Developing the West in the Late 1800's

Reservation System

Jan 1, 1829

Homestead Act

May 20, 1862

Knights of Labor

Jan 1, 1869

Chinese Exclusion act (1882)

May 6, 1882

Haymarket Square

May 4, 1886

American Federation of Labor

Dec 8, 1886

Assimilation Policy

Jan 1, 1887

Dawes Act (1887)

Feb 8, 1887

Homestead Strike

Jun 30, 1892

American Railway Union

Jun 20, 1893

Pullman Strike

May 11, 1894

Immigration Restriction Act

Dec 23, 1901