HIS-144.T-4.Development of the American Economy PDF

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Name: Abigail King HIS-144: The Development of the American Economy Worksheet 1. Explain Henry Clay’s American System. How did this promote a spirit of nationalism in America? (200-300 words) Henry Clay, the representative of the state of Kentucky, was also an American lawyer. In the growth of the American economy, Henry played an enormous role. Henry Clay implemented the American system, and it sought to improve the three key themes and parts of the emerging industry in the Americas. He decided to enhance the national bank, the canals, road grants, and other areas that required substantial changes. In order to repair the broken system, the Henry Clay system became the start of a great development. He began by giving money to the national bank for roads that were part of the development. He also wanted to work on the canals to help connect the regions and make it easier to transport them in trade. In order to help shift the nation more as one, there were a few other initiatives to help the relation of regions. In moving America from the original economy to a national economy, both of these great contributions will play a major role. As he was strongly opposed to the Civil War, Henry Clay also helped promote nationalism. In the Civil War, he tried to unify the world, bringing so much discord and destruction to America. 2. Discuss America’s transportation revolution in the first half of the 1800s. What role did government play in the development of roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats? (200300 words) Before the railroads and steamboats were an option for. transportation it was hard for people to go long distances quickly. The real roads are wet. The transportation revolution really began. In steamboat eras, the inventions of railroads promote transportation improvements during the canal. In the growth of other modes of transportation, the railroads played a major role and I had a big advantage over water transport. By the 1860s, there were more than 30,000 miles of track in the world. By combining taxes, internal reforms, and a national bank, the government launched the transportation revolution. The American method of the market revolution in economics. This allowed farmers to grow and become more of the domestic and global market. They had to work out a more precise way to transport goods when the consumer revolution took off. This led to the concept of using steamboats, the construction of canals to reduce travel time in the regions to unify, and a giant railway system that stretches across the country. Improving transportation has helped domestic transportation and foreign trade in so many ways. With innovations such as the steamboat and the construction of canals, this decreases travel time. The expansion of the railroad helped to carry goods and travel nationally. All of these together, instead of separate unions, help the country become a community.

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3. Identify three major industries (not including the railroad) of America’s Industrial Revolution after the Civil War. What made the men that controlled them so successful? (200-300 words) There was a major shift in America after the Civil War. This is an America that has been the world's most advanced economy. The railways made it possible for developments in manufacturing and technology. Thomas Edison and John Rockefeller have turned oil into the cornerstone of economic growth. America was on the same playing field at this stage as the United Kingdom. A further significant turning point for the country was the use of steam power for steam engines. The use of steam power brought the nation another way to transport goods in a cost reduction across the country. The first telegraph of Samuel FB Moore was the main key to the communication mistake in the early 1830s when Americans invented new means of communication. The Telegraph used electrical wires to transmit messages from one location to another immediately. This was a major breakthrough, and the Americans of this period had the idea that in the future they would bring work for communication technology. Another great part of the revolution was hand tools in factories. McCormick and Whitney are implementing the interchangeable parts method, which is a major turning point in the manufacturing of goods. The company will mass produce your goods with interchangeable parts, turning what was once a luxury item into a common household object. This has resulted in several factories helping to manufacture these goods. Eli Whitney was given too much credit for his penalties for the internal changeable approach, but I hope to advance the country, nonetheless. 4. Explain the importance of the transcontinental railroad. In what ways did the transcontinental railroad change America? (200-300 words) The trans-continental railroad was very important to the history and industrial revolution of America. Between 1863 and 1869, the railroad system was established. Asa Whitney proposed the plane to Congress from one coast to the other to provide one continuous real device. This railroad system will change transport and travel forever. In just a week, it was possible to transport in trouble from New York to San Diego by linking the central Pacific railroad to the Union Pacific railroad. There was a much more productive way to travel now by linking the rail networks and making the west more important and made it easier to help civilize being there. Every year, the new railway system transports goods worth $50 million. It helped to promote foreign trade as well. There were already temporary settlements constructed along the railroad named "hell on wheels" for the railroad employees. The transcontinental railroad inspired new cities. After the completion, most of the towns dissipated but some state and were constructed into real cities. The modern mode of travel has also made it simpler and cheaper for individuals to spread across the world now. The real structure made Americans proud of their country. The system was seen by Americans as a sign of prosperity, industrial power, and an immense source of trust in new lands to explore. 5. Explain the origins and growth of early labor unions in the United States. In what way did they change America? (200-300 words) Working women organised many of the early trade unions. The trade unions not only played a significant role in the labor movement, but also played a major role in women's rights. In 1834, the first wage cuts were protected by "male girls" in Lowell , Massachusetts. They also petitioned in 1843 for 10-hour days. The bread and roses started directly in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912, and then with 23,000 women and 2

children on strike with men. Strikes against sweatshop conditions in New York took place in 1909. A lot of civil rights were also brought about by the labor movement. The key goal of labor unions was to offer more rights to employees and provide big companies with regulations. The staff wanted more conditions for chairs that required shorter weekdays and weeks, better wages, and a cleaner and safer work environment. Our trade unions, who really set in motion all the labor reforms that took place in our time during this time. The trade unions have made so many modifications possible in the workplace system from the beginning to the present. For your equitable and fair pay, and the safety and regulations while on the job, you can link the trade unions for five day work weeks. If these things had never taken place, the workforce would be very different today.

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