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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dinner and the issue of upgrading these working conditions quickly came to the forefront of American reforms. The movement towards organized labor from 1875-1900 was unsuccessful in improving the position of workers because of the initial failure of strikes‚ the inherent feeling of superiority of employers over employees and the lack of governmental support. Since there was no groundwork to rationalize and show examples of the success of organized labor‚ it was nearly impossible to make it work at
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as determined to stop unionization as workers were to organize unions‚ leading to mass conflict‚ eventually causing the middle class to become fed up with the situation. In response events such as the railroad strike of 1877‚ Haymarket Riot of 1886‚ Homestead strike of 1892‚ and the Pullman Strike of 1893. Workers quickly learned that they would have to come together and form organizations in order to over power the industrial owners. The Knights of Labor (KOL) was the first large labor union to
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AApush Jose Porretti The struggle between laborers and their capitalist managers in the late 19th century is famous for its wild strikes‚ violent results‚ and colossal size. The workers felt displaced by the new machines and inventions that took over their jobs. This caused a great deal of tension and sprawl‚ and a call for attention at the poor quality conditions the workers had to deal with. Thus‚ a rise in labor Unions and organized labor which attempted to improve said conditions started
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The Labor Movement both did and did not affect the workers and owners. The strikes that occurred made a difference to the unions in a positive way‚ but also a negative way. First‚ one of the strikes‚ the Bread and Roses strike‚ did make a difference for the workers. In one of the articles we read about the Bread and Roses strike it states‚ “For workers who only averaged $8.76 per week‚ every penny was precious‚ and 32 cents made the difference between eating a meal or going hungry.” This quote shows
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the 1890s are often called “The Forgettable Presidents.” They took little action and politics and government was largely dominated by Congress. Many issues would arise during this period‚ including the practice of patronage‚ the abuses of the railroads‚ the rise of trusts and monopolies‚ and issues concerning currency and the money supply. Most of these issues would be addressed‚ but the solutions and legislation was very weak. The practice of patronage was very popular during the Gilded Age
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workers waged strikes and formed labor unions‚ so that they might gain some semblance of bargaining power. However the fight to improve conditions for workers was largely ineffective thanks to public support of big business‚ disorganization amongst labor unions‚ and the negative connotation that came to be associated with labor unions. The American public supported big business in almost every conflict involving big business and labor unions. Perhaps had the Railroad Strike of 1877 turned out differently
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this distinction has not been strictly observed. Standard Gauge- a railroad gauge of 56.5 inches (1.435 m)‚ standard in the US ‚ Britain‚ and many other parts of the world. Trunk Lines- a main line of a railroad‚ telephone system‚ or other network Cornelius Vanderbilt- United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Union Pacific Railroad- is a Class I line haul freight railroad that operates 8‚400 locomotives over 31‚390 route-miles in 23 states
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“Fight for $15 - About | Facebook.” Fight for $15 - About | Facebook‚ www.facebook.com/pg/Fightfor15/about/?ref=page_internal. This is the largest strike in the United States since Verizon workers last walked off the job in 2011. “36‚000 Verizon Workers Go on Strike.” CNNMoney‚ Cable News Network‚ money.cnn.com/2016/04/13/technology/verizon-strike/index.html. blacklivesmatter.com/. “The Great Recession.” State of Working America‚ stateofworkingamerica.org/great-recession/. Tindall‚ George Brown
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Everybody starts somewhere. Everything happens for a reason. These six men had brought America to where it is today. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the head of the railroad empire‚ John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil‚ Andrew Carnegie built an empire around steel‚ J.P. Morgan had lit up the world with electric light‚ Tom Scott was a great American businessman and industrialist and Henry Ford designed automobiles and started his own business‚ Ford Motor Company. Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ most commonly
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