and private business
Haymarket Incident
1886
peaceful turned violent
people think unions are radical