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hey there and welcome to. Six of the AP u.s. history study guide on the set alarm in website that focuses on the time between 1865 with the close of the Civil War to 1898 as the nation geared up for a brand new century and all that the future held at this point the United States have begun its transformation from an agricultural Nation to one that was comprised of an increasingly industrialized and urbanized Society like is a district ID three major themes or key Concepts will govern our discussion for this. Will call these big business big cities and big changes talk about big business in the 35 years before 1900 America was transformed into a modern industrial society here's a couple things to keep in mind turn factories grew at a very rapid Pace Urban centers exploded the growth of American cities parallel does rapid Industrial Development as workers flooded the manufacture centers cities became home to communities of workers and migrants from all over the world regardless of their Origins Italian Irish German American or Chinese life in the where can cities was not easy for all who came from any the new industrial order change their lives City life was not as simple as many had hoped well thousands of unskilled workers labored for new operations deep divide separated wealthy capitalists and poor workers all the poor scraped by to earn a substandard living the industrialist made millions and lived lavishly during this time of big business there were always those who made the big money John D Rockefeller was the man who spent his life developing the Standard Oil company made billions of dollars and understood the the must be employed to gain the Competitive Edge in an industry Standard Oil through morally acceptable business practices and sometimes not so acceptable gained a controlling share will industry during this time next we have us steel and immigrant himself Carnegie brought the story of life launch work ethic and Innovation around the development and manufacture of cheap Quality Steel allow them to make hundreds of millions of dollars by the time he sold his company in 1901 yeah in 19 he was worth more than 475 million dollars next we have JPMorgan The financier Who through many different Partnerships was able to amass an amazing amount of wealth by working with industrialist to consolidate wealth and develop Financial portfolios the dominant factory system become Central to an efficient manufacturing sector of the American economy that men's the maintenance of a permanent low-wage Workforce in economy that operated free from local state or federal government intervention in merged and surged forward this begs the question a small concentrated portion of society enjoys The Spoils of industrialization what happens to those who make up the rest of the population As Americans all over the nation lived within a breath poverty people began to organize around issues of Labor this did take some violent situations strikes and a whole lot of angst but unions organize workers in different Industries around better what conditions in earning a living wage the inequities of business also resulted in the development and passage of antitrust legislation this prohibited single corporations from owning or influencing image please share of an entire industry this was solidified with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 with all of this in the air there was also a sense among the mega-rich that they should give back some or a great deal of their fortunes to the American people first we have Carnegie and what's become known as his Gospel of wealth which led to his overwhelming and at this point unheard-of philanthropy his philosophy was simple earn your money and work hard to earn lots of it but when it comes time give that wealth back to society it came in the form of school sings amazing Library buildings and universities another good example would be Rockefellers philanthropy especially with the purchase and donation to the public massive tracts of land in the name of conservation to take a deeper dive into this information check out the many documents on the Gilder lehrman study guide including the Haymarket Affair from 1886 anti-corporate cartoons from 19 100 and building Carnegie Hall from 1889 now we come to our second key concept big cities to do this right we'll have to expand this concept a bit and call it cities and big issues urbanization and immigration and social change regardless of your place on the socioeconomic ladder Urban centers provide an increase potential for employment as a result of this influx of business and people American cities became Financial Centers of the nation and some including New York City achieve the same on a global scale by the 1890s America's largest cities included Boston half million people Philadelphia Chicago and finally New York City at more than three million people I was too focused immigration why did immigrants flock to the larger City centers in America here's some truth to consider and we'll use New York City as our main example the lorry did New York city became a magnet for Italian and Jewish immigrants this area was crowded it was dirty and it had no Transportation so why would people want to live there for the newly add extraordinaire Lee poor people there was cheap rent employment for substandard wages and they also had family and friends that can provide support even if it was only moral an older waves of immigrants and newly arriving masses the American population underwent a massive facelift by 1890 immigrants became almost 15% of the entire population what's up for a moment about the reforms that Urban centers experienced during this time women's rights and their role in American society became a large part of the American dialogue during this era Wiki the start of the Seneca Falls movement and what will become the national push towards women's suffrage in the United States by the 1920s also American society began to turn towards temp for many this movement was an attempt to purify a nation they believed had turned to Vice and squalor this then brings us to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 it placed restrictions on Chinese immigration there was also a great deal of Terror and intimidation imposed upon the Chinese during the life of this act check out the following documents dig deeper into issues Chinatown declared a nuisance in 1880 the struggle for married women's rights in 1880 and Susan B Anthony on suffrage and equal rights in 1901 at this point let's go back to the West in 18-49 the Gold Rush starts in Sacramento California hundreds of thousands of people continue to stream West with the haze of golden riches clouding their minds eventually the mining of gold is industrialized and corporations take a stronger foothold in the industry that created Central in Northern California's largest cities with that a few other items must be put on list for this discussion of the ever-expanding West first we have the purchase of Alaska in 1867 which continued territorial expansion and would eventually be the first