...History is an imperative, open-ended subject with a multitude of perspectives to view with every topic and time frame it consists of. One such topic and period of time is the Reconstruction Era and the following decades leading up to the Industrialization of America. As with any other period in history, there are different ways to view this specific span of time. Interpreting this period of one as social unjust and injustice is one option. Conversely, it can be distinguished for significant progress in various aspects and the overall prosperity that came as a result of industrialization. Focusing on one method or the other may better guide in understanding this period. For starters, both of these components were clearly present in this duration...
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...Kimberly Hubbard HSI105 | 11/07/14 ------------------------------------------------- Industrialization after the Civil War Anthony, McCormick HIS1405 Kimberly Hubbard HSI105 | 11/07/14 ------------------------------------------------- Industrialization after the Civil War Anthony, McCormick HIS1405 Industrialization after the Civil War Industrialization after the civil war, came with significant changes concerning most peoples' lives. There were also a lot of challenges, and changes that took place: First the railroad was developed and the west was more accessible. The development of public transportation in most big cities provided a way for many people to get away from small cities. Building the railroads in the west, was a huge and successful expansion of our country. This would fulfill the American dream. Street cars and trolleys enabled people to expand, they no longer had to live close to their jobs. By the second half of the 19th century, specialized spaces, retail districts, office blocks, manufacturing districts, and residential areas characterized urban life (Welch, 1999). Railroads became powerful, they established monopolies in specific locales, cut off service, fixed prices, and discriminated among customers. The increased numbers of jobs became available after the Civil War, along with transportation, and housing developments encouraged a huge amount of migrations to the big cities. Rural populations decreased...
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...Exam 2: Chapter 28-32 Atlantic revolutions (American, French, Haitian, Latin America) Rise of nationalism Industrialization Global transitions: the americas, the ottoman empire, Romanov Russia, Qin China, Japan. Global empires. Atlantic Revolutions: In the early modern period (1450-1750. Period of early European exploration and contact. It caused the establishment of european commercial empires. Primary tributary, it focused on trade, and some settler comics. This caused there to be “nation-states”, in tern proto-industrialization in europe (innovation) Europe started into three major processes: Revolution, (and nationalism) Industrialization Imperialism Lastly the Rise of the “nation-state” Age of Enlightenment (1650-1780’s) There were plenty of forward thinkers. Each was moving toward science as the new way of thinking. They used the application of universal laws of the natural world to social world. They valued ration over revelation. The government was as a contract. The ideas of Freedom, equality and sovereignty were held as the highest. The belief was to move forward in progress. French Revolution (1789-1799) The aim was to abolish the monarchy that was in france, it ultimately failed. It was far more radical than the American, but still failed. Mostly because they had no idea how to run a government. Whereas the Americans had some knowledge about their own rule. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) Declared himself emperor and attempted to bring...
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...Industrialization after the Civil War in America had absolute outcomes on society, economy and politics. These outcomes changed farms to cities in society, also, came the emergence of major and lastly, prominent also corrupt businessmen ruled the government. After the civil war industrialization helped our society, the economy and also corrupt businessmen that ruled the government. Our society improved due to the freeing of slaves to women rights improving. The economy developed a corporate society. One in which expansions of industries developed and created better ways of expanding and growing businesses. Finally, prominent businessmen that ruled the government were controlled by the creation of laws and better rules and regulations. The first major aspects of industrialization that influenced U.S. society was the passing of the thirteenth amendment which outlawed slavery endlessly for African Americans. Not only was this law passed in the south. The law was passed throughout the land. This allowed African American families to gain stability. The second major aspect was that the U.S. economy was reaping the benefits of railroads. The continuous growth of railroads can also be contributed to Leland Stanford who developed the railroad system in California and the whole West readily available. (Schultz, Kevin M., 2014). The third major aspect was the political issue of Women’s voting rights. Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution on Aug. 18, 1920, finally...
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...the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative Value of Book Wonderful synthesis of recent scholarship on Rise of the West literature with an economic and ecological focus. Uses Global Historical Context to address most issues addressed in the Modern World History course. Use as: Teacher background Use isolated quotes/ chapters for all levels Review book at end of AP curriculum for review Questions raised: 1. How did industry and European-style countries called nation-states—rather than highly developed agrarian empires like China and India—come to define our world? 2. How has the gap between rich and poor increased? 3. How and why have European ways of organizing the world come to dominate the globe? 4. Was the Rise of the West a temporary blip? Scope: Global look (but especially Europe, China and India) 1400 -1900 Chapter by chapter breakdown: Intro “In the space of just 200 years, the world has seen a great reversal of fortune: where once Asians held most of the economic cards, today it is primarily Western countries and Japan.” (p. 2) Concepts addressed/ introduced in chapter: Globalization Enlightenment Communism Nation-states French Revolution Weber-Protestant work ethic Disease Industrial Revolution “modernization” Exploration/ Encounter “Progress History” Colonialism Renaissance Capitalism Slavery Modes of Historical Inquiry Comparative units of analysis Definition of Eurocentrism State legitimacy ...
