A lot of things changed dramatically from middle of 19th century through the first years of 20th century. During this time period American society was modifying in all different directions. American changed from old traditional America to the new‚ modernized America. Farms were not making an impact for the country as factories did‚ rural people were not excited about the new America‚ so they revolted. Indians had to make railroads for new towns and settlers. Therefore‚ economy and politics changed
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Centennial Exposition- 1876‚ the first official World’s Fair in the United States‚ was held in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ from May 10 to November 10‚ 1876‚ to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Officially named the International Exhibition of Arts‚ Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine‚ it was held in Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River on fairgrounds designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann. About 10 million visitors attended
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This walkout was due to the unfairness that was being handed down by the Pullman Company. For example‚ they were lowering the wages of the employees‚ but not decreasing the rent on the homes that they were renting from the company. The company was depriving their workers of a decent living wage by cutting their income‚ yet was
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the rich and the poor. The rich is working and the poor scrounges around to find work. A: This proves that the laborers unfair‚ because the poor is left out of work and the rich are only getting richer which the poor is getting poorer. Doc B- Homestead Strike S: A song sung about the corruption of Carnegie’s Mill A: this proves that laborers were unfair because Carnegie treated his workers poorly Doc C- Knights of labor S: Unless there is a system to keep wealth in check‚ the poor will always
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The Industrial workers faced numerous difficulties getting their voices heeded to. However‚ their tactics and strategies through various methods such as attempting to form labor unions (AFL‚ Knights of Labor‚ IWW) and organizing strikes (Pullman Strike‚ Homestead Strike) proved to be unsuccessful by the late 1900’s. Heavy machinery played a vital role during the Industrial Revolution. Machines such as the steam engine and the railroad‚ especially‚ created a more rapid system of producing and distributing
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government to damage the effectiveness of the labor movement? If it was‚ did it work? 10. What successes did the labor movement score in the 1880s and 1890s? 11. What was Frick’s strategy to break the steel-workers’ union at the Homestead steel plant? Did the plan work? What is the evidence to support your answer? 12. What was the effect of the mass demonstrations that immediately followed the economic collapse beginning in 1893? 13. Why were black workers reluctant
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In a time when American industrialism was rising‚ and a shift from isolationism to imperialism occurred within American society. It is in this context that industrialization would grow to impact farmers and industrial workers. Two significant ways that farmers and industrial workers responded to industrialization in the Gilded Age by attempting to unionize and forming political parties to further their interests. One significant way that farmers and industrial workers responded to industrialization
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Industry: Rags-Riches: The idea that anyone can come to America to follow the American Dream. They can be a person that has nothing at one point in their life to become a person that is super rich. Get money‚ get paid. Example would be Carnegie being inexperienced and then owning Carnegie hall and like everything. Captains of Industry: During the days of the American Industrial evolution‚ names such as Carnegie‚ Morgan and Rockefeller regularly appeared in leading newspapers around the country
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Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 1. The Native Americans originally resigned in the Great West. The boundaries were established in tribes along the Great West. 2. The Indian wars in the West were often savage clashes. Colonel Chivington’s militia massacred Indians at Sand Creek‚ Colorado in 1864.In 1866 a Sioux war party attempted to block construction of the Bozeman Trail and they ambushed Fetterman’s command and the Indians left not a single survivor. 3. The spread
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pay‚ it was not as successful as most would have hoped it to be. Many labor unions including the NLU‚ ARU‚ and Knights of Labor were started to improve the position of workers but ended up collapsing. Strikes such as the Haymarket Riot and the Pullman Strike failed and proved to be relatively ineffective. Statistically speaking‚ it is clear that organized labor had a positive effect. The Historical Statistics of the United States shows substantial increase in average daily wages and relatively
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