American History Chapter 6: The Expansion of American Industry. IV. The Great Strikes. Bellringer. Your employee has just told you that you must work 5 hours extra a week or you are fired. You will not get paid for these hours. Objectives.
By jacobWelcome to the Review of American History Gilded Age through Imperialism. The Gilded Age 1877-1900.
By camillaWhat are corporations?. A corporation is a business owned by investors. The investors by stock , or partial ownership in the company. If the business does well then the stockholders (owners) get a share of the profits called dividends . What was the North’s strategy during the Civil War?.
By austinAPUSH Labor Union Review. Labor Union Organizations. Shoemakers in PA (1790’s) Mechanics Union (1820’s) Molly Maguire's in PA (1860’s) Freemasons (1700’s). Knights of Labor (1869). Org. 9 tailors in PA Secret society Uriah S. Stephens Gained influence during Great RR Strike 1877
By prenticeINDUSTRIALIZATION. . The establishment of trusts in the post Civil War period is best explained as the result of . The prevalence of intense competition between companies that produced goods and services . Trusts were established to reduce competition and bring order to a chaotic market.
By gavrilChapter 18: Rise of Industrial America. Important Figures. Collis P. Huntington --Traveled to California during gold rush of 1849 --Partnered with Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker to incorporate the Central Pacific Railroad --Lobbied for the railroad out east
By zivenThe Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire – March 25, 1911. Anthony Fitzpatrick Vice-President of Professional Development Services The American Institute for History Education. Disclaimer.
By dolfIndustrialization to Imperialism. Impact of Railroads. They moved settlers West to farm and transported goods (food, resources) east to the major cities The rise of the railroad led to the rise of the steel, coal, and cattle industries
By stormThe Growth of the American Labor Movement. Labor Force Distribution 1870-1900. The Changing American Labor Force. Child Labor. Labor Unrest: 1870-1900. Management vs. Labor. “Tools” of Management. “Tools” of Labor. “scabs” P. R. campaign Pinkertons lockout blacklisting
By aricChapter 19, Section 3 Industrial Workers. Decline of Working Conditions. Machines run by unskilled workers were eliminating the jobs of many skilled craftspeople Low paid workers could be easily replaced Specialization made workers tired, bored and more likely to be injured. Knights of Labor.
By torySSUSH12. Analyze important consequences of American Industrial Growth. SSUSH12a: Describe Ellis Island, the change in immigrants’ origins to southern and eastern Europe and the impact of this change on urban America. When cities increase in size, its called Urban Growth
By beckyAP US History. What are some apparent contradictions regarding the views of social Darwinism and the gospel of wealth? Can these ideas coincide?. Capitalism and its Critics. Herbert Spencer (English philosopher)- society benefited from the elimination of the unfit.
By fiaAmerican Imperialism. What is IMPERIALISM?. How did America join the “Great Game”?. American Imperialism,1898 - 1906. American Imperialism. Commodore M.C. Perry - 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa European powers quickly follow U.S. lead Tokugawa Shogunate unable to cope with foreign contact
By winona07 Unit. Unit 7: Westward Growth. Plains Indians. Sitting Bull. Fort Laramie Treaty. Custer. Crazy Horse. Custer’s Last Stand. Little Big Horn. Wounded Knee Massacre. Ghost Dance. Soddies. Jackson and Indian Removal-1834. Homestead Act. Dawes Act 1887. Thomas Edison. Light Bulb.
By akikoExpansionism/Imperialism II. Crises in Hawaii, Venezuela, and Cuba: Even before Mahan’s book, The US Navy had Begun remodeling and modernizing it navy. NEW NAVY. Hawaii. Sugar Interest 1887 US rights to Pearl Harbor 1890 McKinley Tariff How to get around the tariff “Annexation Club”
By karliProgressive Era/Imperialism Categorization Activity. Students will generalize and compare terms/concepts by placing them in appropriate categories . Child labor Pure Food and Drug Act Clayton Antitrust Act Direct primary Federal Reserve system Federal Trade Commission Thomas Nast
By emmyUrbanization and the New Immigrants . Main Idea Industrialization and immigration, mostly from southern and eastern Europe –caused American cities to grow rapidly. Why It Matters Now Modern America city life first emerged during this period, immigrants helped shape American culture.
By huaSSUSH 12. The student will analyze important consequences of American industrial growth. Describe Ellis Island , the change in immigrants’ origins to southern and eastern Europe and the impact of this change on urban America. .
By herneEssential Question : How did workers & the U.S. government respond to the rapid changes of industrialization during the Gilded Age? Warm-Up Question:
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