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Warm Up Put Essays into a pile up front Put Essays into a pile up front Staple all three completed Maps together with name on front and put in a pile up front Staple all three completed Maps together with name on front and put in a pile up front Grab a “When Monopoly wasn’t A Game” sheet and use chapter 19 to find some of the answers Grab a “When Monopoly wasn’t A Game” sheet and use chapter 19 to find some of the answers

Answers! John Jacob Astor (real estate, fur) John Jacob Astor (real estate, fur) Jay Cooke (finance) Jay Cooke (finance) Daniel Drew (finance) Daniel Drew (finance) James Buchanan Duke (tobacco) James Buchanan Duke (tobacco) James Fisk (finance) James Fisk (finance) Henry Flagler (railroads) Henry Flagler (railroads) Henry Ford (automobile) Henry Ford (automobile) Henry Clay Frick (steel) Henry Clay Frick (steel) John Warne Gates (steel, oil) John Warne Gates (steel, oil) Jay Gould (finance, railroads) Jay Gould (finance, railroads) Edward Henry Harriman (railroads) Edward Henry Harriman (railroads) Collis P. Huntington (railroads) Collis P. Huntington (railroads) James J. Hill (railroads) James J. Hill (railroads) J. P. Morgan (banking) J. P. Morgan (banking) John D. Rockefeller (oil, the Standard Oil company) John D. Rockefeller (oil, the Standard Oil company) Leland Stanford (railroads) Leland Stanford (railroads) Cornelius Vanderbilt (railroads, shipping) Cornelius Vanderbilt (railroads, shipping)

Heavy Industrialization

After Reconstruction America rebuilds & begins to expand America rebuilds & begins to expand Railroad industry at the front of expansion Railroad industry at the front of expansion Settlement out west also driving expansion Settlement out west also driving expansion Technology also begins to speed process Technology also begins to speed process

The Bessemer Process Made making steel easier Made making steel easier

Steel! Needed for Railroad industry Needed for Railroad industry Tracks Tracks Engines Engines Sturdier buildings Sturdier buildings Skyscrapers Skyscrapers

Steel Wealth Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie Vertical Conglomeration Vertical Conglomeration Own from source to production Own from source to production

The New South Southerners recognize importance of industry Southerners recognize importance of industry “Out Yankee the Yankees” “Out Yankee the Yankees” Steel, tobacco, cotton, lumber Steel, tobacco, cotton, lumber Textile Mills, Steel mills Textile Mills, Steel mills

The Gilded Age Heavy Industrialization leads to conglomeration of wealth Heavy Industrialization leads to conglomeration of wealth Robber Barons / Captains of Industry Robber Barons / Captains of Industry Wealth / Horrible Conditions for the poor Wealth / Horrible Conditions for the poor

Railroad Wealth Corruption and Government Contracts Corruption and Government Contracts

Standard Oil John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller Became largest company in world Became largest company in world Richest man in the world Richest man in the world Monopoly Monopoly

Workers Many worked in dangerous conditions Many worked in dangerous conditions Often injured or killed Often injured or killed Formed Unions Formed Unions Industrial Workers of the World Industrial Workers of the World

Railroads Fuel Westward Expansion Expansion into the Interior Fueled by new faster forms of transportation Expansion into the Interior Fueled by new faster forms of transportation Tomorrow we will investigate land usage. Tomorrow we will investigate land usage.

The Presidents Film For each President Watched write down: For each President Watched write down: 2 Major Events during the Presidency 2 Major Events during the Presidency 3 Facts about each President 3 Facts about each President

Map Work