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Industry Comes of Age

Industry Comes of Age . Chapter 24. The Iron Colt Becomes the Iron Horse. Railroad boom after the war . 1865- 30,000 miles of track 1900- 192,556 miles of track. Railroad building costly and risky . Needs government help or subsidies Thin population unprofitable for RR

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Industry Comes of Age

Industry Comes of Age . Chapter 24. The Iron Colt Becomes the Iron Horse. Railroad boom after the war . 1865- 30,000 miles of track 1900- 192,556 miles of track. Railroad building costly and risky . Needs government help or subsidies Thin population unprofitable for RR

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INDUSTRIAL AGE IN AMERICA

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The Iron Colt Becomes An Iron Horse

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The Last West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Last West and the New South, 1865-1900.

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The Last West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Last West and the New South, 1865-1900.

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Reminders

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Reminders

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APUSH Review: The Final Exam Review, 2014 Edition Part II

www.Apushreview.com. APUSH Review: The Final Exam Review, 2014 Edition Part II. (Hopefully) Everything You Need To Know To Succeed On May 14, 2014. What is it? Rebuilding the nation after the Civil War Presidential vs. Congressional (Radical) Reconstruction:

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Ch 9, Sec 2-3: The Railroads and Big Business

Ch 9, Sec 2-3: The Railroads and Big Business. Objectives. How did the railroads create industrial growth? Analyze how the railroads were financed and how they grew Analyze how large corporations came to dominate American Business

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Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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The Growth of Railroads

The Growth of Railroads. The Growth of Railroads Linking the Nation. 1865 there was 35,000 miles of track in U.S. 1900 over 200,000 miles of track as the U.S. was becoming a booming industrial power The railroad boom began in 1862 when President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act.

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Chapter 24 Notes

Chapter 24 Notes As 19th Century closed most were lured away from politics & into industry-major economic growth Iron Belt----Iron Horse Boom of RR & government entanglements-by 1900 192,500 miles Transcontinental RR was costly & risky-many government subsidies-Why?

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion. Ch. 6. Why Go West: Push Factors. Civil War Eastern Farmland Costs Failed Entrepreneurs Race and Religious Persecution Competition for Jobs. Why Go West: Pull Factors. Homestead Act Settlers received 160 acres of land.

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Chapter 5: Industrialization

Chapter 5: Industrialization. Section 2: The Railroads SPOTLIGHT VIDEO. The Transcontinental Railroad. Began in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act. Connected the nation East to West. Competition between 2 RR companies: Union Pacific RR Central Pacific RR.

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The issue of slavery

Causes of the Civil War Think- What factors unite this country? What factors divide this country? (examples) Could any of these factors split the nation? political, social(people), cultural(lifestyles), economic ($ differences), religion.

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Industry Comes of Age

Industry Comes of Age. Theme: American accomplished heavy industrialization in the post-Civil War era. Spurred by the transcontinental rail network, business grew and consolidated into giant corporate trusts, as epitomized by the oil and steel industries.

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Industry Comes of Age

Industry Comes of Age. Although railroads instigated a great post Civil War industrial transformation in America, workers struggled with ineffective labor organizations. I. Railroads. Railway Pacific Act, 1869 Generous govt. subsidy with cash payments and land grants

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Chapter 14 The Expansion of American Industry

Chapter 14 The Expansion of American Industry Development of the West Homestead Act (1862) Transcontinental RR * Chinese Labor Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) Telegraph (1844) Samuel Morse Telephone Alexander G. Bell * Thomas Edison Light Bulb, Motion Pics, Phonographs

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