Gilded Age PPTs

7/27/2019 Gilded Age PPTs

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Do now: Answer the following question in a fullsentence in your composition notebook.

Who were the 3 groups of people who were moving West afterthe Civil War that you read about last class?

A. Miners, ranchers and farmers

B. Ranchers, farmers and factor workers

C. Immigrants, miners and ranchers

D. Farmers, women and immigrants

EXAMPLE: The 3 groups of people moving West after the Civil War were___________________________________________________________.


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1. MINERS: New western towns developed quickly, but ghosttowns were left behind when the gold ran out.

2. RANCHERS: The railroad changed the ranching businessforever, because ranchers could now ship meat from theWest to the East.

3. FARMERS: Farmers succeeded in creating new technology,but many moved back East because of bad weatherconditions.

Explore

main takeaways


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Explain

Notes: pull of the west

WHY: Settlers, miners, andranchers went west to makemoney and/or have a fresh start.

HOW:

Homestead Act: 160 acres of free

land was given to settlers whocommitted to building a home onthe land, live there, and work theland for at least 5 years.


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Explain


HOW:

Dawes Act: NativeAmerican reservationlands were broken up andgiven to the U.S.government and railroadcompanies. Indian tribeslost almost 2/3 of theirlands.


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Explain


HOW:

Railroad industry:Congress offeredrailroads land grants and

loans so the railroadscould settle westernlands and turn smalltowns into major cities.


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Elaborate

going west vs. moving

Settlers, ranchers and miners went west to makemoney and/or have a fresh start. They were ableto move west because the governmentestablished the Homestead Act and the DawesAct and helped the railroad industry.


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Extend

cause and effect

CAUSE EFFECT

Miners: Gold is discovered and more

settlers move west.

Farmers: There was little rainfall on

the plains and winter very harsh on

crops.

Ranchers: The transcontinental

railroad connected the west to the

east.

Small western towns became big

cities.

Farmers moved back east because the

weather made it too difficult to

maintain crops.

Meat could now be sold to the

east via the railroad.


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Explore: Industrialization

INDUSTRIALIZATION

The growth of

industry (creating

goods and services)

PICTURE

The US experienced

extreme

industrialization during

the Gilded Age.

MODERN DAY:

What are 3 examples of

industrializedcountries?


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Explore: Entrepreneurs

ENTREPRENEURS PICTURE

People who take

risks to begin new

businesses

Gilded Age

entrepreneurs made

money from oil, steel

and the railroad.

MODERN DAY:

Who are a few famous

entrepreneurs?


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Explore: Monopoly

MONOPOLY PICTURE

Exclusive possession

or control of the

supply of a good or

service

Some entrepreneurs

made money by

creating a monopoly

on one good/service.

MODERN DAY:Do you think there are any

monopolies that existtoday? If so, what company?


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Explore: Laissez-Faire

LAISSEZ-FAIRE PICTURE

Government doesnt

interfere with

businesses, trade or

the market

Gilded Age bosses

wanted a laissez-faire

government so they

could profit.

MODERN DAY:

Does the U.S. have a

laissez-faire policy withbusiness now?


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Explain: Gilded Age EntrepreneursCORNELIUS VANDERBILT

Started his ownsteamship company,eventually controllingHudson River (NewYork) traffic

Provided the firstRAILROAD servicebetween New Yorkand Chicago

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Founded theSTANDARD OILCOMPANY

His monopoly

controlled nearlyall of the countrysoil-refiningcapacity

ANDREW CARNEGIE

Started by working for therailroad & investing hismoney in oil

Created his own STEELCOMPANY & bought all the

companies he needed toproduce the steel

Big on philanthropy (givingmoney to charities)


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DO NOW:In your composition notebook, answer these 2 multiple choice questions inFULL SENTENCES.1. What is industrialization?

