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Unit 7 Industrialization

EQ: How did industrialization and new technology affect the economy and society? HW: P. 436-444,  P. 445 checkpoint, P. 448 checkpoint (second one), critical thinking # 4&5 Do Now: Describe the state of American industry right after the Civil War. Unit 7 Industrialization.

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Unit 7 Industrialization

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  1. EQ: How did industrialization and new technology affect the economy and society? HW: P. 436-444,  P. 445 checkpoint, P. 448 checkpoint (second one), critical thinking #4&5 Do Now: Describe the state of American industry right after the Civil War Unit 7 Industrialization

  2. I. Industrial Growth • A. Civil War challenges industry • B. Abundance of natural resources • 1. lumber • 2. navigable rivers • 3. oil

  3. C. Workforce expands • 1. immigration • 2. migration • 3. entrepreneurship

  4. D. Free enterprise system • 1. encourage by gov’t • A. laissez-faire • B. protective tariffs

  5. E. Inventions • 1. patents • A. electicity • B. iron – bessemer process • C. suspension bridges • D. railroads • E. communication (telegraph, telephone) • F. mass production

  6. EQ: How did big business shape the American economy in the late 1800s and early 1900s? HW: HW#17 P. 444-448  Answer: P. 445 checkpoint, P. 448 checkpoint (second one), critical thinking #4&5 Do Now: Read the article the US Free Enterprise system and summarize in a paragraph. Unit 7 Industrialization

  7. II. Rise of Big Business • A. Corporation

  8. II. Rise of Big Business • A. Corporation • B. monopoly • C. Cartel • D. Horizontal Integration • 1. Rockefeller Standard Oil • E. Vertical Integration • 2. Carnegie Steel

  9. SOAPS Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Speaker

  10. EQ: How did big business shape the American economy in the late 1800s and early 1900s? HW: HW#1 Finish reading the article & write a persuasive paragraph: Were the wealthy industrialists Robber Barons or Captains of Industry? Do Now: What is a Robber Baron? What is Social Darwinism? Unit 7 Industrialization

  11. EQ: How did big business shape the American economy in the late 1800s and early 1900s? HW: HW#2 P. 450-457 Answer: P. 451 Chkp, P. 454 Chkpt, P. 457 Chkpt, Critical Thinking #5 Do Now: 1. How did Vanderbilt monopolize the Railroads? 2. How did Vanderbilt impact the “new corporation”? 3. How did the 3 other Robber Barons depend on the RR? Unit 7 Industrialization

  12. Robber Barons • Rockefeller - Oil • Carnegie - Steel • Vanderbilt - RR • Morgan - Banking

  13. F. Regulation • 1. Interstate Commerce Commission • A. Attempts to regulate RRs • 2. Sherman Antitrust Act • B. Monopolies illegal

  14. G. Philanthropy • 1. Donated millions to charities • 2. Education • Ex. Libraries, universities

  15. II. Labor Movement • A. Conditions are poor • Sweatshops • B. Labor unions • 1. Knights of Labor – Terence Powderly • 2. American Federation of Labor – Samuel Gompers • Collective Bargaining

  16. C. Strikes • 1. Haymarket Riot • 2. Homestead Strike • 3. Pullman Strike

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