Posted by 6Kenzie on September 29, 2011 at 12:00pm
Chapter 5!Ch. 5.1:*Describe Native American culture.-Hunters and gathers-Horses were given to tribes-Wars broke out from trespassing-Lived in small extendedd families-Young men were trained to be hunters and warriors-Young women butchered game and hides-Children were taught through storytelling-Never controlled by one person*Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?-No rights to lands (indians) werent changing it!-Were looking for gold, silver, riches*How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to late 1800's? What were their policies?-Indian territory but then changed!*Describe a cowboy’s life!Ch. 5.2:mineeeeeeee!Ch. 5.3:mineeee!CHAPTER 6Ch. 6.1:*What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?-Coal and iron were very plentiful-There was a wealth of natural resources-Govt support for businesses*What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?-Why were many people upset with the railroads?-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?Ch. 6.3:*Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.-Born in Dunfermline Scotland-Moved to USA at 12-At 18 had a job as personal secretary of Superintendant of Penn Railroad-Single handedly untangled a passenger & freight trains-Led to his first stock that was given to him by Thomas A. Scott-Entered steel industry in 1873-Carnegie Steele more than all features in Britian-First steel mill in 1875-One of first to use new business strategies*Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.-Born July 8th in 1839, Richford, NY-Raised turkeys and did household chores for money-At 16 he had first real job: assistant book keeper at a library-Showed signs early for being a major businessman-Standard Oil was one of 5 major oil producers in US after Civil War-Rockefeller formed Standard Oil of Ohio-1874 Standard Oil, incorporated its first horizontal integration with Rogers and Pratt-Became poster company for world monopoilies*Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).-Vertical Integration: buying your own products to control transportation and raw materials-Horizontal: combining with companies making simlar products-Trusts: synonym for monopolies*How did the government try to regulate business?-Sherman Anti-trust act-Doctrine of Laissez Faire-Doctrine: marketplace couldnt be regulated because it was controlled by natural law-Supported by many people, including William G. Sumner, a professor at Yale*What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?-Basically the process of natural selection applied to business-Herbert Spencer was first to apply that process to biz-Used to explain humans evolving-Eventually people started using to justify Doctrine of Laissez Faire*What are labor unions and what is their purpose?-Group of workers joining together for a certain cause-EVERYBODY was involved-To get a better working conditions was their goal, fewer hours or better pay, etc*Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.-Didn't succeed at first, because nobody took them seriously!-BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS-So terrible that almost 700 workers died a week-20% of boys worked full time and 10% of girls-Children worked 14 hour days -- 27 cents for whole day-National Labor Union/Colored Labor Union in 1866-Knights of Labor: allowed workers regardless of race, skill or gender in 1869-AFL-Industria,l Workers of the World in 1905
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