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5.3
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Continue 5.3
Bimetalism:
- they used to back up there money with gold
Cross of gold
- William Jennings Bryan
- silverite
6.1
The expansion of industry:
- Patillio Gagins
- bubbles in the spring around spindle top
- Spindletop was the birthplace of the modern of industry
- captain anthony F. Lucas - prospector
- natural resources fuel industrialization
- what allowed the industrial revolution to take off?
wealth of natural resources
government support of business laissez faire- government is going to stay out of it, it allowed business to make lots of money.
steel
- 1850- Bessemer process development by Henry Bessemer and William Kelly
- 1887- prospector discover iron ore in Mesabi range in Minnesota
- uses for steel
- 1883- built the brooklyn bridge. 1,395 ft.
- used for railroads, farm machinery
- coal production goes up 33 million
an electric beginning:
- Thomas Edison invented electrition
Youre welcome women
- Alexander graham bell
5.3:
- rise and fall of populism
- populism- movement of people
- July 2 1892
- Omaha Nebraska
- the farmers made up the populist
Party Platform:
- increase in money
- 8 hour worldday
- populist became platform for democrats
- populist candidate won
- help farmer out of dept
- give people a greater voice in government
- increase money supply in circulation
- graduated income tax
- federal loan program
- direct election of senators
- single terms for president
- secret ballot
- 8 hour work days
- restrictions on immigrants
6.2:
- new towns and markets
- connected cities, towns, settlements
- trade independence
- towns particular products
Pullman:
- created a company
- built railroads
- sleepers
- Illinois prairie
credit moblier:
- control over the railroad
- track laid or three times the cost
- side stock
- $23 million
Panic of 1893:
- farmers had a bunch payment and were going bankrupted
- reading railroad
- gold wore thin due to silver
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