America From 1865

I) Old immigration – historians in the past have used the designations “old immigration” and “new immigration” to distinguish between tho...

I. The Farm Crisis – long term decline in commodity prices coupled with tight credit situation meant increasingly difficult times for farmer...

  I)                    1876 Election – after the eight years of the Grant administration (personified by periods of spectacular corrupti...

I. 1877—The Great Upheaval A. Railroads—the “engine” of economic growth by the mid-19th century, but also caused a great deal of disrup...