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Explore the key elements that fueled American industrialism - natural resources, railroads, new business methods, immigration, technology, urbanization - shaping Labor Day celebrations and labor movements like the one led by Albert Parsons.
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Equation for American Industrialism: • Natural Resources + • Railroads + • New ways of doing business (corporations and trusts) + • Immigration (population growth = cheap labor force) + • New Technology (telegraph, telephone, electricity) + • Urbanization (growth of cities) = • American Industrialism!
Labor Day • Why do we celebrate labor day? • http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/labor-day
Workers Organize: Labor Unions • Go to page 152 of your textbook, and read the section “Workers Organize” • In your notes… • 1. What did the Sherman Antitrust Act do? • 2. List 3 things labor unions were fighting for. • 3. Describe what happened in the Haymarket Riot.
Albert Parsons • Anarchist leader in the labor movement of the 19th century. • Fought for an 8 hour workday • Wrote and published an anarchist magazine • Spoke at the Haymarket Riot, and was put on trial for the violence that occurred that day. • Your job: • Determine if he was a dangerous man or not.