HIS 144 Development of the American Economy Worksheet Paper

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HIS-144: The Development of the American Economy

Directions: Respond to the five questions below using resources from the Topic 4 Readings, including your textbook, materials provided by your instructor through class discussion, and materials from the GCU Library Guide for HIS-144 US History Themes.

The overall assignment must include three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Wikipedia, Ask.com, ehow.com and other online information sites, encyclopedias, or dictionaries are not considered university academic sources and are NOT TO BE USED.

⦁ Explain Henry Clay’s American System. How did this promote a spirit of nationalism in America? (100-200 words)

⦁ Discuss America’s transportation revolution in the first half of the 1800s. What role did government play in the development of roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats? (100-200 words)

⦁ Identify three major industries (not including the railroad) of America’s Industrial Revolution after the Civil War. What made the men who controlled them so successful? (150-200 words)

⦁ Explain the importance of the transcontinental railroad. In what ways did the transcontinental railroad change America? (100-200 words)

⦁ Explain the origins and growth of early labor unions in the United States. In what way did they change America? (150-200 words)

⦁ Based upon the circumstances at the time, were Rockefeller’s business practices justified? How did other captains of industry (Carnegie, Morgan, Vanderbilt, etc.) conduct business in the late 19th century? What were the negative consequences of their actions? How did government and labor respond? (125 words)
Use these additional resources to help you complete the discussion question:

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The American Industrial Revolution
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7. Read Samuel Gompers testimony before Congress regarding the AFL and the original platform of the Knights of Labor from the links below. What issues did labor unions attempt to resolve in the early 1900s? How successful were they at resolving these issues? Why was there such a struggle between business and labor, why was it so difficult for them to come together. Why were strikes so violent? (Not being recognized, the issues they were trying to resolve, etc.)

How did labor unions improve the working conditions for American workers? (125 words)
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/historyonline/gompers_amfedlabor.cfm
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3408900155/UHIC?u=canyonuniv&sid=UHIC&xid=46903844