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Name: _____________________________ U.S. History I

Date: ______________________________ Mr. Melhorn

Period: ______________

Chapter 14: The Expansion of American Industry

Objectives for Chapter 14

a. Define the terms used for American businessmen of “Robber Barons” and “Captains of Industry,” along with understanding the reasons behind the use of both terms to describe the entrepreneurs of the late 1800’s.

b. Examine early attempts to regulate big business by Government, including the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and regulation of monopolies.

c. Define some of the early labor unions. Determine the successes of these early unions along with why most of the initial unions no longer exist today.

Section I. Robber Barons versus Captains of Industry

1. What is meant by the term robber barons?

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2. Define the term Captains of Industry.

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3. Define these three terms:

a. Monopoly-

b. Trust-

c. Social Darwinism-

Section II. Immigration and Factory Work

4. Why did Immigration increase greatly during the period of 1864?

-During the time period of 1860-1900, ______ million people immigrated to the U.S.

5. What was the average workday for factory workers?

-Did any state attempt to push for a shorter workday?

6. Worker Safety- What was the average amount of workers that were killed on the job each week in 1882?

7. What percentage of American workers were children (age 10 and younger)?

8. How spread out was wealth within America in the late 1800’s?

9. In 1848, Karl Marx and Frederich Engles created the Communist Manifesto, which pushed for Socialism and denounced the Capitalist system of business.

-How does Socialism compare to Capitalism?

Section III. Labor Unions and Strikes

10. What was the first Labor Union?

-why did this first union ended?

11. What was the first relatively successful Labor Union?

-What types of people belonged to this Union?

-In 1885, ___________________ people belonged to the Knights of Labor.

-What did the Knights of Labor rally for?

-What means did the Knights go about achieving their goals?

-What caused the downfall of the Knights of Labor in the 1890’s?

12. American Federation of Labor

a. When was the AFL created?

b. Who was allowed to join the American Federation of Labor?

c. The AFL had ______________ members by 1892.

d. Were women or African Americans welcome into the AFL?

e. What did the AFL fight for?

f. How did the AFL fight for their goals?

13. Name the 5 ways that Employers attempted to end membership in Labor Unions.

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14. Railroad Strike of 1877

a. Why did this Strike Occur?

b. What caused Rutherford B. Hayes to send out federal troops to Pittsburgh, Chicago and St. Louis?

15. Homestead Riot of 1892

a. What caused this riot?

b. How did Henry Frick attempt to put down this riot?

c. How did the strike end?

16. Pullman Strike of 1894

a. Why did this strike occur?

b. How did Grover Cleveland end this strike?

c. How did the federal government declare that the strikers were violating the Sherman Anti-trust Act?

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