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...the North was based on industrialization. The political parties of the north and south were facing struggles with the electoral college more slaves in the south represented a party with no voice but counted for many votes going towards what the south wanted.This affected the north it wasn't fair that the south choose to use slaves not only for free...
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...Assignment 1.2: Industrialization after the Civil War Quiana Howard Strayer University 14 Nov 15 After the civil war industrialization influenced the United States by creating new jobs, building new modern cities, and by providing a faster means of transportation. Between 1865 and 1920, industrialization seemed to improve America, but it also created a great deal of problems. Workers from the south typically farmed for low wages if any at all after slavery as sharecroppers to their once Slave Master. Many southerners fled to what they thought to be a better life in the north, as well as job security. However, southerners weren't the only ones looking for a better life. After the first wave of voluntary immigration in the Colonial Era, the United States saw a second spike in the mid-19th century. There were exceptions, of course, but most of these were literate, white, Protestant Christians from Northern and Western Europe, especially Ireland and Germany, where democratic ideals were germinating. Many even spoke English. However, the Civil War brought this to a screeching halt (Lutz, Alexandra). Many immigrants were faced with somber employment and living conditions for those a part of the poor and working classes. As business began to boom and the national markets grew, more people began to move to the Northeast because they wanted jobs. Multiple individuals lived in a single room which was normally as big as an apartment. Not only...
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...Gonzalez 1 Rachel Gonzalez AP U.S. History Mr. Cranston 20 March 2015 Chapters 12 and 13 Essay Assignment Major themes of history evolve as time progresses. From the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, massive shifts occur. Regarding work, exchange, and technology; America in the World; politics and power; as well as ideas, beliefs, and culture, the evolution between the centuries have changed the significant themes throughout the United States. Work, exchange, and technology play a huge role in Americans lives throughout each century. People rarely used money; services and products were paid for mostly through trades and barters. Home and work were not separated; they were the same place. Nobody stuck to a schedule; things were done as needed. Skills were acquired through apprenticeship. An apprenticeship lasted from three to seven years. Apprentices lived with their masters during this time period, while trading knowledge for labor. However, women were not allowed to have such apprenticeships. Women gained knowledge of domestic skills through their mother, as it was assumed that the women would marry. Some women would work respectably as: servants, laundresses, seamstresses, cooks, and food vendors—or not respected as prostitutes. Men directed the lives of family members and apprentices: deciding occupations for sons, marriages for daughters, etc. Women (the wives) were responsible for: food, clothing...
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...Multimedia History of World War One. Retrieved from http://www.firstworldwar.com Calisphere: University of California. Retrieved from http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/ Miller Center: University of Virginia. Retrieved from http://millercenter.org Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. Retrieved from http://www.merlot.org COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Identify and discuss the different ways that the heritage of slavery, the Civil War, the Reconstruction, and segregation have shaped America’s history. 2. Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United States. 3. Examine how changes in social and economic conditions and technology can cause corresponding changes in the attitudes of the people and policies of the government. 4. Specify ways that women and minorities have responded to challenges and made contributions to American culture. 5. Analyze the rise of the United States to a world “superpower” and how...
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...How would life be different if the South had won the civil war? The differences would be astounding. The North winning the Civil War was the beginning of many turning points for the United States of America. During the next 35 years, the period from Reconstruction through widespread industrialization in the Western United States, there were many major historical turning points that have made our lives what they are today. These turning points represented the difference between life and death for some and changed the quality of life for all people in the United States. The end of the war and the passing of The Thirteenth Amendment marked the beginning of many major turning points in US history and especially so for the Southern states. The Thirteenth Amendment was passed on January 31, 1865, abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude, and granting Congress the power to enforce this new law. The Thirteenth Amendment brought about rebellion from many of the Southern states. In attempt to regain what they had lost, southern states passed legislation often referred to as “Black Codes”; these laws restricted the rights of blacks in attempt to limit the civil liberties afforded to newly freed slaves and ensure social inequality between whites and blacks. These laws stayed just enough under the line as to be legal while still keeping blacks in a position where they were unable to become self-sufficient thus forcing them into a state of voluntary servitude. The Thirteenth Amendment...
