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    Almost all children had to endure terrible conditions just to help their families survive. The conditions children had to work in to help their family were unacceptable. A. Children had terrible punishments at work. 1. They would get a beating or have their pay docked if they made the smallest mistake. 2. In the factories‚ if the children got tired and stopped working‚ they would get dunked in freezing water. B. Adults took advantage of the working children. 1. Adults would give children lower

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    Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline Zula Green Strayer University January 22‚ 2015 Thesis Thesis: The Industrialization process after the Civil War propelled America’s society‚ economy and politics into accelerated growth. Outline I. Three major aspects of industrialization between 1865 and 1920 that influenced US society‚ economy‚ and politics. A. Manufacturing B. Railways C. Homestead Act II. List five (5) specific groups affected by industrialization

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    Kellie Bowden Mr. Strough APUSH 1 April 2013 During the period of the Civil War‚ the typical American business was a small‚ family owned company and it usually produced goods for a smaller‚ regional market. However‚ as the Civil War ended‚ big businesses began to dominate the corporate world. Many businesses‚ such as the Standard Oil Co. and Carnegie Steel‚ became monopolies and owned all parts of one particular industry. These huge firms were able to mass produce their products and sell them

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    After examining 3 meatpacking plants‚ the Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that the U.S. is failing to protect that labor force. A meat industry official dismissed the group as "way off mark" in its 175-page report titled "Blood‚ Sweat and Fear: Workers ’ Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants." The American Meat Institute ’s said that they would need many pages to correct the "falsehoods and baseless claims." The Human Rights Watch report contends that workplace risks and exploitation‚ especially

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    Working today is usually quite safe. The government has made laws saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. At the start of the Industrial Revolution none of these laws existed and so working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous indeed. This section looks at some of the conditions faced by workers and offers a brief explanation of what was done to improve these conditions. Industries such as the cotton trade were particularly

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    Part One     After the Civil War thins in the industrialization changed tremendously. Many machines  replaced the hand labors as to the main meaning to manufacturing‚ increasing the production  capacity. Many investors and bankers supplied many of the huge amounts of money that  business leaders needed to expand their operations.          Part Two    ­ Major Aspects of Industrialization    ­Urbanization: Entrepreneurship involves the identification of opportunities based  on information transferred from sources

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    INDUSTRIALIZATION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR FINAL PAPER Name Instructor Course title Date Industrialization after the Civil War Final Paper Introduction The end of the civil war in America marked a new beginning and awakening of industrialization. The sector realized significant improvements that were manifested through social‚ economic and political changes within the United States. Mass movement of people from the rural areas to urban areas‚ increased number of factories and the shift of the American

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    After the civil war had ended‚ devastation had hit the South as the Southerners tried to rebuild what was broken or lost in the war. As reconstruction began to take place‚ the citizens of the South had begun to start work in industrial businesses. The Industries gained thousands of newly working civilians. Though the Southerners worked extremely hard for their pay‚ they received very low wages which did not provide much tax revenue. Without tax funding‚ it was very difficult for a Southern Industrial

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    Industrialization after the Civil War John E. Brown Strayer University HIS 105- Contemporary U. S. History Professor Anthony McCormack November 9‚ 2014 Industrialization after the Civil War When the Civil War was declared over‚ the United States became a better nation because of the Constitutional Amendments that were passed outlawing slavery and giving the government as well as the state the ability to serve and protect everyone. This paper will also show major aspects of industrialization

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    was victorious in the Civil War in 1865 and‚ consequently‚ much of the South had been destroyed in the process. The period after the Civil War is known as the Reconstruction period which lasted until 1877. During this period‚ the rebuilding of the South began. The federal government set conditions that the Southern states would have to abide by in order to enter back into the Union. One of the conditions of the South’s re-admittance into the Union was that there must be civil and political equality

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