Oct.3rd- Oct. 7th

Monday- Presentation 

Tuesday- Continued 

Wednesday- Continued

Thursday- Continued 

Friday - Last Day of Presentation?

Describe who the Populists were and what they believed in

  • Majority of People 
  • Started in Omaha 
  • 1890's
  • Gave a people a better voice in government -
    • White Rich Males Dominates
      • Help white rich males laws 
  • Help farmers out of debt 
    • Over production
    • Trains charged arm and leg
  • Increase Money Supply in Circulation 
    • Rich People wanted less money in circulation 
    • Farmers and Laborers wanted more money in circulation
    • William Jennings Bryan- Cross of Gold 
  • Direct Election of US Senator
  • Single Term President/Vice President 
    • 10 years Max
    • Change is Good 
  • Secret Ballot 
    • Can't see your vote 
  • 8 hour work day

Restriction on Immigration 

  • All of these Immigrant would work next to nothing 
  • Took Union Jobs 

Chapter 6 

What helped the Industrial Revolution to Take Place in the US? 

  • Tons of Natural Resources
    • Things that come out of the ground
    • Important to make things for trade
  • Governments funded businesses 
    • Laissez-Faire - Hands Off
    • The government hands off the businesses 
    • Hurts the Factory workers 
    • Lowers Prices 
  • Cities Growing 
    • Golden Age of Immigration 
    • Farmer moved to cities 
    • African Americans moved to the cities 
    • More Entertainment/ Opportunities 
  • Immigrant provided Cheap Labor
    • Took advantage of these people
  • Oil Boom 
    • Literally Fueled the Revolution 
  • Bessemer Process 
    • Made steel easier to use 
  • Inventions 
    • Edison- Light bulb- lasted longer then the two minute light bulb
    • Sholes- Type writer 
    • Graham Bell- Telephone- Revolutionized communication
    • Railroads
      • Transported everything 
      • Transcontinental RR
        • Joined US closer together
      • Chinese Immigrants came over for railroad working 
      • Met in Utah around Salt Lake City
      • Time Zones Created 
        • Needed standard times 
  • Monopolies - Guess what? still white rich males are in control!
    • A business in a specific company buys out all the competition so they can be number 1 
    • Bad
      • Higher prices 
      • Less Choices
      • Lack of Competition 
      • Unemployment
    • John D. Rockefeller - Oil
      • Oil had controlled everything in the US
      • "Fueled" the government 
      • $660 billion
    • Cornelius Vanderbilt - Railroads and Shipping 
      • Made a fortune in shipping 
      • Retired from shipping at age 64 
      • Made a fortune after retiring for Railroads
    • Andrew Carnegie - Steel
      • Rags to Riches 
      • Started as Poor Scottish Man
      • Gives lots of money away for good cause but pays worker next to nothing 
    • J P Morgan- Financed Everything Banker 
      • Didn't hire workers 
      • Banker 
      • Most powerful banker in New York at the time 
      • Financed the Companies 
    • Otto Herman Kahn 
      • German Rich guy 
      • Based Mr. Monopoly
    • Sherman Anti-Trust Act-1890
      • "Anti-Monopoly Act" 
    • Teddy Roosevelt
      • He started the fight against monopolies
    • Standard Oil break downs
      • Each state basically had their own 
      • Then broke into 6 or 7 Companies 
      • Now in 4 main companies 
        • Exon Mobil 
        • BP 
        • Chevron 
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    • Labor Unions 
      • Things to help make better
        • Wages 
        • Benefits

 

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