Reconstruction 1865-77 Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
Abraham Lincoln in assassinated and Johnson become president.
A
1865
2
Q
Johnson is impeached by Congress and Grant becomes president
A
1868
3
Q
Hayes becomes president signalling the end of reconstruction.
A
1877
4
Q
The first transcontinental railroad opened
A
1869
5
Q
Setting up of the standard oil company
A
1870
6
Q
Depression leading to the failure of the NY stock exchange
A
1873
7
Q
Homestead Act
A
1862
8
Q
Sand Creek Massacre
A
1864
9
Q
Completion of the Pacific Railroad
A
1869
10
Q
Great Sioux War
A
1876
11
Q
Monroe Doctrine
A
1823
12
Q
Usa purchases Alaska from Russia
A
1867
13
Q
Britain agreed to pay compensation to the USA for damage caused by Confederate ships built in British shipyards.
A
1872
