Post 10 of the most important events in the decade assigned. Explain each briefly (descriptively and in context of other events, individuals and issues of that time).
1890-Sitting Bull is murdered in a confrontation at the Standing Rock Reservation when Lakota policemen attempt to arrest him as part of a federal crackdown on the Ghost Dance.1891-Congress passes the Forest Reserve Act, which authorizes setting aside public forests in any state or territory to preserve a timber supply for the future.
1896-Utah enters the Union.
1892-President Benjamin Harrison issues a Proclamation setting aside a tract of land in Alaska as a forest and fish culture reservaion (known as the AfognakForest and Fish-Culture Reserve), thus creating what is in effect, if not in name, the first national wildlife refuge.
Brittney Howell 1890 -Sherman Antitrust Act the first United States federal government action to limit monopolies, and is the oldest of all U.S. Antitrust laws. The act made it the responsibility of government attorneys and district courts to look into trusts, companies and organizations who might have violated the act. This act was signed by President Benjamin Harrison in 1890 and was named for its author, Senator John Sherman of Ohio. - Idaho admitted - Wyoming admitted - Emma Frances Grayson Merritt established the first U.S. kindergarten for African American students - Jane Addams sets up Hull House, the first of many settlement houses to aid the poor. 1891 Populist Party is formed in Cincinnati, Ohio 1892
Strikers at Carnegie Steel kill 10 Pinkerton detectives
One of the most serious labor strikes in U.S. History. It began between the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (The AA) and the Carnegie Steel Company.
1893 Financial Panic of 1893 a decline in the U.S. economy. It was the worst economic crisis to hit the nation in its history up until that point. 1896 -January 19th. First use of X-rays to treat breast cancer. - Supreme Court Rules Separate but equal legal - April 23rd. At Koster and Bials Music Hall in New York, the public sees its first movie. 1897 William Mckinley is inaugurated as president, after being elected to a second term in 1900, and was assassinated in 1901. 1898 Hawaii annexed 1899 Guam, Phillipines, and Puerto Rico annexed
because everyone has already posted what I want to post, I'll just extend on their thoughts.... since there is not much info to add So I'll talk about the populist party!!!!!
the populist party was formed in 1891 and was basically created to support the farmers. It claimed to offer "real solutions" to American problems through the establishment of "constitutional democracy". The party believes that power in the hands of "political elites" has a much greater chance for corruption, and that prosperity can only exist when the sovereign people of the nation are in charge of their own political destiny. (wikipedia.com)