Transcontinental RR - westward expansion, shipping products became easier, 13th amendment - slavery outlawed, creation of Monopolies - reduced number of small busineses, Sherman Anti-Trust Act - limited monopolies, Freedmen's Bureau - provided former slaves with food, medical care, food, clothing, 14th amendment - provided former slaves with citizenship, 15th amendment - allowed black males to vote, Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction - one tenth of voters would have to pledge loyalty to the United States, Congressional Plan of Reconstruction - South was punished- divided into military districts overseen by Union officers, Compromise of 1877 - federal troops were removed from South / Hayes became president, Andrew Johnson was lenient on southern states / he got rid of a cabinet member - impeachment of the president, Thomas Edison's inventions - cities and industries grew,

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