A. The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas

B. An increase in the amount of money in the economy

C. The growth of industry

D. A decline in the creation of goods and services

2. What Gilded Age entrepreneur made his riches in the oil business?

A. Andrew CarnegieB. John Rockefeller

C. Cornelius Vanderbilt

D. Henry Bessemer


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Is Industrialization Good or Bad?Put a (+) next to an effect if you think it is positive. Put a (-) next to an effect if you think it is negative.EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION

1. Huge profits for the captains of industry (Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc.)

2. United States becomes a manufacturing giant in the world

3. Immigration and migration: people began to migrate [move] to the cities forjobs

4. Urbanization: cities grew [urbanization], so there was an increase in crime,poverty, poor living conditions, bad sanitation, disease

5. Philanthropy of some industrialists

6. Growth of labor unions


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Extend: Labor UnionsLabor unions: an organized group of workersformed to protect and further their rights andinterestsPeople formed labor unions in the early 1900s

because they wanted better pay, shorter hours,and better conditions


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Explore: Weird Inventions?Patent # 174-465

Considered a very strange patent forits time

At the time, the inventor didnt evenknow what to do with it

It could be used to blend voices of

singing groups Led to increased production and

urbanization

Alexander Graham BellsTELEPHONE!


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Explain: Gilded Age Inventions (TEST!) TYPEWRITER: more women entered the work force

ELECTRIC POWER: Thomas Edisons worked on a localcurrent, Nikola Tesla worked on a long distance current

vs.


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Why were steel, electricity, and the telephone so importantfor industry during the Gilded Age? How did they changepeoples lives? How did they allow people to move to cities?

Steel allowed skyscrapers to be built and railroad tracksto be laid

Telephone instant communication allowed people to

conduct business over large areas Electricity factories could run day and night with light

bulbs, which increased productivity and the electricgenerator powered the factory machines

Explain: Gilded Age Inventions


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Do Now:Answerthese2questionsinyournotebookinFULL SENTENCES!1. The typewriter made it

possible (Choose the bestanswer)

A. To have new jobs for men

B. For women to enter theskilled labor force

C. To have a higher wageD. To work longer during the

day

2. The telephone by AlexanderGraham Bell was:

A. An invention that didntcatch the publics eye

B. As good as it is today

C. Desired by businesses, they

thought it was indispensableD. Sold to another company


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OPTIMISM:

PULLING immigrants to America

REALITY:

Life in AmericaJob opportunities

Reunited with family members

More advanced technology

Democratic government

**No military serviceDangerous living conditions

Overworked: 12 hours/day

Unsafe working conditions

Death of family members and friends

Underpaid: $7-$8/day or $5/week

**Nativism


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NATIVISM: favoring native-born people; anti-immigrants

EX: Ku Klux Klan

XENOPHOBIA: irrational dislike or fear of people fromother countries

EX: Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Explore: Immigrant Experience (TEST!)


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Explain: Urbanization**Tenement apartments: poorly built and cramped apartments in large cities;the result of extreme urbanization & thousands of people moving to the east

Many working class families had to rent out part of their living space. Livingconditions were made worse as people crowded together.


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Elaborate: Urbanization POLITICAL MACHINES: organization controlled by a boss and

supported by workers (immigrants), who received rewards for theirefforts

**When new immigrants arrived at Ellis Island, members politicalmachines were often the first to meet them

**Accepted bribes in return for favors


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Some people justified why some people became very wealthy and some

stayed very poor. The philosophy came from Charles Darwins ideas ofevolution.

Ideas of the Social Darwinists were:

If things dont adapt, it will die out (like the dinosaurs).

Any person through hard work could become wealthy and

powerful

**Let strong companies prosper, and let weak companies goout of business

Extend: Urbanization (TEST!)


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Extend: Urbanization (TEST!)Most people believed that poverty was caused by laziness,alcoholism or irresponsibility.

Social Gospel Movement: religious movement that believedpeople should apply their religious values to improve theindustrialized society and help the deserving poor

Who is one industrialist we talked about in class whobelieved in the Social Gospel Movement?

ANDREW CARNEGIE


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Explore: Government in the Gilded AgeQ: What was the governments attitude toward business at thebeginning of the Gilded Age?

A: Laissez-faire: Government doesnt interfere with businesses,trade or the market

Q: Who did laissez-faire favor?A: Laissez faire favored Gilded Age bosses and entrepreneurs(Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller)

Q: Was this beneficial for society as a whole? Why?A: No, because bosses could take advantage of their employees.

Q: So, what is going to happen next?A: The government will intervene to try to solve the problem.

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