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Chapter 17

Industrialism

2 Resources that helped the US produce goods

1. Raw Materials

2. Labor force– Companies wanted to hire immigrants because

they worked for less and didn’t complain

Ellis Island

• Temporary stopover for incoming immigrants• Had to look healthy enough to hold a job and

they had money to reach distant destinations

Naturalization Test

1. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

2. Name one branch or part of the government.3. We elect a US Senator for how many years?4. What is the name of the Vice-President of

the United States now?5. How old do citizens have to be to vote for

President?

6. Why did colonists fight the British?7. When was the Declaration of

Independence adopted?8. When is the last day you can send in

federal income tax forms?9. What territory did the United States

buy from France in 1803?10.Name one state that borders

Mexico.

Technology

• Alexander Graham Bell – telephone

• Thomas Edison – light bulb and appliances

• George Westinghouse – air brakes for trains

• Andrew Carnegie – steel empire

• John D. Rockefeller – oil tycoon

How did Industrialism change American life?

1. Trade increased greatly2. City population increased greatly3. More leisure time4. Number of women in work force increased

Creation of Unions

• Unions were to stand up to management and demand better wages and working conditions

• Haymarket Square Riot – Union strike that ended with 11 people killed

Chapter 18

Settling the West

Miners

• Miners found gold and silver in the west• Miners took land from the Indians

Cowboys

• Had to get cattle to market without railroads

Trouble with Cattle Drives

1. Forests and brush in Oklahoma

2. Cattle ticks caused Texas fever

3. Laws to keep Texas herds out of certain areas

Meatpacking industry

Homesteaders

• Homestead Act of 1862– Gave families 160 acres– Had to build 12x12 house with well and live there

5 years

Morrill Land Grant of 1862

• Gave states 30,000 acres of land for each representative for educational purposes.

• Texas A&M and University of Arkansas came out of this

Oklahoma Land Rush

• April 22, 1889 Indian Territory was opened up to Oklahoma settlers

• Boomers – people that made their way to the area

• Sooners – people that jumped the gun and illegally made their claim