B Q PAGE 353 Write a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A–H and your knowledge of the period to answer the following question: To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865–1900 era as either “robber barons” or “industrial statesmen”? DOCUMENT A. Q: How is the freight and passenger pool working? W.V.: Very satisfactorily. I don’t like that expression “pool‚” how- ever‚ that’s a common construction applied by the people to a combi-
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Within the years 1865 and 1900‚ changes in farming allowed for the increased production of crops such as wheat‚ corn and cotton. Technology allowed the Great Plains to be opened to agriculture. Perhaps the most important advances were John Deere’s steel plow (which made it much easier to break the thick and heavy soil of the area) and barbed wire (which could keep livestock out of fields). Also‚ according to Document A‚ in 1870‚ the production of wheat was 254 million bushels‚ cotton had a production
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Between 1865 and 1900‚ American industry workers experienced both good and hard times. Labor Unions were forming‚ and these new creations often produced better lives for the workers. However‚ waves of immigrants were also coming into America‚ which resulted in the threat of job stability. Labor Unions and Immigration both had momentous effects upon the industry worker‚ for better or for worse. After the Civil War‚ which killed much of the working population‚ people began to appreciate their skills
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African Americans: The Loss and Gain of Freedom(1865-1900) The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865. The period known after the war was called Reconstruction. During Reconstruction (also called Radical Reconstruction)‚ the South was in economic‚ political‚ and social trouble. In 1865 Congress established the Bureau of Refugees‚ Freedmen‚ and Abandoned Lands. This became known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. It was a bureau ran by the United States Army‚ with several field
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The Impact of the American Industrial Revolution Graeme H. Nelson 3/12/13 Pd. 7- Axe CHS Amer. Hist. II The Industrial Revolution‚ although not perceived as a single event‚ but rather a string of events‚ inventions‚ progressions‚ and improvements to society‚ ushered in an era of unprecedented growth. The turn of the century brought with it rapid progress never before seen in American history. The Industrial Revolution
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The industrial revolution was the point in American history when society began to focus on a platform of machinery and factory work rather than farming and agriculture. However the transition of work focus was not the only aspect that was highly affected through this era. There were grand changes seen in the social‚ political‚ and economic views of American society. Living conditions and social norms were changed dramatically through the industrial revolution. Businessmen made an overwhelming triumph
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communication‚ energy‚ transportation‚ and business organization took place. These advancements helped pave the way for modern society and the way our current economic system works. The Industrial Revolution has had lasting effects on the entire population in almost every facet of our lives‚ as both consumers and workers‚ and will always be remembered as one of the driving forces behind the way in which the modern economies of
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Between 1865 and 1900 many things affected the economic‚ social‚ and cultural aspects of the American industrial workers lives. Three of these being government actions‚ immigration‚ and technological changes. Government actions helped American industrial workers’ through acts such as the Interstate Commerce Act that banned pools‚ and the Chinese exclusion act‚ which lowered competition for workers. Immigration affected industrial workers in a negative way since immigrants were willing to work for
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Chapter 19 The city and its workers (1870-1900) Jump Start: March 14‚ 2011 As the 19th century closes and the 20th century begins‚ different technologies help spur the many changes taking place. What symbolism can we take from the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge? It is a marker of time periods (separates this time period from that time period) March 16‚2011 Why did some immigrant groups decide to stay in the United States after arriving‚ while other groups only stayed long enough
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