Bell Ringer How did American economic principles and the ideas of social Darwinism encourage the growth of big business?

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Bell Ringer How did American economic principles and the ideas of social Darwinism encourage the growth of big business?

LEQ: Why will industrial workers form unions in the late 1800s?

Government & Business Late 1800s: gov’t maintained a ‘hands off’ attitude toward business Sherman Antitrust Act- made it illegal to form trust that interfered with free trade.

Industrial Workers Whites Immigrants Children

Primary source pic to show working conditions Where are they working? Who is in the picture? What are the conditions like?

Industrial Workers-What were the conditions like? Long hours No vacations Few safety measures Pressured to work as fast as possible

Workers Seek Change National Unions Knights of Labor Hope to achieve success without striking Worked for 8 hr workday & end of child labor

Workers Seek Change The Great Railroad Strike Response to wages being cut Violent

Workers Seek Change The Haymarket Riot Chicago Union supporters vs. Police Press blamed immigrants Xenophobia – fear or foreigners

Workers Seek Change American Federation of Labor (AFL) Samuel Gompers Fought and won higher wages for workers and shorter work weeks

Workers Seek Change Homestead Strike: Carnegie Steel Company Manager called for faster production Strike was unsuccessful

Workers seek Change The Pullman Strike Led by Eugene V. Debs (leader of the American Railway Union) President Grover Cleveland would call in federal troops and put the strike down.

Writing Assignment During the late 1800s, many of the industrial tycoons donated millions of dollars to charitable organizations. However, these were the same men who enforced dangerous and difficult labor conditions on women and children (robber barons). Evaluate men such as Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt and decide if they were robber barons or industrial tycoons? Were they good men or bad men? 5-7 sentences

Foldable Each flap will have a name. Flap 1 is the Pullman Strike. Flap 2 is the Homestead Strike. Flap 3 is the Great Railroad Strike. Flap 4 is the Haymarket Riot. When you open the flap, on the inside left side, you will record how successful/unsuccessful the strike was. When you open the flap, on the inside right side, you will record meaningful information about the strike. Where did it take place? What industry was impacted? Were their any fatalities? Who was the leader? Why were the people striking? What were some of the consequences of the strike?