-shot in the back of the head by Boothe; slipped into presidental box at Ford's Theatre.

president from tennessee; proposed his Reconstruction Plan:

president of centeral pacific; drove the "golden spike" connecting two railroad lines

 - sparked new growth of other railroad lines across the country

- took on hte project of developing a bridge high enough to allow for river traffic and strong enough to support pedestrain traffic; suspension bridges

april 14th boothe slipped into the presidental box @ ford's theatre and shot lincoln in the back of the head; boothe jumped off the stage, broke his leg and limped off- some people believed the stunt was part of the play

- confusion followed & he was shot

- lincoln died the day after his assination

- took the funeral 14 days to return to Springfield, Illinois

- provided means of transportation

-before the 1860's trains only went as far west as Omaha, Nebraska

- the gov. decided to pay two companies to build a railroad across the remaining section of the country

- the central/union pacific were chosen for this proj- the two companies met at Promontory Point, Utah (1869)

- leland standford (pres of central pacific) drove the "golden spike" connecting the two railroads- sparked the growth of other railroad lines across the country

steal in the cities

with the development of steel= impressive structures:

the first high-rise building was built in Chicago; 16 stories high- led to another invention; ELEVATORS!

(elisha otis)

with NY growing from immigration there was no need for people to cross the east river - seperating Manhattan from Brooklyn

john roebling worked on the project of developing a bridge enough to allow for river traffic and strong enough to support pedestrian traffic (suspension bridge) with 2 towers; 1,595 feet above the river

BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HORN- MONTANA!

the souis was a powerful native american tribe- after battles in the past with the americans they agreed to live in the Black Hills of South Dakota:

- several years after this agreement/treaty gold was found in the hills:

the US sent George Custer to remove the native americans- believed he was invincible & attacked the native american warriors (2,000 sioux warriors; largest force every gathered by NA on the plains

Custer attacked 200 w/ his force

"custers last stand" - custer & all his men were destroy & became known as..

THIS BATTLE HAD A HUGE INFLUX OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO ROAM THE PLAINS, KILLING NATIVE AMERICANS AND FORCING THEM ONTO RESERVATIONS!