Name ___________________________________ Period ________

Reading A: p 528-536
Reading B pp 536-542
Reading C pp 542-547
Reading D pp 547-555

Name ___________________________________ Hist 204

Industry Comes to Age 1865-1900

Reading A: p 528-536

Reading A: p 528-536

1. What factors encouraged the growth of railroads in this time period?
2. What impact to the growth of railroads have on
Transporation railroad owners railroad workers
Farmers Cities government

Reading B pp 536-542

Reading B pp 536-542

1. What were the “miracles of mechanization?”
2. What led to the development of trusts, monopolies and holding companies?
3. Summarize the business practices and philosophies of John D Rockefeller and discuss the impact on America.

Reading C pp 542-547

Reading C pp 542-547

1. Why was the “gospel of wealth” important to industrialization?
2. How did the government respond to the growing power of the trusts?
3. How was the new south different than the old south?

Reading D pp 547-555

Reading D pp 547-555

1. What changes took place in labor due to industrialization?
2. How did workers respond to these changes.
3. What was the response of the American general public and the government to the rise of labor unions?
4. Why are each of these important?

Samuel Gompers “closed shop” Knights of Labor

National Labor Union Haymarket Square

CLASS NOTES AND DISCUSSION

Factor Production Where America Got them
During Industrialization

Land
Labor
Capitol
Market
Technology
Business Leaders (Entrepreneurs)
Positive Government/legal support

Some additional terms……

Andrew Carnegie Work ethic laissez faire Morrill Tariff

Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison Pacific Railway Act

Corporation Bessemer Process Andrew Carnegie oil land grants

refrigerator railroad car Northrop automated loom monopoly

Cornelius Vanderbilt