Industrialization & The Gilded Age 11.20.17

definition: the process of making an area more urban (cities) Urbanization definition: the process of making an area more urban (cities) When did urbanization happen? Where did urbanization happen? How many people did it impact? Use “Analysis of Urbanization” sheets

Urbanization: The Move to the Cities 1880-1920: 11 million move to cities Most from farms New immigrants African-Americans

Total population: 50.1 million U.S. Population 1880 Total population: 50.1 million

Total population: 106.5 million U.S. Population 1920 Total population: 106.5 million

Cities in the Gilded Age 1st expanded outwards Suburbs Subways & trains make this possible The cities grew upwards Buildings taller and taller

Problems of the cities Slums Tenements Low-cost apartment buildings designed to house as many families as possible

Problems in the Slums Poverty Crime Disease Organized gangs gained power during this time as a result of urbanization Disease Cholera and typhoid In one NYC tenement, 6 out of 10 babies died before the age of one

Benefits of the cities Jobs Strong communities Specialized labor Particularly for immigrant groups Specialized labor

Businessmen Large business organizations called “trusts” were formed Trusts worked together to set prices & maximize profits Businessmen come to be seen as “Captains of Industry” because of their ingenuity But, they were ruthless So others see them as “Robber Barons”

Definitions Captain of Industry: a business leader whose means of gathering a personal fortune contributed positively to the country in some way Robber Baron: a powerful businessman who uses questionable or unethical business practices to become wealthy

With your Table Read each business practice and decide if it is an activity practiced by someone who is a Captain of Industry or an activity practiced by someone who is a Robber Baron

Our question Were these businessmen truly ‘Captains of Industry’ or ‘Robber Barons’?

Background essay Read the background info & answer the questions You CAN write on the questions Please do NOT write on the reading

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Documents Use documents A-F to answer the questions

Organizing the Evidence Analyze the evidence What does it tell you, Captains or Robbers? Come up with 3 reasons why Reasons = evidence

Thesis Statement Stem: Businessmen in the Gilded Age were (Captains of Industry/Robber Barons) because ____________, ___________, and ___________. Reason 1 Reason 2 Reason 3