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...contemporary politics and reform activities. Dependent on beginning of the transatlantic movement of British immigrants and their technology, the Industrial Revolution in the United States moved forward allowing the textile industry to expand. Long after the American Revolution showed signs of advantage in the marketplace, a flood of British exports took over, replicating inventions from English manufacturers. One of the first inventions reconstructed would be the first permanent cotton spinning mill and an Arkwright water frame restored by Samuel Slater under sponsorship of former merchants William Almy and Moses Brown. With the leadership of Slater, Almy and Brown they expanded a firm in machine production of cotton yarn, giving it a rise to other firms and establishing the basic necessities of business practices. With the New England textile firms introduced through British practices, more families were employed allowing children to illegally work in the mills. However more focused on spinning, the mills relied much on the urban handweavers to finish the cloths made in the...
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... (Schultz, 2012) states that reconstruction is the federal government’s attempt to resolve the issues resulting from the end of the Civil War. Lincoln (Schultz 2012) says issued a ten-percent plan offered amnesty to any southerner who proclaimed loyalty to the Union and support the emancipation of slaves. Once 10 percent of voters signed the oath in the election 1860, it could create a new state government and reenter the Union according to (Schultz 2012). Another major turning point was industrialization. (Schultz 2012) states that the Civil War stimulated the industrial development, with the expansion of the railroad and numerous scientific breakthroughs. The third major turning point during this period was the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. (Schultz 2012) Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. With the death of Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became the next President, and he had no concern for the future of the black people in America according to (Schultz 2012). Two major historical turning points on America’s current society are the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment and advertising. (Schultz 2012) says the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited any state from denying citizens the right to vote on the grounds of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude. To think where the country would be if the Fifteenth Amendment would have never been adopted, and put into place. There are still many facets of prejudices and...
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...------------------------------------------------- Industrialization After the Civil War August 1, 2014 bRANDON wILLIAMS Professor Simmons August 1, 2014 bRANDON wILLIAMS Professor Simmons Industrialization after the Civil War The Industrial Revolution was a time for economic, and technological growth and development. Although this period had both negative and positive effects on society, economy and politics, it played an essential role in shaping the way that the world is today. The growth of entrepreneurship and the introduction of inventions such as incandescent light bulb, made way for a time of tremendous growth in the United States. The rise of entrepreneurship also made acts such as child labor and the mistreatment of immigrants an acceptable practice. These practices although negative, also played a part in shaping of the nation. Entrepreneurship, Technology and Immigration are three aspects that played a major role in the industrial revolution. Entrepreneurship was important to this time period due to the massive growth and expansion in the central industries. The central industries include railroads, steel and petroleum; the growth of these industries made is easier to access the rest of the nation. The federal government helped with the expansion of the railroad network by supporting the expansion of railroad development between 1860 and 1915. During this time the railroad network development expanded from merely 30,000 miles of track to over 250,000...
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...------------------------------------------------- Industrialization After the Civil War Industrialization after the Civil War The Industrial Revolution was a time for economic, and technological growth and development. Although this period had both negative and positive effects on society, economy and politics, it played an essential role in shaping the way that the world is today. The growth of entrepreneurship and the introduction of inventions such as incandescent light bulb, made way for a time of tremendous growth in the United States. The rise of entrepreneurship also made acts such as child labor and the mistreatment of immigrants an acceptable practice. These practices although negative, also played a part in shaping of the nation. Entrepreneurship, Technology and Immigration are three aspects that played a major role in the industrial revolution. Entrepreneurship was important to this time period due to the massive growth and expansion in the central industries. The central industries include railroads, steel and petroleum; the growth of these industries made is easier to access the rest of the nation. The federal government helped with the expansion of the railroad network by supporting the expansion of railroad development between 1860 and 1915. During this time the railroad network development expanded from merely 30,000 miles of track to over 250,000 miles. Entrepreneur Leland Stanford was one of the businessmen that made the expansion of the railroad system...
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...TOPIC ONE: SLAVERY During the first half of the nineteenth century, the South was dominated by an elite group of White men who made their profits off the labor of Black slaves. Only 12% of southern white slaveholders owned twenty or more slaves, the amount used to distinguish between a planter and a farmer. Planters owned more than half of all the slaves and produced three-quarters of the South’s cotton, making these men very wealthy and allowing them to establish the social, political, and economic tone of the antebellum South. The pre-civil war North and South, separated by the Mason-Dixon Line, shared three essential political, economic, and social differences. The North started to rely on industrialization, shifting away from an agricultural economy to one based on wages and the exchange of goods and services. The South, on the other hand, continued to rely agriculture, primarily the cotton that had earned it the title of the Cotton Kingdom. In addition to cotton, Southerners also grew tobacco, rice, and sugarcane. Northerners were in favor of free labor—that is work conducted free from constraint and in accordance with the laborer’s personal inclinations and will—while Southerners heavily invested in slave labor. The Northerners complained, “Slavery was a backward labor system and compared to the North, Southerners invested less of their capital to industry, transportation, and public education.” (CITATION). However, Southern planter’s decision to keep reinvesting in...
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