Today we finished our video and watched other presentations and took notes.
Chapter 5
- Custer vs. Native Americans. Native Americans win.
- A town every 8 miles springs up along the railroad tracks.
- Sears (the man) invented the first mail order catalog.
- The US overtakes Britain as the largest manufacturer.
Group 3
Chapter 8
The turn of the 19th century.
Science
Scientists became a paid position. The theory of evolution became the leading aspect. The study of finches and orchids were the impetus.
Mad advances in science that helped urban problems
Scientific discoveries of the late nineteenth century were used to make general improvements in the quality of life. This period also witnessed the beginning and tha rapid growth of hospitals. They were founded in Britain
19th Century Science
New branches of science (anthropology, archeology, and cell biology) were created.
Scientific Discoveries
The Periodic Table is a tubular display of the chemical elements, organized on the basis of the atomic number, electron configurations, and chemical properties.
Medicine in the 19th Century
This was a time of war and unrest in the US as well as Europe. Because of war, we advanced in Medicine. One surgeon of note, Ambroise Pare, became an expert at treating gunshot wounds in Napoleon's army but breakthroughs in controlling bleeding, infection, and pain were developed on the 19th century battle fields as well
Diseases
Packing people together in a small area with dwindling resources is just asking for rampant disease. Due to the high prices of property and the low pay, many workers earned, many people in urban centers couldn't afford hygienic materials or medicine.
19th Century
Inventors began to design practical internal combustion engines. The assembly line was invented during this century also and was very important for technology and the workers. In 18237, Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. Telegraph is just long distance messaging without physical exchange of an object. Morse Code was named after him. Industrialize and urban expansion helped shape America to what it is today. Overpopulation put a strain on house makers and had families living in compact places and others out on the streets. Not enough room. People worked long hours for low pay. Transitions from small home-town, family owned businesses to big (city) businesses.
What happened because of the crowded cities?
Some of the immediate results included growing slums, increased populations densities and increased crime.
Manufacturing
The north really focused on the industry to make their money and the south worked more on agricultural. Neither the north or south paid good for jobs/labor.
Economic Collapse: the failure to compete in the marketplace meant economic collapse. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was meant to attack the economics of the south-not all about racial and equality.
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