THE AGE OF RAILROADS. 1. What problems did employees of the railroad companies face? Life threatening conditions Low pay Discrimination by race or nationality.

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THE AGE OF RAILROADS

1. What problems did employees of the railroad companies face? Life threatening conditions Low pay Discrimination by race or nationality

2. What was it like to live as a Pullman employee in the town of Pullman? Very Clean & Very Safe Too controlling; Residents had no say in town rules

Pullman, Illinois Pullman

Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford

3. Who was involved in Cre’dit Mobilier, and what was the purpose of this company Railroad Bosses & Union Pacific Stockholders To skim profits from large contracts

4. In what ways did the railroad companies use their power to hurt farmers? Sold land grants to businesses instead of settlers Fixed prices to keep farmers in debt Race discrimination

5. Why didn’t the decision in the Munn v. Illinois case succeed in checking the power of the railroads? Supreme Court overturns the decision “States cannot set rates on interstate commerce”

6. Why didn’t the interstate commerce Act immediately limit the power of the railroads? Long Legal processes Resistance of the RR Supreme Court rules against maximum rates