18 - 39395 – Summer 2024 Professor John Bradshaw 06/12/2024 Précis – Module One (1) The United States experienced a period of unorganized labor revolts in response to industrialization in the 19th century. In 1877‚ the Great Railroad Strike led workers to shutdown railroads.1 Wealthy business leaders reacted quickly to military repression. This led to new strike uprisings in Pittsburgh‚ St. Louis‚ and Chicago‚ disillusioned workers with their need for institutionalization‚ and convinced the government
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an important and necessary part of history to learn. The scars of these workers are permanent‚ as should be the stories that the I.W.W. aims to tell. Some of the inventions that came directly from this time period were the “cotton mill‚ transcontinental railroad‚ telegraph‚ steel mills‚ and the telephone‚ transforming communication and manufacturing” (Chen 1). People in our society may not make use of these inventions on a daily basis‚ but they certainly have affected us. The telephone was the precursor
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Dominick Lestingi Dr. Kallina AMH 2020 August 9th‚ 2013 Paper 1 The definition for Robber Barons may have a different meaning depending on what historical perspective one examines it from. If a distinction is made between market entrepreneurs and a political entrepreneurs‚ it is easier to understand the true meaning. Someone who attempts to succeed through aid from the government‚ paying off politicians‚ or creating pools should be considered a political entrepreneur. If an individual finds
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Revolutions are a change in the way of living in a certain area. The Second Industrial Revolution came after the Civil War when the United States was in a need for change. The Second Industrial Revolution was the invention of the telephone to the transcontinental railroad to children working in the factories to help support their families. The Second Industrial Revolution had many changes that affected the people‚ the changes are but are not limited to‚ immigration‚ jobs‚ and transportation. After the
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Ocean. Lewis and Clark traveled approximately 1‚400 miles from St.Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean. 3.Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that the transcontinental railroad covered from Omaha to San Francisco. The transcontinental railroad covered about 1‚430 miles from Omaha to San Francisco. Part 2 1. Thinking about what you have learned in this lesson‚ take an in-depth look at your hometown. Using the terms listed below‚ write a one-paragraph
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Assignment: Unit 6 Review Questions Student Name: Score: (___/99)*50= ___/50 Part 1: Life on the Great Plains (22 points) Describe the changes that took place on the Great Plains before and after the Civil War. Do this by filling in the chart provided by using the text and the internet. Make sure that all answers are complete. The first section has been done for you. Category: People Pre-Civil War: Sioux‚ Cheyenne‚ Arapahoe‚ Nez Perce Post-Civil War: Farmers‚ Ranchers Category:
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construction of the transcontinental railroad absorbed a large number of Chinese. Because of the disasters‚ wars and all kinds of worse conditions‚ the immigrants were willing to do anything. After the end of the U.S. Civil War‚ the U.S. government could once again devote its attention to the construction of the transcontinental railroad. “The eastern part of the railroad was contracted to the Union Pacific Railroad to build westward from the Missouri River‚ and the western part of the railroad to the Central
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faced its greatest economic revolution. Mainly‚ this industrial enhancement primarily a result of the completion of the transcontinental railroad‚ a transportation system that runs cross-country. Aside from impacting the economy‚ the railroad also affected the politics of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Since the political jobs were reserved for the upper class‚ investors in the railroad tended to have inflated bank accounts; thus‚ the available office positions were rewarded to these affluent individuals
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Chinese Immigration & Exclusion Step: 1 What happened between the 1860’s‚ when Chinese were welcome‚ & 1882‚ when they were excluded? 1. They started getting worse treatment every year. 2. Many laws and acts were made against them. 3. The Chinese were feeling depressed and cheated out of their hard work. Step: 2 Based on this document‚ why did many white Americans support the Chinese Exclusion Act? Document A: Play White Americans supported the Chinese Exclusion Act because the Chinese
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the West worked as free laborers. They were known to be impressive workers‚ they worked hard and well-behaved. The Pacific railroad company favored the Chinese more than the Whites. Many of the Chinese were hired by James Strobridge‚ they were tasked to build the transcontinental railroad that links between the East and West. The Chinese gave their all to build the railroad‚ through harsh conditions through bad weathers‚ day to night.
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