HIS 119S Study Guide - Final Guide: William Rufus Shafter, Emilio Aguinaldo, Sherman Silver Purchase Act
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1880 french built canal in panama violating the monroe doctrine. 1881 tuskegee institute equipped african americans with teaching diplomas and useful skills in the trades and agriculture, started by. 1881 sioux chief sitting bull leads the final group of his tribe, still fugitive from the reservations, and surrenders to the u. s. troops at. 1882 formed standard oil trust by john d. rockefeller. 1882 chinese exclusion act- banned chinese immigration in the u. s. for a total of 40 years because the u. s. thought of them as a threat. 1883 pendleton civil service act- an act that created a federal civil service so that the hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather that patronage, no more spoils system. Garfield defeats hancock; garfield assassinated by julius guiteau; 1884 mark twain- the adventures of huckleberry finn. Revealed the greed, violence, and racism in american society.
