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Do now: Answer the following question in a full sentence in your composition notebook.
Who were the 3 groups of people who were moving West after the Civil War that you read about last class?
A. B. C. D. Miners, ranchers and farmers Ranchers, farmers and factor workers Immigrants, miners and ranchers Farmers, women and immigrants
EXAMPLE: The 3 groups of people moving West after the Civil War were ___________________________________________________________.
Elaborate going west vs. moving Settlers, ranchers and miners went west to make money and/or have a fresh start. They were able to move west because the government established the Homestead Act and the Dawes Act and helped the railroad industry.
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Explore: Industrialization
EFFECT
The growth of industry (creating goods and services) MODERN DAY: What are 3 examples of industrialized countries?
INDUSTRIALIZATION
Explore: Entrepreneurs
People who take risks to begin new businesses
MODERN DAY: Who are a few famous entrepreneurs?
ENTREPRENEURS
Explore: Monopoly
Gilded Age entrepreneurs made money from oil, steel and the railroad. Exclusive possession or control of the supply of a good or service MODERN DAY:
Do you think there are any monopolies that exist today? If so, what company?
MONOPOLY
PICTURE
PICTURE
Explore: Laissez-Faire
Government doesnt interfere with businesses, trade or the market MODERN DAY: Does the U.S. have a laissez-faire policy with business now?
LAISSEZ-FAIRE
PICTURE
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT Started his own steamship company, eventually controlling Hudson River (New York) traffic Provided the first RAILROAD service between New York and Chicago
Founded the STANDARD OIL COMPANY His monopoly controlled nearly all of the countrys oil-refining capacity
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
ANDREW CARNEGIE
Started by working for the railroad & investing his money in oil Created his own STEEL COMPANY & bought all the companies he needed to produce the steel Big on philanthropy (giving money to charities)
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DO NOW: In your composition notebook, answer these 2 multiple choice questions in FULL SENTENCES.
1. What is industrialization? A. The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas B. An increase in the amount of money in the economy C. The growth of industry D. A decline in the creation of goods and services 2. What Gilded Age entrepreneur made his riches in the oil business? A. Andrew Carnegie B. John Rockefeller C. Cornelius Vanderbilt D. Henry Bessemer
EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION 1. Huge profits for the captains of industry (Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc.) 2. United States becomes a manufacturing giant in the world 3. Immigration and migration: people began to migrate [move] to the cities for jobs 4. Urbanization: cities grew [urbanization], so there was an increase in crime, poverty, poor living conditions, bad sanitation, disease 5. Philanthropy of some industrialists 6. Growth of labor unions
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Do Now:
Answer these 2 questions in your notebook in FULL SENTENCES!
1. The typewriter made it possible (Choose the best answer) A. To have new jobs for men B. For women to enter the skilled labor force C. To have a higher wage D. To work longer during the day 2. The telephone by Alexander Graham Bell was: A. An invention that didnt catch the publics eye B. As good as it is today C. Desired by businesses, they thought it was indispensable D. Sold to another company
Job opportunities More advanced technology Underpaid: $7-$8/day or $5/week Death of family members and friends Democratic government Reunited with family members Overworked: 12 hours/day **No military service Dangerous living conditions **Nativism
Explain: Urbanization
**Tenement apartments: poorly built and cramped apartments in large cities; the result of extreme urbanization & thousands of people moving to the east Many working class families had to rent out part of their living space. Living conditions were made worse as people crowded together.
Elaborate: Urbanization
POLITICAL MACHINES: organization controlled by a boss and supported by workers (immigrants), who received rewards for their efforts **When new immigrants arrived at Ellis Island, members political machines were often the first to meet them **Accepted bribes in return for favors
Ideas of the Social Darwinists were: If things dont adapt, it will die out (like the dinosaurs). Any person through hard work could become wealthy and powerful **Let strong companies prosper, and let weak companies go out of business
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