Homestead Act

Leadership Brief: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidential leaders. Throughout his lifetime, he has a wide range of different accomplishments that has affected thousands of people in various ways. President Lincoln held key traits and qualities that have led him to become an effective leader. Abraham knew what was best for his country that would produce the largest impact for the citizens. Literature Review Abraham bought books to study and teach himself when he was

slavery. He presented a speech named the Gettysburg Address, which influenced America greatly. Creating the first income tax to gather money for the Union in the civil war was another accomplishment he overcame. Lincoln produced Homestead, Morrill, and National banking acts, as well as the first railroad bill and that would change thousands of citizen’s lives.

accomplishment he overcame. Other items were the Homestead, Morrill, and National banking acts, as well as the first railroad bill and that would change thousands of citizen’s lives. An accomplishment that affected the U.S. was creating the US National Banking system; however, it improved the finical system. The Homestead Act- this presented the chance to lower or no cost to family who wanted to own land. Not to mention, when Lincoln proved this act it shows that he cares about all citizens no matter

days on May 1, 1886, where numerous workers left business all over the nation. Unfortunately, on May 3. 1886 violence broke out against the strikers and the police resulting in two strikers killed and many wounded. Violence also occurred in the Homestead strike resulting in “ten men were dead, seven of them steelworkers, and sixty wounded” (Bell 42). These protests by working men for their rights ultimately always ended in violence were the government had to break up the

The Homestead Strike was a very violent, but important event to the people of the American Business Industry. The violent act of a desperate businessman, in attempt to retain peace, killed many men. The infamous story of the Pinkertons changed the ways of American business agreements. The Homestead Strike changed the traditional American business environment by creating new laws and the awareness of the need for peace in business world. The Carnegie Steel Company was a successful factory, which

Caitlin O’Brien Pd. 7-8 Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish immigrant to the United States from a poor family where he later changed the steel industry through mass production. He first started employment by working in a factory where he got to experience the labor conditions. As he climbed the ladder of leadership, he was able to learn about the railroad industry and business. While working for the railroad, Carnegie made several investments. Drawn from smart choices and some luck, he was able to focus

transcontinental railroad made traveling easier and more efficient. By having this railroad, western travelers now could take less dangerous routes and it wouldn’t take as long. After a year into the Civil War, congress finally passed the Pacific Railroad Act which grants and loans were given to the two railroads. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads were nearly 2,000 miles long. This railroad caused major impact in the industrial era because it allowed rapid growth and expansion in the Unites

place in Chicago, on May 4, 1886 were horrible, clearly demonstrating the importance of peacefully protesting and that the U.S. government should not interfere with demonstrations such as this one. The Homestead Strike was an industrial strike at the Carnegie Steel Company plant that occurred in Homestead, Pennsylvania, on July 6, 1892. Many regard it as one of the most violent labor strikes in United States History. The strike began when the manager of the plant, Henry Clay Frick, closed the mill after

Tax Assessor’s are elected by the people and are responsible for locating taxable property, assessing the value, identifying the owner, and publishing annual and supplemental assessment rolls. Its good to know the assessment of your property to determine if you’re being properly taxed and to see if your home is gaining or losing value. The tax assessor’s office will assess all properties except STAR, Senior Citizens, Veterans, Persons with disabilities, and agricultural properties. The office responsible

“People’s Party” or the Populists. Nationwide strikes in increased during the summer of 1892. One such strike left ten dead and involved the biggest steel tycoon of the time, Andrew Carnegie. A strike, better known as the Homestead Strike, occurred at Andrew Carnegie’s Homestead steel plant near Pittsburgh. Steelworkers over constant pay cuts decided to retaliate, so they stocked up on weapons and began to strike. Three hundred armed Pinkerton Guards were floated on barges down a river, and many of