Posted by 6CarlyN on September 28, 2011 at 10:36am
Today we did presentations for 6-1 and 6-2Ch. 6.1:-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?The oil boomCheap laborlots of natural resourcesthe government backed up business and didn't try to run the business Laissez- fairre- french word for hands off.-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?Entrepreneur- someone who starts their own business.Electricity ran almost all of the machines.The light bulb and the telegraph by Thomas Edison.Christopher Scholes invented the typewriters.Alexander Graham Bell invented the telehone.Ch. 6.2:-What impact did railroads have on the US?pros: increased trade, boomtowns, lower employment, quicker travel, safer than wagons, comfort for passengers.then there were a lot of cons too like construction costs.Railroad Jobs-Why were many people upset with the railroads?expensive, engines, would break,-What did the Grangers or government do to regulate the railroads?They fought back against the rich railroad companys.In 1871, Illinois authorised a commission "to establish maximum freight and passenger rates and prohibit discrimination.Interstate Commerce Act, In 1887, it established the right of the federal government to supervise the railroads activities and 5 members of Interstate Commerce Commission.
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