role ethnicity‚ race and gender have played in this history of American labor. Required Reading Boris and Lichtenstein‚ Major Problems in the History of American Workers Upton Sinclair‚ The Flivver King Zinn‚ Frank‚ and Kelley‚ Three Strikes -plus material on library reserve and online course companion Evaluation & Grading This course will consist of both lecture and discussion‚ which will be based heavily on the assigned readings. Your work in this class will be evaluated based
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very uncomfortable and cramped when it became to overnight trips. To fix this‚ George Pullman‚ in 1865‚ created the sleeping car in Illinois. He invented the sleeping car to make a train that was not only comfortable but also luxurious so people were able to actually enjoy their ride.
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Overview of: When Plague Strikes’ by James Giblin This book is separated into three main parts the Black Death‚ smallpox‚ and aids. This book gives facts of occurring diseases and the diseases from the past. This books content mainly took place in Europe and Asia when it gave facts dates and examples. It explains the nature and symptoms of diseases from long ago. The bubonic Plague mainly affects rodents‚ but fleas can transmit the disease to people. Once people are infected‚ they infect others
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different ideas of the best way to reach that point; for example‚ the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor had nearly opposite stances. Under Terence V. Powderly‚ the Knights of Labor sought to reform by means of negotiating rather than strikes‚ not to say that some branches of this loosely organized group did not resort to such measure; but the AF of L‚ with Samuel Gompers as their leader‚ believed that without some occasional strong action that no change would be made and that all benefits
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EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA Western mining – Wealth of ____________________________________________ necessary for industrial production [Silver – NEV/Klondike gold/Mesabi Range Immigration – Immigrants (southern & eastern Europe) provide a large _____________ force Gov’t _________________ & tax concessions to rr’s – Transport raw materials & finished products‚ as well as settlers‚ to create national markets Advances in communication – Telegraph‚ telephone‚ typewriter‚ & mail service improved
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold Outward appearance can be greatly misleading. Gold is a very valuable metal. It has an attractive glittering appearance too. But it does not mean that everything which glitters like gold should be precious. There are utterly valueless things that look like gold and taking them on their face value is unwise. On the contrary‚ some of the dull looking things possess immense value. Their appearance is in no way proportionate to the great value they have. This is true of
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wages‚ better conditions‚ public education for kids‚ an end to debtor prisons * 1830s to 40s: Labor strikes * At risk of prosecution * Most causes lost because it’s illegal! * Employers fought back with “scabs” * Labor will always be against immigration – cheap unskilled labor * By 1830: circa 30‚000 trade unionists * By 1835 only 24 recorded strikes
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grown men. The conditions of the workplaces were in terrible condition‚ and the owners of these industries did not provide any workers benefits. These circumstances caused tragic events and encouraged the uprising of labor unions that conducted strikes that demanded better conditions. In the documents‚ “Gospel of Wealth” and “Letter on Labor Industrial Society” these two important people discuss the uneven distribution of wealth and unfair treatment of the poor. People suffered in Industrial America
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Relying on a critical evaluation of the accompanying documents and your knowledge of the time period‚ assess the validity of this statement: "The growth of organized labor between 1875 and 1900 was not a radical threat to American society." ________________________________________ Document A Source: From the Depths‚ William Balfour Ker‚ 1906 ________________________________________ Document B Source: Terence V. Powderly‚ The Knights of Labor Champion Reform‚ 1887 We are breaking up old
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Chapter 17 The Economic Transformation of America 1877-1887 Industrialization • Foundations for Industrialization. • Unprecedented Growth of Businesses and Industry. • Industrial Revolution begins in England. • New Inventions spur growth Industrialization Changes Work • Factories would employ tens of thousands of workers. • • • • • Civil War results in dramatic growth of North Manufacturing materials for warfare. Factories built to furnish supplies for war Existing factories
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