Posted by 3 Teresa on September 28, 2011 at 10:36am
ahhhhh home coming is a week and a half away!!! :)were starting chapter 6 somethign..Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?oil and steel! cheep labor fom the imagrants! alooott of labor..cities allowed large markets. toons of natural resources..thos made it alot easier for it to take place..the government was going to stay out of the business's stuff..they werent gonna tell them what to do..the laisse fairre..businesses boom!! the inventions like the steam boat and the light bulb..and type writer. entrepreneur- someone who start businesses-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?alot of machines were built..it helped companies...thimas edison he made the light bulb..the type writer..Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?increase in trade..booming in towns..lower unemployment rates..quiker travel.. safer than wagons.. comfort to passengers..lots of construction costs..more settlement in the west..time zones were really weird! communication for traveling was weird and un efficient!-Why were many people upset with the railroads?alot of money was being stolen and taxes were high..the grange- power in numbers..the railroads were charging the farmers and usual people ALOT of money! they got a new rule that said you had to charge the same things and stuff you could not discriminate! Icc was the enforcer to help the people-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?Ch. 6.3:-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).-How did the government try to regulate business?-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.
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