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trade=rapid transportation of goods
Transportation=wealthy would use it as form to travel in rivers
Environment=farmers grew crops along river because it was easy to get them to markets near river forks and rapids
Marine Diesel Engine -
Irish;Religious freedom
economic condition
German religious background difficulties political differences
Chinese need work
gold rush
most migrants lived mostly by the west coast -
Samuel Morse invented the Morse code
It made communication faster , you can send message from coast to coast
It lead to telephone , fax machine and the internet
Built along RR tracks due to free land and heavy use by the RR Company -
They used dishonest politicians to gain control of New York city
Support neighborhoods of new immigrants by giving them help and jobs.
Immigrants in return with votes just how Boss tweed wanted
Controlled Democratic party in New York City -
cattle drives started in Texas ended in the Midwest (Kansas or Nebraska)more beef was needed in the east coast due to the growing population in big cities like Chicago NY.
new technology end to cattle drive it was called Barbe Vire -
The U.S government wanted homesteaders to move on to the plains so that they could achieve manifest destiny
great plains , flat land & grassland
people had the drive to own their own land the American Dream
Native americans had 3 choices they could assimilate relocate or die -
1st & only major legislation to suspend immigration of a certain nationality
in 1892 was renewed for another 10 years in 1902 the ban became permanent
American people were scared to fight for their jobs
caused segregation of Asians from Americans and china towns -
First time American could travel freely from coast to coast
Markets expended and cheaper distribution
People moved to the East
Forced Indians off their land
Ended long cattle drives
Farmers had quick access to markets -
Boss tweed suspected of stealing millions of $$$ from the city on N.Y
Nast used his character to help prosecute Boss tweed for fraud
before public out range turned against him -
purpose
fought for wages & safer working conditions
it stopped child labor
gave health benefits & provide aid to workers who were injured or retired actions
unions rely on strike and boycott against co. sometime the strikes led to violence
1st time African Americans were desecrate & allowed to join union -
founded by john d Rockefeller with associates
after making major progress with his company made his own transportation
once retired inserted in charitable becoming a respected philanthropist
invested 300 million to help create the university of Chicago and the rocker feller institute of medical research -
the gilded age was an era of rapid economic growth especially in the north and west american wages especially for skilled workers were much higher then in Europe which attracted millions of immigrants
railroads were the major industry but the factory system mining and finance increased
labor unions became important in industrial areas
this time period is characterized by economic growth widespread poverty westward expansion and political corruption -
The removal of impurities f/iron
The Bessemer process revolutionized steel production decreasing cost
The process made steel stronger them than iron
RR went further building grew high due to straight low cost of steel -
low wages dangerous working conditions
labor protest near Chicago's hay market square
really turned the riot after someone threw a bomb and police
gov. imposed death sentence on 7 men & 8 were sentenced to 15 years in prison & 4 men were hanged -
the Carnegie argument about the gospel of wealth is that rich people should be allowed to use their money to helpless 'fit people'
lie created Bessemer process steel making
his fortune in the steel industry the most extensive integrated i -
To provide higher civic and seal life
located in Chicago Illinois
founded by Ellen g Starr Jane Addams
Both their leadership made women more politically influenced
had more power among me -
some of the groups that arrived were southern Europeans
immigrants had to perform physical and mental hexanes to ensure there admittance
Doctors would check the immigrants for health problems -
Frick sent 300 Pinkerton and met 10000 strikers a gun fight broke out till the national guard came to stop them
carnage wanted to break the union frick began looking the workers out of the plant
government supported monopolists -
causes
manufacture of railroad cars
cut the already low wages of its workers about 25% but did not introduce corresponding reduction interest and other charges
happened
america railroad way union striking
small group 260,000 joined
refused to hitch cars
refused to handle Pullmans car
result
federal injunction
strikes & violent reaction ruiend his rep -
Is in San Francisco Bay , Immigrants processed one million Asian immigrants
Chinese Japanese immigrants
Requirements many chinese immigrants were forced to prove they had a husband or father and were in good health -
pull factors to north
-job opportunities
-voting was a right
push factors from south
-violence of hate
work to survive /no jobs
moved to Chicago,Detroit,New York,Pittsburgh
migrating of new job opportunities blacks moved north to escape from oppressive conditions of the south like lynching , unfair legal system ,inequality in education -
Created to bring together new and old immigrants
Americans viewed immigrants as a threat to Americans way of life
Immigrants were worried they wouldn't be accepted as american citizens