Today was blog disscussion day:Striking; people striked to get better things.Age of railroads; the union and pacific hired union many immigrants.Sanfrinsisco earthquake; around 3,000 people died. Many lost homes.John Rockfeller; first job as bookeeper. Became richest person in the world.The Grange; made up of farmers and fought against railroad people.John Deere; Born in Virgina. In 1845 he started own bussness in Vermont. Invented steel plow. Started as not so rich.Discrimination against African Americans.Chinese; They would work for little and then people didn't like them because they thaught that they keept steeling their jobs.George Custer; Part of the Union army and fought in several famous wars. He died in Battle of Little Big Horn. Married person named Elizabeth something.Battle of wounded knee;
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