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Laying tracks on the extreme front of Prescott and Eastern Railroad in Arizona Territory, ca. 1898

Objective: To examine the growth in mid-19 century technology and the subsequent factory conditions. Laying tracks on the extreme front of Prescott and Eastern Railroad in Arizona Territory, ca. 1898. The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1844. S. F. B. Morse in 1840.

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Laying tracks on the extreme front of Prescott and Eastern Railroad in Arizona Territory, ca. 1898

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  1. Objective: To examine the growth in mid-19 century technology and the subsequent factory conditions. Laying tracks on the extreme front of Prescott and Eastern Railroad in Arizona Territory, ca. 1898

  2. The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1844. S. F. B. Morse in 1840

  3. Morse code allowed information to be relayed immediately over hundreds or thousands of miles. 1845 version of the telegraph

  4. Erecting the First Transcontinental Telegraph Line, 1867

  5. Cutting telegraph wire and connecting the ends c. 1862

  6. Morse Code Reference Sheet Listen: Translate text into Morse Code

  7. Railroads became an important part of the American economy beginning in the 1850’s.

  8. Farmers and merchants could transport their goods quicker and cheaper.

  9. Photo by Ruth Starke Burkhead, courtesy of the Arcadia Area Historical Society 1880s. Early Arcadia Narrow Gauge Engine and Log Cars This narrow gauge railroad was used primarily for logging in the Arcadia, Michigan area.

  10. Railroads transformed the small farming community of Wanatah, MI, into one of the area's leading market centers. In the early 1900's, the depot was the hub of the city's activities.

  11. Cities grew along rail routes. Ex.) Chicago and Cincinnati United States rail network - 1870

  12. The Effects of Factory Growth • Factory workers often worked 15 hours or more a day. • Child labor and injuries were common, and wages were low. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins. Macon, Ga. (photo by Lewis Hine, 1908- 1912)

  13. Factories began to replace skilled workers, such as carpenters and shoemakers. Some of the young knitters in London Hosiery Mills. London, Tenn. (photo by Lewis Hine, 1908- 1912)

  14. By the 1830’s, workers began to form trade unions in order to fight for better working conditions. • Union workers sometimes make their demands by going on strike.

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