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Guided Reading & Analysis: The Rise of Industrial America, 1865-11900 Chapter 16- The Second Industrial Revolution pp 318-332 Reading Assignment: Ch. 16 AMSCO or other source for Period 6 Purpose: This guide is not ...

Guided Reading & Analysis: The Rise of Industrial America, 1865-11900 Chapter 16- The Second Industrial Revolution pp 318-332 Reading Assignment: Ch. 16 AMSCO or other source for Period 6 Purpose: This guide is not only a place to record notes as you read, but also to provide a place and structure for reflections and analysis using your noggin (thinking skills) with new knowledge gained from the reading. This guide, if THOUGHFULLY completed in its entirety BOP (Beginning of Period) by the due date, can be used on the corresponding quiz as well as earn up to 10 bonus points. In addition, completed guides provide the student with the ability to correct a quiz for ½ points back! The benefits of such activities, however, go far beyond quiz help and bonus points.  Mastery of the course and AP exam await all who choose to process the information as they read/receive. This is an optional assignment. So… young Jedi… what is your choice? Do? Or do not? There is no try. (Images from Wikipedia.org, public domain. Pictured: J.D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan) Directions: 1. Pre-Read: Read the prompts/questions within this guide before you read the chapter. 2. Skim: Flip through the chapter and note titles and subtitles. Look at images and read captions. Get a feel for the content you are about to read. 3. Read/Analyze: Read the chapter. If you have your own copy of AMSCO, Highlight key events and people as you read. Remember, the goal is not to “fish” for a specific answer(s) to reading guide questions, but to consider questions in order to critically understand what you read! 4. Write Write (do not type) your notes and analysis in the spaces provided. Complete it in INK! Key Concepts FOR PERIOD 6: Key Concept 6.1: Technological advances, large-scale production methods, and the opening of new markets encouraged the rise of industrial capitalism in the United States. Key Concept 6.2: The migrations that accompanied industrialization transformed both urban and rural areas of the United States and caused dramatic social and cultural change. Key Concept 6.3: The Gilded Age produced new cultural and intellectual movements, public reform efforts, and political debates over economic and social policies.Section 1 Introduction to Period 6, page 318 Key Concepts and Main Ideas Notes Analysis The transformati on of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialize d and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environment al, and cultural changes. Overview… Options for Labeling This Era a. Second industrial revolution b. Railroad Era c. Last Frontier d. Gilded Age e. End of the Indian Wars Alternate View… Ending the period in cuts off the early reformation movements. Define the parameters of this unit, and explain how the era is bookmarked by major turning points. The unit talks about improvements in the industry, economics and the politics in America. Some of which were railroads and the success of the steel industry. In addition to industrialization, other forces that impacted the growth of the nation were: a. New waves of immigration b. Reformers c. Labor Unions d. Farmer organizations e. Growing middle class Section 2 Guided Reading 1. Introduction to the Industrial Revolution, page 319 Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes The transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes. According to President Grover Cleveland, what was the main problem created by industrialization in the late 19th century? The lack of concern for the treatment of the workers and increase in monopoly. The factors that enabled the rapid growth of the American economy included… 1) The country had many raw materials that were essential to industrialization 2) Abundant labor supply 3) Growing population and an advanced transportation network 4) Wealthy Europeans invested in the economic expansion 5) Development of labor-saving technologies 6) Businesses were benefitting from government policies that protected certain things.7) Talented entrepreneurs emerged Of these seven factors, which one had the greatest impact on rapid economic growth? Which one had the smallest impact? Explain your reasoning. The labor saving technologies had the greatest impact because it made work faster and more efficient with less workers. The abundant labor supply had the least as industrialization became more advanced, less workers were actually needed. REMEMBER…As you read the chapter, jot down your notes in the middle column. Consider your notes to be elaborations on the Objectives and Main Ideas presented in the left column and in the subtitles of the text. INCLUDE IN YOUR NOTES ALL SIGNIFICANT VOCABULARY AND PEOPLE. After read and take notes, thoughtfully, analyze what you read by answering the questions in the right column. Remember this step is essential to your processing of information. Completing this guide thoughtfully will increase your retention as well as your comprehension! 2. The Business of Railroads, pp 320-322 Key Concepts and Main Ideas Notes Analysis Following the Civil War, government subsidies for transportation and communication systems opened new markets in North America… The Business of Railroads… The railroads created a national market, this encouraged mass production, mass consumption, and economic specialization. It promoted the growth of the steel and coal industries. Which Act created the first federally funded railroad? The Pacific Railroad Act Why were time zones needed? They allowed for the proper arrival and departure time across the country for the railroads. The Business of Railroads Continued… Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes AnalysisLarge-scale production — accompani ed by massive technologic al change, expanding internation al communica tion networks, and progrowth governmen t policies — fueled the developme nt of a “Gilded Age” marked by an emphasis on consumptio n, marketing, and business consolidati on. Farmers adapted to the new realities of mechaniz ed agricultur e and dependenc e on the evolving railroad system by creating local and regional organizati ons that sought to resist corporate control of agricultural markets. Business leaders consolidate Eastern Trunk Lines… A major route between two cities with smaller branch lines that connect the trunk line with outlying towns. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt… Used profits from steamboats to merge local railroads into the New York Central Railroad Western Railroads… The railroad building coincided with the settlement of the last frontier. Federal Land Grants… The government gave 80 railroad companies land. The land grants promoted poor construction and government corruption. Transcontinental Railroads… 2 companies divided the task of connecting railroads from California to the rest of the Union. The two railroads came together in Utah. Competition and Consolidation… The over building of railroads between the 1870’s and 1880’s. The railroads suffered from mismanagement and fraud. Jay Gould… Sold assets and water stock. Railroads tried to recover by offering rebates and kickbacks to favored shippers J.P. Morgan… Stabilized rates and reduced railroad debt during the panic of 1893. Granger Laws… Laws passed by Midwestern states that were overturned in courts, tried to regulate railroads. Explain the negative impact of government subsidies for railroads. It encouraged poor quality building of the railroads. Compare and contrast Irish and Chinese railroad workers. Similarities: Immigrant groups hired for cheap labor Differences: The conditions that each grou