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9th Grade
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Michael Daly
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Robber Barons and Rebels

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Context - when, what was happening?
Between the end of the Civil War and 1900
Steam power and electricity were replacing human muscle
Many inventors were also businessmen
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Inventions in this Time Period
Telegraph
Telephone
typewriter
oil and coal powerd machines
ice cooled railway cars
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So What?
All of these steps forward demanded labor - much of this labor was immigrants
5.5 million people immigrated to the US in the 1880's; 4 million in the 1890's
Chinese immigrants made up 1/10 of the population in California
Many immigrant newcomers became the targets for attack (Nativism)
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The Rich Get Richer
There were some rags to riches stories
a great majority of millionaires came from wealthy families
Rockefeller, Carnegie, JP Morgan, James Mellon
Mellon's father told him to buy a replacement in the Civil War, "There are plenty of lives less valuable [than yours]"
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Building the Transcontinental Railroad
A great American achievement
US government helped make it happen
Central Pacific started in Sacramento and Union Pacific started in Omaha
For each mile, each company got 6400 acres of land and $48,000 in government bonds
Companies sold shares of their stock to Congress to avoid investigation
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Working on the Transcontinental Railroad
Hundreds died from exposure, landslides, diseases
Immigrant workers were often paid between $1 and $2 per day
90% of workers on the Central Pacific were Chinese
In 1864, Chinese workers were paid $26 for one months labor - 6 days per week
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JD Rockefeller
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Andrew Carnegie
worked in a cotton mill as a boy - earning $1.20 per week
rags to riches story - rose the ladder of many businesses
became a ste
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James Mellon
Robber Barons and Rebels

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