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The document discusses the rapid industrialization of the United States in the late 19th century. Key factors that contributed to this growth included technological innovations like the Bessemer process, an abundant workforce including many immigrants, and a large capital market. The railroad industry was particularly important, connecting markets across the country and fueling other sectors of the economy. However, this period also saw the rise of large trusts that dominated industries and growing inequality between the wealthy industrialists and the working class.
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Industrialization in the late 19th century led to rapid economic growth in the United States, but also came with social costs. New technologies like steam power and railroads, along with an abundance of natural resources and labor, fueled industrial expansion. Large businesses consolidated power through trusts and mergers, with iconic figures like Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan amassing great wealth. While proponents argued this system rewarded hard work and innovation, critics saw the rise of monopolies and the exploitation of workers as evidence of corruption. Debates continued over the roles of government, wealth, and social responsibility in the new industrial economy.
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2) It examines how farming transitioned from independent to commercial operations and how various innovations like the telephone and typewriter drove industrial growth.
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2. New business titans emerged like Edison, Bell, Westinghouse, the Wright Brothers, and Henry Ford. New business structures arose including trusts, monopolies, and mergers led by titans like Rockefeller and Carnegie.
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1. The steam revolution and railroads fueled economic growth and opened up the Western United States to development. Technological innovations like Bessemer steel and Edison's inventions also drove industrialization.
2. An abundant workforce, capital, natural resources, and business entrepreneurs supported industrial expansion. The government and ideology of laissez-faire also encouraged economic growth.
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2. New business entities like trusts and pools formed as companies merged and consolidated. Figures like John D. Rockefeller established large monopolies through trusts.
3. The period saw the rise of big business, large corporations, and powerful businessmen who were both praised as captains of industry but also criticized as "robber barons" for their business practices.
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The document summarizes the goals, principles, and structure of the US Constitution and government. It outlines the three branches of government and their roles, as well as the system of checks and balances. It also discusses the amendment process, state and local governments, and the rights and responsibilities of US citizenship.
Chapter 7 Creating a Republic
The document summarizes key events in the creation of the US Constitution. It describes the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the various compromises reached at the Constitutional Convention to address state interests. Key issues included representation in Congress, the slave trade, and balancing state and federal power. The Constitution drew on ideas from ancient Rome, Enlightenment thinkers, and the English system. Its ratification was debated, with Federalists supporting it and Antifederalists wanting stronger protections for individual rights, leading to the addition of the Bill of Rights.
Chapter 6 The American Revolution
The document summarizes key events and battles of the American Revolutionary War, including initial fighting in New England, the Second Continental Congress sending the Olive Branch Petition, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the publication of Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, battles in the middle colonies like Long Island and Trenton, Saratoga turning the tide of the war, Valley Forge, women and African Americans contributing to the Patriot cause, battles in the South like Cowpens and Yorktown, and ultimately Britain recognizing American independence after their surrender at Yorktown. Key figures discussed include Ethan Allen, Thomas Paine, George Washington, and others.
Chapter 6 the american revolution
The document summarizes key events and battles of the American Revolutionary War, including initial fighting in New England, the Second Continental Congress sending the Olive Branch Petition, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the publication of Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, key victories at Trenton and Princeton, the Battle of Saratoga which was a turning point with France joining as an ally, struggles in the southern colonies, and the final victory at Yorktown with the British surrender. Key figures discussed include Ethan Allen, George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Charles Cornwallis.
Chapter 5 Crisis in the Colonies
The document summarizes the events leading up to the American Revolution. It describes the tensions between British colonists and Parliament over new taxes being imposed without colonial representation. Key events included the Stamp Act and Boston Tea Party protests, as well as the Intolerable Acts passed by Britain in response. This led the colonies to form the First Continental Congress and start militias in preparation for war, which began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord where colonists fought British soldiers.
Chapter 4 Thirteen English Colonies
The document summarizes life in the 13 English colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries. It describes the founding and development of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Key aspects covered include the religious motivations for different colonies, forms of government and rights that emerged, the growth of slavery, and social hierarchies that developed in colonial society.
Chapter 3 jamestown and plymouth
Both Jamestown and Plymouth colonies struggled greatly at first due to lack of proper leadership, shelter, and food supplies. However, while Jamestown eventually thrived due to the cultivation of tobacco crops, Plymouth faced particularly harsh conditions in its first winter that led to many deaths before receiving aid from local Native Americans. The Pilgrims at Plymouth also established their colony with the goal of seeking religious freedom away from the Church of England, in contrast to the primary economic motivations of the Jamestown colony.
Chapter 3 Jamestown and Plymouth
Both Jamestown and Plymouth colonies struggled greatly at first due to lack of proper leadership, shelter, and food supplies. However, while Jamestown eventually thrived due to the cultivation of tobacco crops, Plymouth faced even harsher initial conditions that led to many deaths during their first winter before receiving aid from local Native Americans. The Pilgrims at Plymouth also came seeking religious freedom unlike the colonists at Jamestown.
Chapter 14 north and south
The document summarizes life in the North and South before the Civil War. In the North, new inventions like the telegraph and railroads, along with growing industry, led to economic expansion. Factories employed many workers under difficult conditions. Unions and immigrants impacted Northern society. The Southern economy depended on cotton cultivation which expanded through the use of the cotton gin. Slavery was central to Southern plantation agriculture, though most whites were small farmers.
Reconstruction
Reconstruction faced many challenges including how to rebuild the South after the Civil War, integrate freed black people, and determine the appropriate level of federal oversight. There were competing plans between Presidents Lincoln and Johnson and Congress, with Congress favoring more protections for black civil and voting rights through military occupation and constitutional amendments. However, the withdrawal of federal troops from the South in 1877 due to political deals marked the end of Reconstruction and freed southern states to impose Jim Crow laws discriminating against black citizens.
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- 1. The Incorporation of America
- 2. U. S. Patents Granted 1790s 276 patents issued. 1990s 1,119,220 patents issued.
- 6. The Ediphone or Dictaphone
- 7. The Motion Picture Camera
- 8. Alexander Graham Bell Telephone (1876)
- 9. Model T Automobile Henry Ford I want to pay my workers so that they can afford my product!
- 10. “ Model T” Prices & Sales
- 20. Standard Oil Co.
- 21. Iron & Steel Production
- 22. New Type of Business Entities
- 23. U. S. Corporate Mergers
- 25. Wall Street – 1867 & 1900
- 26. The Reorganization of Work The Assembly Line
- 27. % of Billionaires in 1900
- 28. % of Billionaires in 1918
- 29. The Protectors of Our Industries
- 30. The ‘Bosses’ of the Senate