1. The Industrialization of America

2. Transcontinental Railroad
Begun in 1862, two companies sought to join the West Coast with the Eastern US
Union Pacific used Chinese immigrants
Central Pacific used Irish immigrants
Lines were joined with
a golden spike in
Promontory, Utah,
on May 10, 1869
By 1893 there were 5
transcontinental routes
Allowed mass
migration and
expansion of industry
Blame them for daylight
savings time

3. New Inventions Steel Iron and Carbon Electric Generators Light Bulb
Thomas Edison
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Ready Made Clothing
Department Stores
Sears
Corporations

4. The Rise of Corporations
A publicly owned company that raises capital by selling stock
Allowed for the development of an extensive credit market
Led to a rise in
entrepreneurs
and
philanthropists

5. Andrew Carnegie Born in Scotland, his family were weavers
Went to work in the railroads, saved money and began to
invest in steel
By 1900 he completely
controlled the American
steel industry
Gave most of his money
away before he died

6. John D. Rockefeller
Started as a produce merchant before buying his first refinery in 1863
Started the Standard Oil Trust in order to take control of the entire oil industry

7. Poor Conditions Sweatshops Long hours Little money Little people
6 or 7 days a week
Little money
# of items produced
Fines for distractions
Little people
6 yrs. or more
No education

8. The Rise of Unions
With the rise of corporations came a rise in sweatshops and other poor conditions
No regulation of minimum age, wage, or break times
Labor Unions began to organize to protect workers
Most Americans sided with industry, saw unions as a socialist plot
Despite this, Unions
grew increasingly
popular in the early
1900s

9. The Rise of Cities In the late 1800s, immigration exploded
Between 1880 and 1920: 24 million immigrants arrived in US (one a minute)
Most were from Europe and came through New York
Factory and
living conditions
were very bad

10. The Rise of Cities Newspapers
Joseph Pulitzer championed newspapers for the common man
Department Stores
Professional Sports
Baseball in the 1860s
Football in the 1870s
Basketball in the 1890s
Theater
Vaudeville became
popular in the 1890s
Movies
Early 1900s

11. The Rise of Cities As cities grew, so did corruption Patronage
Votes for sale
Spoils System
Jobs for sale