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Department Stores : Big Business
Department stores were very useful towards all people in the mid 1800s. They gave people many options as they provided goods from clothes to furniture to food. This became an easy way for everyone to shop. -
Telegraph : Industrialization and Technology
The telegraph was invented in 1832 by Samuel Morse. This new technology made it easier for people to communicate over long distances. This invention also helped railroads operate more effectively. -
Mining : The West
After the first discovery of gold in 1848, crowds of people would migrate to the West in search of gold. This search of gold expanded from California to Nevada, Arizona, Montana, and Idaho. -
Morrill Act : The West
The Morrill act of 1862 allowed colleges to be built in the newly founded land in the west. These colleges emphasized agriculture and Mechanic arts. This gave new opportunity to farmers migrating from the South. -
Mass Transit : Immigration and Urbanization
A major result of Urbanization was Mass Transit. Railroads allowed many people on a train at a time resulting in more effecient, environment friendly travel. -
Knights Of Labor : Politics and Government Corruption
Despite being a very succesful time period for innovation and industrialization, the Gilded Age also contained very poor working conditions and low pay for workers. The Knights of Labor were trying to end child labor and increase wages for workers. -
Promontory Point: The West
Promontory Point was vital towards completing the transcontinental railroad. This connected the US from East to West and made transportation much easier. -
Corporations : Big Business
Corporations were very important a the time because it gave everyone a chance to increase their profits. When someone would invest in a Corporation, they had the chance to increase profits if the company was doing well economically. These corporations also created many jobs. -
Tenements : Immigration and Urbanization
Due to discrimination immigrants faced during the Gilded Age, they were often forced to live in tenements. Tenements are very low condition houses and were located in the lower East side of New York. -
Chinese Exclusion Act : Immigration and Urbanization
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 stopped all Chinese immigrants from coming to America to find jobs. This was very uneccesary considering the US needed labor at the time where production was more efficient than before. -
Skyscrapers : Industrialization and Technology
The population in urban areas was rapidly increasing. This resulted in a need for taller building rather than wider building. Skyscrapers was well suited for this purpose as they rose over 1000 feet high. -
Haymarket Riot : Politics and Government Corruption
The Haymarket riot in 1886 was an action against the Capitalist society people were living in. They believed people should only have to work 8 hour days. It also gave significence to workers rights around the world. -
Pullman Strike : Politics and Government Corruption
The Pullman Strike in 1894 was a result of wages being cut and working hours being increased. During this strike, the railroad workers refused to operate passenger trains which ruined the rairoad system. -
Airplanes : Industrialization and Technology
The first Airplane was invented by the Wright brothers in 1903. It allowed people to effectively travel to other parts of the world in a short amount of time. -
Mass Marketing : Big Business
Mass marketing was vital for businesses to get their name out to the public. Due to the newly popular radio, businesses were given a chance to have a wider audience.
