Major Inventions in the late 1800s
Samuel Morse (1844)
Samuel Morse (1844)
Railroad Strikes, 1877
Response to cuts in workers’ wages
Knights of labor
1869, Sought general ideological reform open to workers for all trade
Civil War
The war encouraged production,innovation, and expansion of railroads.
Thomas Edison
Invented new technology such as electric lighting that stimulated business
Elias howe
Sewing machine
Strike
cause
National trade union
1834, First national union open to workers from all trades
Natural Resources
Ample natural resources including oil fueled growth
Henry Bessemer
Developed process for creating strong lightweight steel for use in construction and railroads
Andrew carnegie
Used vertical consolidation influenced the rise of big business
Hay market
Part of a campange to achieve a 8 hour work day
American federation of labor
1886, Focus on specific workers issues orginization of skilled
Growing Workforce
Immigrants willing to work for low wages flowed into the country
Andrew Carnegie
industrialist
John d rockefeller
Use of new business strategies such as horizontal consolidation
Pullmen Strike
Cut wages without making it hard to live
American rail road union
1893, First industrial union open to all railway workers
Technology/ Innovation
New technology and innovation businesses practices spurred growth
John D. Rockefeller
Wealthy businessman
Eugene V dets
Challenged big bunessis by orchestrating pullman strike
Homestead strike
To cut wages
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First industrial union open to all railway workers
Government
Government policies encourage investment in business and new technology
Samuel Gompers
Labor union leader