The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . POLITICAL EVENTS FROM 1S60 TO 1900 373 SUMMARY The discovery of gold and silver in the Western highlands caused anemigration from the East to that section. The organization of severalstates and territories resulted. During Grants two terms, the Modoc and the Sioux Indians, who hadgone on the warpath, were subdued. Chicago and Boston were nearlydestroyed by fire. The Geneva Board of Arbitration awarded $,500,000to the United States for damages done by Confederate cruisers built orarmed in British ports. The boundary betwee
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . POLITICAL EVENTS FROM 1S60 TO 1900 373 SUMMARY The discovery of gold and silver in the Western highlands caused anemigration from the East to that section. The organization of severalstates and territories resulted. During Grants two terms, the Modoc and the Sioux Indians, who hadgone on the warpath, were subdued. Chicago and Boston were nearlydestroyed by fire. The Geneva Board of Arbitration awarded $,500,000to the United States for damages done by Confederate cruisers built orarmed in British ports. The boundary between Washington Territoryand British Columbia was settled. The United States paid Canadaf 5,.500,000 damages claimed in the fisheries dispute. The election of Hayes was decided by a Joint Electoral Commission,the regular electoral vote being in doubt. Conciliatory measures weremade the policy of the administration in the South. Silver was demone-tized, and gold was made the standard. President Garfield was murdered, and Vice-President Arthur becamePresident. Civil ser
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