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GILDED AGE TIMELINE
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GILDED AGE TIMELINE
1966: COMPLETION OF TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
Change from isolated East and West Coasts to a better integrated and connected economy. Also allowed for easier transportation across the country.
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1873: PANIC OF 1873
Economic crisis leads to shift of political power from Republicans to Democrats.
1883: CIVIL RIGHTS CASES
Many civil rights cases in court lead to the end of some laws against segregation. Racial segregation quickly becomes the norm in the U.S.
1877: COMPROMISE OF 1877
The official end of reconstruction and military control in the South and the official beginning of the Guilded Age.
1890: CLOSING THE FRONTEIR
The end of the fronteir also brought the end of Manifest Destiny and the beginning of a newly developing American Economy.
1896: PLESSY vs. FERGUSON
This landmark Supreme Court case against segregation ultimately failed and did not succeed in obtaining racial integration.
1887: INERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
This act became a turning point from a lassez-faire economy to an economy with increased government intervention.