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The Bessemer Process
Bessemer ProcessThe famous inventor Henry Bessemer, who invented the Bessemer Process for Steelmaking, was given a patent for Bessemer Process for Steelmaking on November 11, 1856. The Bessemer Process is a method for making steel by blasting compressed air through molten iron to burn out excess carbon and impurities. -
Andrew Carnegie and Steel Industry
Andrew Carnegie BiographyIn 1870 the United States produced about 69,000 tons of steel. Just 30 years later the United States produced more than 11 million tons. No man was more responsible for that growth in the U.S. steel industry than Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie made a fortune from his steel companies. After his retirement he donated most of his money to educational and social causes. -
Grant elected president
All about the great President Ulysses S. GrantRepublican Ulysses S. Grant defeats Democrat Horatio Seymour and is elected president of the United States. Grant receives 214 of 294 votes in the Electoral College. The support of 500,000 southern black voters accounts for Grant's victory. -
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Gilded Age
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The Gilded Age had begun
The Gilded Age Dictionary MeaningPhrase penned by Mark Twain as satire for the way America had become. It revealed the "best and worst" of America.
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Rockefeller Incorporates Standard Oil
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company is incorporated in Ohio. Rockefeller has been active in the oil business since 1863. Standard Oil was first formed as a partnership in 1868. -
The Financial Panic of 1873 begins
The Financial Panic of 1873Began on September 18 with the failure of the Philadelphia investment house of Jay Cooke. Cooke had played a large role in financing the Union war by marketing federal bonds to farmers and workers. After the war, his firm had become the government's agent in financing railroad construction. In the years between the end of the Civil War and the decrease of Cooke's firm, railroads laid 35,000 miles of new track in the United States and became the nation's largest employers. -
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The Financial Panic
The Financial PanicIt is important to point out that the Panic of 1873 in the United States was part of a larger international economic depression. The pain the United States felt financially was matched across the ocean in Europe when the value of silver plummeted to uncontrollable levels. Our focus is going to be on the financial collapse in the United States. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was an influential scientist, engineer and inventor. Bell studied the human voice and worked with various schools for the deaf. While in Boston, Bell became vert interested in the speaking over wires. Together, Thomas and Alexander succeeded in sending their first telephone message on March 10, 1876, when Bell spoke the famous words: "Watson -- come here -- I want you." -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Acts
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first law restricting immigration into the United States. Those on the West Coast began to decrease wages on the Chinese workers. Although the Chinese only made up .002 percent of the nation's population. -
4 February 1887, Interstate Commerce Act
In 1887, Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to federal regulation. It brought unfair competiton for smalller companies due to the large monopolies. The Interstate Commerce Act sought to address the problem by setting guidelines for how the railroads could do business. However, the task of establishing specific measures was complex, and regulators lacked a clear mission. -
"How The Other Half Lives"
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87SCTEsIufY >How Does The Other Half Live?</a>This is one of the most celebrated books on thehorrible living and working conditions of immigrants at the turn of the century. Jacob Riis is the author of this amazing factual book. This book shows th future of journalism by exposing the slums to New York City’s upper and middle classes. -
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Actmajor purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to prohibit monopolies and sustain competition so as to protect companies from each other and to protect consumers from unfair business practices. The Such people involving in trusts were given fines of $5,000 and one year in prison. -
1 September 1895 Booker T. Washington
Booker was an African American born as a slave determined to strengthen his education. Washington had controlled the funds and flows of black schools and colleges. Washington had used the opening of the Cotton States and International Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia, to send his message of industry, patience, and tolerance. -
18 May 1896, Plessy v. Ferguson
On June 7, 1892, Homer plessy was arrested for sitting in the "white" car on a train and was arrested. This case was taken to supreme court and their argument was he was not given the rights as stated in the 14th amendment. ustice Henry Brown of Michigan delivered the majority opinion, which sustained the constitutionality of Louisiana’s Jim Crow law. -
William McKinley
William McKinleyWilliam McKinley Jr. was the 25th President of the United States. By the 1880s, McKinley was a national Republican leader. his issue was high tariffs on imports as a formula for prosperity. In the 1896 election, he upheld the gold standard, and promoted pluralism among ethnic groups. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American WarSpanish-American War Recap
Spain declared war on the U.S. because the U.S. supported Cuba's wish to be independent of Spanish rule.The Spanish military forced Cubans into slave communities and thousands died from disease and starvation.War with Spain was declared in April 1898.The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898. Cuba was freed, the U.S. obtained the Philippines for $20 million, and Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the U.S. -
Henry Ford Incorporates Ford Motor Company
The Ford LifeThe Ford LifeFord is credited with the modernization of industry by using conveyor belts and assembly lines. By giving people certain stations to work from and moving the car past all the stations the work was performed much faster and competently. This revolutionized the auto industry. Ford was able to produce cars more rapidly and at a much cheaper cost. Therefore, many more people were able to purchase cars and the country's methods of transportation were changed forever.