date to give residents pens on state-run oil sales II the Transcontinental Railroad was completed less than 20 years following the folks and covered wagons hightailing across the country for Golden riches is a railroad that makes travel communication and the distribution of goods and services more widespread and a whole lot more efficient we should also mention the Dawes severalty Act of 1887 which was built to ensure American Indian assimilation into mainstream Society the folks that took part and Dawes also got the rights of American citizenship as a form of resistance listen Malaysian tribes established a way of fighting back the Ghost Dance was a ritual dance that signified the Persistence of a tribes people regardless of the actions of the white American incursion there play excellent documents on the Gilder lehrman website that will help you deepen your understanding of the nuances and details of these Concepts they include Horace Greeley go west in 1871 Morse the Battle of Washita 1868 the official photograph from the golden spike ceremony in 1869 The Grange movement of 1875 and the Great West created in 1869 and turn to the new south I mean the one just following the Civil War and reconstruction so we've seen the Civil War we've discussed the concept of Rican Russian anise many tentacles but now we have to dig into the Redevelopment of the South as the nation move rapidly towards the turn of the century has freed men and women confront the post-civil war South one so options was to start sharecropping former slaves will work others land for rather meter compensation that typically came in the form of surplus crops rather than monetary income another Advent of this new South was Jim Crow these Unwritten often violent codes were established to maintain a segregated society that closely mirrored that of the pre-civil war South can American voters were beaten and intimidated if they came to the polls or even lynched if they were suspected of encroaching on any aspect of white Southern Society this era also saw same as Plessy V Ferguson case in 1896 the Judiciary involved itself and issues of interstate commerce with a decision that stated the separate but equal Doctrine as long as conditions equal segregation was perfectly acceptable in the eyes of the Court why they're on a train or even in a school there's so much more to uncover about all of this so be sure to check out the Guilderland websites for documents including sharecropper contract in 1867 Frederick Douglass on Jim Crow and 1887 campaigning for the African American vote in Georgia in 1890 now we come to our final key concept big change during the Gilded Age of American History a new culture emerged in the United States one influenced by a nuke affluence and one colored by the fight for common people to attain the most basic rights as workers and contributors to society it couple of quick bits to remember during the Gilded civil service in the US changed the spoils system was abolished and government work was given on the basis of Merit currency issues Rose to national attention it was a great debate over races of the American currency and whether it should be on either a silver or gold standard Terrace became an issue of the day as well as us manufacturing Concepts became more global the need to be developed in order for us companies to remain at the top of their economic game new foreign competition will be subject to rather large taxes if they wish to import their goods into the economy to the Gilded Age could be seen as a Shining Moment in American history there are still many issues that are rows and painted the era in a slightly different way first we have political scan that was happening for most of its existence scandals involving money in politics took over the hearts and minds of the populace will to the credit mobilia incident Of 1872 for a good example a railroad magnates consolidate their power in getting lucrative Kickback the members of the US government from their profits there was also economic crisis at home the Panic of 1893 notice what real economic downturn could look like with overspeculation railroad companies experienced great failure as a result Banks collapsed in the US economy began to crumble employment shot into the double digits in life in America mirror Day More contracted existence forming suffered and workers in larger Industries begin to walk off the job as a result of poor conditions phantasmal pay there was also a populist response to this crisis many believe that the Panic of 1893 and its massive economic impact or result of American economy controlled by few very powerful corporate interests as a move away from this monopolistic economy the populist movement developed the political platform that was based in an antitrust sentiment and one that move to better the lives and the wallets of mainstream Americans we also have to think about electoral politics with the election of 1896 William McKinley completes a landslide win for the presidency Emma William Jennings Bryan was defeated his campaign me to mark on electoral history be sure to check out his cross of gold speech from 1896 well there we have it is a ton of information to process will continue to immerse yourself in the materials at 8 p. Gilderlehrman.org including William Cullen Bryant opposes the protective tariff in 1876 the Panama Canal proposal in 1881 People's Party campaign posters from 1892 John Mosby on the silver issue in 1895 William Jennings Bryan and the ideals of the Declaration snap Independence also in 1895  hey there I'm here with Tim Bailey education director of the Gilder lehrman Institute for American history to go over the second set storical thinking skills for the AP US History exam so the first part of here it says is comparison historical thinking involves the ability to describe compare and evaluate and various chronological and geograph all contacts multiple Circle developments within one society and one or more developments crossed or between different societies historical thinking also involved ability to identify compare and evaluate multiple given historical experience this thinking skill pushes you to compare and contrast ascites over time and place using multiple perspectives to inform your work for example can look at the evolving attitudes in the American South from that of a newly freed slave to that of the plantation owner shut it says here historical thinking involves ability to connect historical developments to specific circumstances and a time and place and to brought a regional National or globe processes  so this one takes us from the micro to the macro you need to be able to look at how to apply your knowledge of specific instances to a larger discussion of equal Liam turn ideas for example you can explore the issue of slavery from the perspective of a single slave on a Southern plantation to the larger discussion of the global context of slavery when dealing with ins and outs of the transatlantic slave trade to go back to the website send information to be successful with AP US History exam

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