Monday- Christina presented
Tuesday- we finished presenting
Deren, Colton, and Keaton presented
Ch. 5.3:
-What problems did farmers face on the Great Plains?
Lost money because of economy, people had big loans to pay, greenbacks were causing problems, shipped grain so raised prices, farmers fought back against the railroads
-Who were the Populists and what did they believe in?
Take debt from farmers and other workers, started in Omaha, raise money supply, populist presidential candidate won more than 10% of the West, railroads went bankrupt along with the farmers, people's party
- help farmers out of debt
- give people a greater voice in government
- increase money supply
- graduated income tax
- federal loan program
- direct election of senators
- single terms for president/v.p.
- secret ballot
- 8 hour work day
- restrictions on immigration
Ch. 6.1:
- black gold- Edwin L. Drake in 1859
- buildings being built
- telephone- Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Watson, March 10, 1876
- Government didn't support businesses
- Monopolies, paid little, earned big
- Laissez faire
- Mesabi range discovered in 1866
- chief deposit of iron ore in US
- 3 miles long, 2 miles wide, 535 feet deep
- BESSEMER PROCESS
- 1st expensive industrial process
- 20 feet high
- steel can be produced in few minutes
- 1st method for producing steel
- named after Sir Henry Bessemer of England
- son of an engineer and type founder
- mechanical skills
- tilting converter- melt iron, blow in to
- paid workers minimum wage
- replace workers easily
- plenty of people in need of jobs
- didn't put up with protests
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
Steel built railroads and buildings which got people places and also brought goods to people, typewriter increase women's work, telephone increased Worldwide Communication Network, immigration
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
Telephone
Ch. 6.2:
- workers lived harsh
- Central Pacific hired thousands of Chinese Immigrants
- Union Pacific hired Irish immigrants and Civil War Veterans
- Different travelling times
- Pullman Industry
- 1880- George M. Pullman
- Sleepers
- Brick houses, One window apartments
- Employees pay decreased
- 1894, ended violently against George Pullman
- Pullman created industry
- 1864
- Shared stocks
- Union Pacific 23$ in stocks
- written about on New York Sun
- states cannot set rates on interstate commerce
- ICC Commission Reinforcement
- long legal process
- Granger Laws
- Government land grants
- fixed prices
- monopolized hauls
-What impact did railroads have on the US?
reliable transit, Westward expansion possible, Transcontinental railroad, created jobs, faster travelling
-Why were many people upset with the railroads?
workers had hard lives, employees were injured, accidents, lots of workers
-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?
protected farmers from railroad monopolies, supreme court overruled, started after Civil War
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.
Wednesday- presented, see above section questions
Thursday- presented, see above section questions
Friday- watched movie.
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