bigger problem Liberals/Democrats supported Greeley‚ but he died. Grant won the election—passed Amnesty Act‚ allowed Confederates to hold office The Panic of 1873: America was full of industrialization‚ speculation‚ econ. growth‚ especially railroads—transcontinental finished in 1869 Owner of Transcontinental/Largest bank’s costs outran investments‚ so the bank failed‚ triggering the Panic of 1873 Americans used yellow bank notes‚ which had a gold value‚ and green‚ which did not. The “sound
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be a country that consisted of puritan societies is now the largest industrial center of the world. Between 1870 and 1900 the impact of big business affected the economy (Agriculture v. Mass production)‚ politics (Monopolies v. Labor unions)‚ and even the American people (employment opportunities v. Discrimination). Railroads controlled almost everything‚ including the economy. The railroad president “can fix the price of freights‚ and thus command the food” supplies of the nation (Doc B). Improved
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included various piece of government legislation – such as the Gadsden Purchase and the Annexation of Texas – the role of farming‚ the invention of the telegraph‚ and former methods of transportation like the steamboats. Originally known as the Pacific Railroad‚ this vast railway line could be considered to be very valuable in expanding the West as it allowed people of all economic status’ to travel there – formerly‚ stagecoach transportation across the continent had cost within the region of $1000 (nowadays
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the Civil War. 3. A weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed‚ leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring‚ in jail was the cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast. 4. The Credit Mobilier scandal involved railroad construction kickbacks involving the Union Pacific Railroad. 5. One cause of the Panic of 1873 was the construction of more factories than the market could bear. 6. As a solution
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synonymous with black‚ colored‚ or Negro in the vocabulary of many whites; and by the end of the century acts of racial discrimination toward blacks were often referred to as Jim Crow laws and practices. Although "Jim Crow Cars" on some northern railroad lines--meaning segregated cars--pre-dated the Civil War‚ in general the Jim Crow era in American history dates from the late 1890s‚ when southern states began systematically to codify (or strengthen) in law and state constitutional provisions the
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of his background. As his first job he worked in a Pittsburgh cotton factory in which he rose to the position of division superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1859. While he was working on the railroad he invested in different daring risks like oil and steel companies. By the time he was 30 he made his first fortune. Around the 1870s he entered the steel business and over the next two decades became a dominant force in the steel industry for America. In 1901 Carnegie sold the Carnegie Steel
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California‚ with the rest scattered across the West‚ the South‚ and New England. Those in California tried their hand at mining for gold. Eventually‚ protest rose from white miners to eliminate the growing competition from foreign miners. From 1852 to 1870(when the Civil Rights Act was passed)‚ the California legislature enforced a series of taxes aimed at foreign miners who were not U.S. citizens. Given that the Chinese were ineligible for citizenship at that time and constituted the largest percentage
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Hale County‚ Alabama: From Slavery to Freedom in a Black Belt Community. The Politics of Reconstruction The Civil War was bloodiest war in American history (600‚000 soldiers died). It began as way to preserve Union but evolved into a struggle for African American freedom‚ resulting in the death of slavery in the United States and the unification of the states under a stronger central government. The Defeated South South destroyed after defeat: towns ruined‚ slavery (means of labor in cotton fields)
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example of big business is railroads. Railroads were America’s first big business and it did much to advance industrialization. The impact of big business on the economy‚ politics‚ and the American people were positive in changing the way of American life and America as a developing country. The growth of big business was fueled by innovations in energy‚ transportation‚ communications‚ manufacturing‚ and business strategies. An innovation in transportation was railroads‚ which made the country smaller
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Chinese Immigration Every person who lives in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Though we may not consider it‚ it is a fact that everyone here has come from some other place. The majority of immigrants have come to America voluntarily. Seeking a change they envisioned America as country thriving with different opportunities. For the immigrants it was a chance at a better life‚ not only for themselves‚ but for their children. It is estimated that over sixty million
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