Homework - 2/27

Questions:

1. What groups and people sought to take on the challenges that came with urbanization?

2. Why did so many educational initiatives and institutions take root in America in the late 19th and early 29th centuries. Who funded or created these institutions? What were the results of this movement? Be specific.

3. What advancements were made in the fields of press and literature. How did these reflect the changing landscape of America at this time?

We will finish this chapter in Pageant by Wednesday.

February Vacation Assignment

1. Pageant notes: Chapters 26 and 28. Review notes from end of Chapter 27.

2. Relevant terms and Names from the chapter (373 and 392 in AMSCO correlate to these chapters, you do not need to define terms or names that are in AMSCO but do not appear in Pageant)

3. Answer the following questions (paragraph form... be in depth, use your notes, don't come in with vague statements and hope to get credit):

1. What were the structural and immediate causes of the Great Railroad strike of 1877? How did the public and governmental response to the strike reflect the attitudes of the era?

2. What factors led to the rise of the Populist Party during the last decades of the 19th century? What does agrarian discontent indicate about American culture during the late 19th century?

3. What reforms did the Populists seek? What factors contributed to the decline of the Populist movement? To what extent did the movement succeed?

4. What effects did Urbanization have on the country politically? Socially? Economically?

Robber Barons or Captains of Industry

Guiding Questions:

What various practices of industrialists/financiers led to their being labeled "robber barons"? "Captains of industry"?

In what ways did such industrialists/financiers harm and/or benefit the U.S. economy and the quality of life of its citizens?

Objectives

State definitions of the terms "robber baron" and "captain of industry."
List some of the actions, both positive and negative, of one or more captains of industry/robber barons.
Take a stand as to whether a particular financier/industrialist is or is not a robber baron and support that stand with evidence.

To complete the tasks and answer the questions above, click here.

Be sure to evaluate the 4 case studies (Carnegie, vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Morgan) and defend why you named them a Captain of Industry or Robber Baron. Cheeuh.

Debate Tomorrow/Today's Class

Sorry about today in class. Not sure what was going on but getting it checked out. In any case, I plan on being in school tomorrow and you should plan on arguing your sides.

Things to consider:

Robber Barons: What justifications do you have for not 'giving back' to society? What's your take on the 'Gospel of Wealth'? Be able to explain your capitalist philosophies. Are the 'Captains of Industry' deserving of the title?

Captains: Why are you deserving of the title? What are the Robber Barons doing wrong? Why should they stray from their laissez-faire/Darwinist ways? Why is Robber Barons a fitting description of them?

Have a general idea of what each member is about.

Any questions I will handle before the debate tomorrow.

On a happy note for you... Only DBQ Friday, no Multiple Choice part... that will be 2 Fridays from now.

Robber Barons and Captains of Industry

Pageant - 545-554. Outline.
Terms and Names:

Carnegie
Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
vertical integration
horizontal integration
trust
Standard Oil
U.S. Steel Corp.
Gospel of Wealth
Social Darwinism
philanthropy
Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
James Duke
American Tabacco Company
Robber Barons and Captains of Industry

Questions:

How was the Constitution applied to protect monopolies during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

Did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act help regulate business? Evaluate it's early effectiveness.

What is a Robber Baron? Captain of Industry? Examples?

RESEARCH YOUR INDUSTRIALIST and any arguments you might use.
Debate topic: Is there really a difference between Robber Barons and Captains of Industry?

Useful Powerpoint

Transcontinental Railroad

Visit the following site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/index.html

Click on the 'Special Features' tag and select 'Race to Utah'

Take notes on the interactive journey and answer the following question:

"What was the impact of the transcontinental railroad on the United States?"

Once you are finished writing the answer, click here. Compare your answer to the information given here. Don't cheat... use the knowledge from your notes and the "Race to Utah" feature to answer the question before looking at the link.

HOMEWORK 2-9-2007

Pageant, pages 536-545 (The Trust Titan Emerges)

EQ: What factors led to the unprecedented economic growth of the United States between 1865-1900? In what sense was the relationship between industrialization and westward expansion a symbiotic one?

Identifications: Define and give significance of relevant terms

Combination (pool)

Rebates

Kickbacks

Free enterprise

Grangers

Wabash Case

ICC/ICA

Millionaire

Natural resources (what were they)

Inventors/inventions

Transcontinental Railroad

Land grants

Subsidies

Union Pacific Railroad

Irish/Chinese immigrants

Big Four

Central Pacific

Cornelius Vanderbilt

“local” time

Railroad corruption

Monopoly

Questions:

1. Explain what impact each of the following had on American industrial development: natural resources, immigration, technological innovation, government polices. In what sense did the development of railroads stimulate industrialization? What were its other far-reaching social and economic consequences?

2. What specific measures did the federal government take to promote the building of railroads?

3. How did the system of American railroads change from a series of locally-owned and run lines to a industry dominated by a few large companies? What were the advantages of such consolidation? What did this indicate about the goals of American industrialists at the time?

4. What role did each of the following play in the creation of the transcontinental railroad: the federal government, Chinese and Irish immigrants, industrialists? Why did the completion of the transcontinental railroad set off such wild celebrations throughout the nation?

5. Pick two of the following: George Eastman, Gustavus Swift, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison, and explain how their inventions promoted national unity and industrialization.