Unit 1
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Westward Expansion
Transcontinental Railroad
Assimilation
Homstead Act
Farmers
Farmers in the west had issues with shipping their crops on the railroads. They were being hit with high prices and didn't have the power of these large railroad companies. In response, farmers banded together to create the Grange and Farmer's Alliance to help themselves.
Bessemer Process
Made the manufacturing of steel easier, faster, and cheaper. Therefore, it was easier to get and it helped to increase the number of railroads, sky scrapers, bridges, etc. built in the country
Immigration
Innovations
Living Conditions
Nativists
Business of the Gilded Age
Capitalism
Socialism
an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit
a political and economic system in which the government owns the means of production and all industry and businesses in society
Key Terms
Corporation
Monopoly
an organization that has complete control over an entire industry, including the production of the product, the wages it pays its workers, and the price it sets for the product
a business organization owned by many individuals who buy shares of ownership
Powerful Businesses & the Government
Businesses during the Gilded Age became more powerful than the government. In response, government officials didn't do much to limit the power and excesses of big business. Most governments (state & federal) generally avoided regulation. When labor unions began to become more popular as a result of the power of businesses - labor issues and strikes happened. The government response was to not support the labor unions but sending in troops to break up the strikes.
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Unit 1
Interactive Notes
Use these notes and key concepts to help you complete the Unit 1 Test
Check out each page! Let Mr. Michener know if you have any questions. **Click on the plus signs throughout!
Westward Expansion
Transcontinental Railroad
Assimilation
Homstead Act
Farmers
Farmers in the west had issues with shipping their crops on the railroads. They were being hit with high prices and didn't have the power of these large railroad companies. In response, farmers banded together to create the Grange and Farmer's Alliance to help themselves.
Bessemer Process
Made the manufacturing of steel easier, faster, and cheaper. Therefore, it was easier to get and it helped to increase the number of railroads, sky scrapers, bridges, etc. built in the country
Immigration
Innovations
Living Conditions
Nativists
Business of the Gilded Age
Capitalism
Socialism
an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit
a political and economic system in which the government owns the means of production and all industry and businesses in society
Key Terms
Corporation
Monopoly
an organization that has complete control over an entire industry, including the production of the product, the wages it pays its workers, and the price it sets for the product
a business organization owned by many individuals who buy shares of ownership
Powerful Businesses & the Government
Businesses during the Gilded Age became more powerful than the government. In response, government officials didn't do much to limit the power and excesses of big business. Most governments (state & federal) generally avoided regulation. When labor unions began to become more popular as a result of the power of businesses - labor issues and strikes happened. The government response was to not support the labor unions but sending in troops to break up the strikes.
+ info
Plessy v. Ferguson