Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
- Lots of natural resources
- Cheap labor
- The government supported business- Laissez Faire- let it be
- Oil
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
- Automobiles, transportation and the usage of oil
- Steel- helped build sky scrapers, to make tractors, bridges.
- Light bulb- Thomas Edison, Electricity
- Typewriter- Christopher Sholes- 1873
- Telephone- Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson- 1876
Ch. 6.2:
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
- It brought many people together, expanded the country,
- Made time zones
- Each Community expanded on different times.
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
- It caused deaths
- Costly
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
- The railroads were sold to business instead of farmers.
- Government gave costumers different rates on hauls
- Interstate Commerce Act 1887- made rates good.
Ch. 6.3:
-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.
- Born November 25, 1835
- Came to America from Scotland at age 12
- Owned a Steel mill (Carnegie Steel)
- Set up Libraries, public institutions and colleges
-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.
- Founded Oil
- Started an Oil factory thingy
-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?
- Means that the states who have the fittest will strive in the society
- Survival fittest- Those who have good people will survive, and the small business who don't have good people ant aren't big will get bought out.
- People who believe in Darwinism were superior
- Either rich or poor, no in between.
- Lazy and uneducated would be chosen to be in poverty
- Darwinisms thought that poor people would ruin society
- Caused big business' to take over small ones.
-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).
- Vertical Integration- A process in which he bought out his suppliers in Order to control the systems
- Horizontal Integration- Companies producing similar productions merge
- Where a business tries to buy out another business
-How did the government try to regulate business?
-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?
- Union of workers working together to get a better pay
- Some woman worked for double wages
- 1866 by William Syvis
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.
Ch. 7.1:
Why did immigrants come to the US?
- To earn money
- Wanted to escape from difficult times
Where did immigrants come from?
- Europeans
- Italy
- Austria-Hungary
- Russia
- Chinese/Japanese
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
- White.Anglo.Saxon.Protestant --what Americans wanted in 'merica--
- Disease spread quickly
- Lice was in the beds they slept in
- Many died on the way to America
- Had to go through Ellis Island
- May or may not be accepted to the U.S
- Had to be inspected
- Had to go through government
- If sick.. sent promptly home
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
- Because they were taking Americans jobs
- Chinese Exclusion Act
- The Gentleman's act
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