Monday-Mr. Bruns talks about our assigned blog about your family history. Then he finishes talking about his notes on Chapter 5 and start on Chapter 6 presentation. Tuesday-Section 6-2 and 6-3 had started presenting their sections today and Mr. Bruns elaborates on them. Wednesday- Chapter 6 had finished today and Mr. Bruns explains labor unions the rest of the hour. Thursday-Take the written and verbal test over chapters 5 and 6. Friday-Mr. Bruns talks about the family history project and talk over the test. Then we started presenting chapter 7.
Ch. 6-
6-1-Edwin Drake used steam engine to drill for oil in 1859 and gas was thrown away. The invention of the fast process of creating steel that could be used for railroad, farm machines, and construction. The invention of the incandescent light bulb, allowed for inexpensive electricity and led for big cities. Invention of the Typewriter and telephone which lowered work hours and allowed women to be more helpful at home. Natural resources, government helped business, and growing cities had helped start the Industrial Revolution.
6-2-had about 30,000 miles of track and about 6 times that much 30 years later. Immigrants like Chinese and Irish immigrants were hired to work on the railroads. Most farmers became in debt because they needed the railroad but charged it at such a high price because of it. Grangers helped farmers to pass the law that said that you could not set rates on interstate commerce.
6-3-Andrew Carnegie had bought out his suppliers, had coalfields and iron fields, and to control raw materials and transportation. He was an immigrant that had made over millions of dollars but sold his business and gave half his money away. Social Darwinism explained the conservation of politics and deny reformation or survival of the fittest. John Rockefeller paid workers little, lowered oil prices, shot his prices up. Government tried to get rid of monopolies because they inflated the prices on items. That led to the Sherman Antitrust Act which made seeking out monopolies illegal or in other wards ban trust. Labor Unions were people that wanted to change working conditions for workers.
Ch. 7-
7-1-Why did immigrants come to the US? To find work, free religion, non-dangerous life, political turmoils
Where did immigrants come from? Russia, areas in Europe, China, Japan, West indies, Mexico and more
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here? lack of homes, finding jobs, learning language, different culture
Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
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