Great Railroad Strike of 1877

foreigners so they did not have the same chances to unionize and stand up for themselves. Vanderbilt became so absorbed into the fight to control the railroads that he did not care about the conditions, and viewed his workers as disposable parts of the project. As a result of his (and other railroad tycoons) mistreatment, the railroad workers went on strike in 1877, which caused a lot of problems for the

in the United States, while resulting more difficult situations for workers and intense political corruption. The Americans responded actively to such conditions. Some of them organized strike in order to threatened their employers and ask for better treatments, while others participated in many

class Government ownership of railroads, telegraph, and telephone Government subsidies to assist in stabilizing agricultural prices 8 hour work day Direct election of U.S. senators Increased voter power with the use of initiative referendum and recall “people’s party” 1892 candidate

Westward expansion from 1860 to 1890 represented a time for significant change within America. During this time period the U.S would experience rapid growth within cities, agricultural land, and the railroad network. With everything beginning to fall into place and technology booming, America would soon become one of the world’s greatest superpowers. Without Westward expansion, America would not have developed as fast as it did. In the 1860’s Central and Northeastern America housed a majority of

performing a given part of the whole product, probably an infinitesimal part, doing the thing a thousand or thousands of times over and over again in a day-labor divided and subdivided and specialized, so that a working man is but a mere cog in the great industrial modern plant; his individuality lost, alienated from the tools of labor; with concentration of wealth, concentration of industry, I wonder whether any of us can

Case Study Assignment: The Role of Violence in U.S. Labor Why do we celebrate Labor Day? There is more to our 3-day weekend holiday celebrated by get-togethers, barbequing, and an extra day off work. We celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers. This happy ending did not have a happy start when immigrants were coming to America. They were cheap labor and unskilled so they became exploited. There was a rapid expansion in factories and manufacturing capabilities during the

American History since 1877 Chapter 18 Question answers Sam Shaffer Monday Wednesday Friday 11:00-11:50 1) It fuelled the economy with wheat and corn that was used for flour/meal and commercializing cattle made slaughtering and packing a huge industries also influence the industrial economy. 2) Coal, water, wood, oil and electricity from the East and West coasts. There was also wheat and corn from farmlands. 3) It centered on steel, railroads, electricity and chemicals. 4) The first was the interconnected

Chapter 23 The "Bloody Shirt" Elects Grant The Republicans nominated General Grant for the presidency in 1868. The Republican Party supported the continuation of the Reconstruction of the South, while Grant stood on the platform of "just having peace." The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour. Grant won the election of 1868. The Era of Good Stealings Jim Fisk and Jay Gould devised a plot to drastically raise the price of the gold market in 1869. On "Black Friday," September 24, 1869, the two bought

Conditions In the 19th century, there were several structural changes in the nature of work. These changes included deskilling of jobs, which led to the decline of the “heroic artisan” and economic depressions. All these factors contributed to tense strikes between workers and employers. During the Antebellum period, most white American workers were self-reliant, but the nature of work and production began to shift after the Civil War, as the industrial workplace increased in size, immigration swelled

Over forty years ago, Robert H. Wiebe wrote a book titled, “The Search for Order: 1877-1920”. The journey, which spans over forty-three years, takes the reader on a roller coaster of the good with the bad. Along the ride, the shift is dramatic, from immature small town life to governed cities, a new class, and a progressive movement. Wiebe is full of an immense amount of information, but while searching for order, he describes major political and economic shifts. The details shared provide a better