A Shift in Society
Describe the power of the planter class in the South.
What is that they controlled land and enslaved labor, wielding major political, economic, social influence
What arguments did business owners use against labor unions?
What is that they interfered with free markets, individual contracts, and caused disruption
Describe the power of the planter class in the South.
What is that they controlled land and enslaved labor, wielding major political, economic, social influence
How did the Bessemer process change the steel industry and society?
What is that it enabled mass production of steel for infrastructure and industry
What major environmental problems arose from fast industrial growth?
What is pollution of air and water from industrial waste
What were some ways enslaved people resisted slavery?
What are defiance, escape attempts, rebellions
How were craft unions different from industrial unions?
What is that craft unions were for skilled workers; industrial for all in an industry
What were some ways enslaved people resisted slavery?
What are defiance, escape attempts, rebellions
What are key ideas of capitalism and how did they boost industry?
What are private ownership, free markets, competition, profit that drove growth
What caused a big labor strike then, and what happened?
What were low wages, long hours, poor conditions; outcomes varied
What limits did free Black people face in the Southern states?
What are legal restrictions, social discrimination, limited opportunities
What role did the government play in early labor disputes?
What is that it often sided with business owners, suppressing strikes
What limits did free Black people face in the Southern states?
What are legal restrictions, social discrimination, limited opportunities
How did the telegraph change business and social life?
What is that it enabled rapid long-distance communication for business and personal connections
What economic and social issues led to the Civil War?
What are differences over slavery, states' rights, economic interests
How did life differ for small farmers and poor landless whites in the South?
What is that small farmers had more autonomy; landless whites faced precarious economic situations
How effective were union tactics like strikes?
What is that they could be effective but risked job loss and violence
How did life differ for small farmers and poor landless whites in the South?
What is that small farmers had more autonomy; landless whites faced precarious economic situations
How did Enlightenment ideas influence societal changes then?
What are ideas of liberty, equality, individual rights that inspired reform
What new social problems came with rapid city growth?
What are overcrowding, poor sanitation, disease, crime
How did "honor" support the social structure in the South?
What is that it reinforced hierarchy, male dominance, justified power of elite and subjugation
How much did unions improve workers' lives then? (You can give examples.)
What is that they brought some improvements in wages, hours, conditions; and laid groundwork for future reform
How did "honor" support the social structure in the South?
What is that it reinforced hierarchy, male dominance, justified power of elite and subjugation
Explain "economies of scale" and its effect on goods.
What is that increased production lowers per-unit cost, making goods more affordable
What lasting impact did segregation have on the US?
What is deep-seated inequality, limited opportunities, long fight for civil rights?