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2. Click a subsection to advance to that particular section. Advance through the slide show using your mouse or the space bar. The Triumph of Industry (1850–1900) Technology and Industrial Growth The Rise of Big Business The Organized Labor Movement The Triumph of Industry (1850-1900) Witness History: “The March of American Progress”

3. Technology and Industrial Growth Sec 1: Technology and Industrial Growth Encouraging Industrial Growth Main Idea: The Civil War challenged industries to make products more quickly and efficiently than they had been made before. Factories stepped up production, the food industry transformed itself, and railroads expanded. Meanwhile, the government encouraged immigration to meet the increasing demand for labor in the nation’s factories. Innovation Drives the Nation Main Idea: By the late 1800s, the drive for innovation and efficiency seemed to touch every sphere of life in the United States. The number of patents grew exponentially during this time. Businessmen invested heavily in these new innovations, hoping to create new industries and expand old ones. The Impact of Industrialization Main Idea: Industrialization touched every aspect of American life, from the way businesses and farms operated to the kinds of products used by average Americans. It also affected the country’s relationship with the rest of the world and with its own environment. Witness History: Celebrating the Nation’s Centennial Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects Color Transparencies: Industry in the United States

4. Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects NOTE TAKING

5. Industry in the United States TRANSPARENCY Transparency: Industry in the United States

6. The Rise of Big Business Sec 2: The Rise of Big Business Fighting for Profits Main Idea: Until the mid-nineteenth century, most businesses were run by one person or family and were local. Industrialization and railroads changed all this. Business leaders, lured by the profits offered by these larger markets, responded by combining funds and resources. Debating the Role of Big Business Main Idea: Throughout the 1880s, business mergers created powerful empires for those who invested in steel, railroads, meat, farm equipment, sugar, lumber, and a number of other enterprises. However, while business leaders grew wealthy, many smaller companies and consumers began to question their goals and tactics. The Government Imposes Regulations Main Idea: The great industrialists’ methods and their stranglehold on the nation’s economy worried some Americans. The railroad industry, for example, was renowned for unjust business practices. In 1887, the United States Senate created the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to oversee railroad operations. This was the first federal body ever set up to monitor American business operations. Witness History: From Rags to Riches Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details Continued…

7. The Rise of Big Business (continued…) Sec 2: The Rise of Big Business (con’t) Color Transparencies: Robber Barons Chart: Structure of a Corporation Comparing Viewpoints: What is the legacy of the business tycoon? History Interactive: More about big business

8. Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Supporting Details NOTE TAKING

9. Robber Barons Transparency: Robber Barons TRANSPARENCY

10. Structure of a Corporation Chart: Structure of a Corporation CHART

11. What is the legacy of the business tycoon? Comparing Viewpoints: What is the legacy of the business tycoon? COMPARING VIEWPOINTS

12. The Organized Labor Movement Sec 3: The Organized Labor Movement Workers Endure Hardships Main Idea: The industrial expansion in the United States made the American economy grow by leaps and bounds. However, the people who actually performed the work in factories and industries struggled to survive. In addition, workers—especially immigrants, women, and minorities—often faced ridicule and discrimination. Labor Unions Form Main Idea: Industrialization lowered the prices of consumer goods, but in the late 1800s most factory workers still did not earn enough to buy them. Increasingly, workers took their complaints directly and forcefully to their employers, often through organized unions. Employers usually opposed the growing labor movement, which they saw as a threat to their businesses and profits. Strikes Rock the Nation Main Idea: As membership in labor unions rose and labor activists became more skilled in organizing large-scale protests, a wave of bitter confrontations between labor and management hit the nation. Witness History: The Right to Strike Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas Continued…

13. The Organized Labor Movement (continued…) Sec 3: The Organized Labor Movement (con't) Chart: Shifts in U.S. Labor Force Color Transparencies: Labor Riots Quick Study: Major Strikes of the Late 1800s Analyzing Political Cartoons: A Different Kind of Knight Color Transparencies: The Haymarket Riot

14. Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas NOTE TAKING

15. Shifts in U.S. Labor Force Chart: Shifts in U.S. Labor Force CHART

16. Labor Riots Transparency: Labor Riots TRANSPARENCY

17. Major Strikes of the Late 1800s Quick Study: Major Strikes of the Late 1800s QUICK STUDY

18. Analyzing Political Cartoons: A Different Kind of Knight TRANSPARENCY

19. The Haymarket Riot Transparency: The Haymarket Riot TRANSPARENCY