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NORTH RIVER STEAMBOAT
trade=rapids transportation of goods
transportation=wealthy would use it as form of travel in rivers
enviro=farmers grew crops along river because it was easy to get them to markets near river forks and rapids
Marine Diesel Engine -
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NEW MIGRATION
Irish;religious freedom
economic condition
German religious background difficulties political differences
Chinese need work
gold rush
most migrants lived mostly by the west coast -
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morse code
samuel morse invited the morse code
It made communication faster , you can send message from coast to coast
it lead to telephones , fax machine and internet
Built along RR tracks due to free land and heavy use by the RR company -
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Boss Tweed
1)was a legendary corrupt political leader of New York City in the years following the Civil War.
2)was a former street tough from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, never held high political office in New York City.
3)His highest elective office was a single unhappy and unproductive term in the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-1850s.
4)He was also known to work closely with two particularly unscrupulous businessmen, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk.
5)he was arrested and tried in 1872. -
homestead act
the us gov. 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 -
chinese exclusionary act
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 transcendental railroad
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 -
nast cartoon about boss tweed
boss tweed suspected of stealing millions of $$$ frome the city of N.Y
nast used his character to help prosecute boss tweed for fraud
before public out rage turned against him -
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RISE OF LABOR UNIONS
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 -
standard oil company
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 rocker feller institute of medical research -
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GILDED AGE AND WESTWARD EXPANSION
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 -
Bessemer steel process
the removal of impurities f/iron the bessemer process revolutionized steel production, cost went down. the process made steel 10x stronger than iron rr went further, building grew high due to strength and low cost -
HAYMARKET RIOT
THE CAUSE of the heymarket riot was a bomb that was thrown at police attempting to break up a peaceful rally of Chicago workers,who were striking in support of an 8 hour day.
-THE EFFECT was that the police opened fire on the crowd,killing 4 and wounding at least 70.-The police also managed to kill 6 of their own officers and wound another 60 in their wild frenzy of shooting.
-7 Chicago anarchists sentenced to death on the flimsiest of evidence. -
andrew carnegie
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 tyhe steel industry the most extensive integrated industry -
hull house
to provide higher civic and seal life
located in chicago illinois
founded by ellen g starr jane addams
both their leadership made wemen more politically influenced
had more power among men -
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ELLIS ISLAND
some of the groups that arrived were southern Europeans
immigrants had to preform physical and mental hexanes to ensure there admittance
doctors would check the immigrants for health problems -
pull man strike
causes
manufacture of railroad cars
cut the already low wages of its workers about 25% but did not introduce corresponding reduction intrst
and other changes
happened
america railroad way union striking
small group 260,000 joined
refused to hitch cars
refused to handle pullmans car
result
federal injunction
stikes & violent reaction ruiend his rep -
ANGLE ISLAND
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 -
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GREAT MIGRATION
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 -
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Americanization day
Against this backdrop, the CIA in 1915 decided it needed to establish a campaign to unify new and old Americans, and they chose the July 4 celebrations as a venue. Long a raucous celebration, the Americanization Day movement set about to reshape the day’s image around themes of immigrants embracing American culture.
Meaning:
1. To make American in form, style, or character.
2. To absorb or assimilate into American culture.
3. To bring under American influence or control.