US HIST Chapter 5

Chapter 5 – An Industrial Nation Section Notes The American West The Second Industrial Revolution Life at the Turn of the 20 th Century Video Images The Growth of Unions, 1880 – 1910 The First Flight Political Cartoon: Immigrants Gifts for the Grangers Quick Facts Causes and Effects of Western Migration Maps Major Battles and Native American Territory in the West, 1890 Cattle Trails and the Railroads, 1870s Railroads Built by 1910 History Close-up Oklahoma Land Rush Early Skyscrapers The American West The Second Industrial Revolution Life at the Turn of the Century

The American West ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conflicts with Native Americans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resistance Fades into Reservation Life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Farmers on the Great Plains The Pacific Railway Act gave millions of acres to railroad companies to build tracks and telegraph lines. The Morrill Act gave the states land to build colleges that taught agriculture and mechanics. This was the first federal government assistance for higher education. ,[object Object],[object Object],The Homestead Act let any head of household over 21 to claim 160 acres of land, as long as they built a home, farmed for five years, and made improvements.

The New Settlers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Western Migration Ends ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Second Industrial Revolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Age of Oil and Steel ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Between 1850 and 1870 the expansion of the rail net into the Midwest led to a dramatic increase in grain output. This increase was not due to productivity gains, rather it was due simply to more land being brought into production because of the railroads.

The Rise of Big Business ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Industrial Tycoons Made Huge Fortunes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Workers Organize ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Strikes and Setbacks for Workers The Haymarket Riot in Chicago was a result of a protest against police actions toward strikers. It killed 11 people and injured over 100. ,[object Object],[object Object],The Great Railroad Strike was the first major rail strike, which stopped freight trains for almost a week, caused violence, and was put down by the army. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

City Growth Spurs Transportation Advances Streetcars Subways Automobiles Airplanes

Inventors Revolutionize Communication ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Life at the Turn of the Twentieth Century ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The New Immigrants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reasons and Realities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Urban Life in America ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Local and National Political Corruption ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Farmers Reform Movement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The 1896 Election ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Segregation and Discrimination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Opposing Discrimination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Groups Face Discrimination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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