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Explore the causes and effects of the mining boom, cattle kingdom, and transcontinental railroad in America. Dive into the Wild West era and significant events like the Wright Brothers' flight. Learn about influential figures Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, and more. Delve into the impact of industrialization on cities, immigrant experiences, labor unions, and social reformers. Uncover how America transformed during this dynamic period.
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Unit 6 A Growing America, 1850-1914 Name_________________________________ Class Color____________________________
Chapter 18 – Section 1 In the chart below, explain the reasons each thing arose (causes), and the result each had on the country as a whole (effects). Causes Effects Mining Boom Cattle Kingdom Transcontinental Railroad Key Questions: What was the “Wild West” actually like? Would you have liked to live around then? Why?
Chapter 18 – Section 2 Fill in the time line with important events that match the date they happened. Briefly explain the event. EventExplanation 1890 1887 1876 1867 1864 1861 1858 • Key Peeps • Identify the following people: • George Armstrong Custer – • Sitting Bull – • Geronimo – • Chief Joseph –
Chapter 18 – Section 3 Skip this section... early b-day present!
Chapter 19 – Section 1 Explain in each box: a) who each person is b) what their contribution was c) how it changed society Alexander Graham Bell Henry Bessemer Wright Brothers Thomas Edison Henry Ford
Chapter 19 – Section 2 • For each factor below list: • What it is • How it helped business to grow a. b. a. b. a. b. Corporation Monopoly Trust Fill in each box to compare the two Captains of Industry. Rockefeller Carnegie Early life: Industry controlled: Methods used: Doing good for others:
Chapter 19 – Section 3 List 5 conditions that led to the formation of labor unions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fill in each box with a famous union strike, and then what happened at it. Union Strike What happened? • Key Peeps • Identify the following people or groups: • Knights of Labor – • Samuel Gompers – • American Federation of Labor – • Mary Harris Jones –
Chapter 20 – Section 1 As you read the section, use the chart below to take notes on the experiences of immigrants. Immigrant Experience Points of Entry Finding a Home and a Job Assimilating into American Culture Facing Discrimination
Chapter 20 – Section 2 As you read this section fill in information about the effects of industrialization on American cities. Industrialization Economy Construction Transportation How did the following things improve life in the cities and help them grow? Railroads Elevators Skyscrapers Streetcars Typesetting Machine Department Stores
Chapter 20 – Section 3 Fill in the aspects of city living that match their cause below. In other words, what cause led to what effect? Cause Effect • Overcrowding • Poor Sanitation • Unsafe Housing • Air Pollution Describe 4 conditions that made tenement life so rough: 1. 2. 3. 4. Key Peeps Identify the following reformers: Jacob Riis – Settlement Houses – Jane Addams – Florence Kelley –
