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Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 1 “Technological Revolution”
1. Patent:2. Productivity:3. Transcontinental Railroad:4. Bessemer Process:5. Mass production: 6. How did inventions such as the light bulb and the telegraph change daily life in the late
1800s?7. What were the advantages of building the transcontinental railroad?8. What innovations did the Bessemer process encourage?9. Why did the nation's industrial productivity rise in the late 1800s?10. Why did the oil business change after Drake found oil in Pennsylvania?
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 1 “Technological Revolution”
1. How did inventions such as the light bulb and the telegraph change daily life in the late 1800s?
2. What were the advantages of building the transcontinental railroad?3. What innovations did the Bessemer process encourage?4. Why did the nation’s industrial productivity rise in the late 1800s?5. Why did the oil business change after Drake found oil in Pennsylvania? 6. How did the system of patents encourage innovation and investment? 7. Think of a modern convenience that you rely on. What benefits does this item bring to
your life? Are there any drawbacks associated with this item?8. Create a list that compares the changes in business and daily life resulting from the
telegraph and the railroad in the late 1800s with the changes resulting from the Internet in the late 1900s
9. Why did people’s daily lives change in the decades following the Civil War?10. How did advances in electric power and communication affect life for people and
businesses?
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 1 “Technological Revolution”
1. Why did people’s daily lives change in the decades following the Civil War?2. How did advances in electric power and communication affect life for people and
businesses?3. What effects did the development of railroads have on industrial growth?4. What was the impact of the Bessemer process on American culture?5. What innovations did the Bessemer process encourage?6. Why did the nation’s industrial productivity rise in the late 1800s?7. Why did the oil business change after Drake found oil in Pennsylvania? 8. How did the system of patents encourage innovation and investment? 9. Think of a modern convenience that you rely on. What benefits does this item bring to
your life? Are there any drawbacks associated with this item?10. Create a list that compares the changes in business and daily life resulting from the
telegraph and the railroad in the late 1800s with the changes resulting from the Internet in the late 1900s
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 2 “The Growth of Business”
1. Social Darwinism:2. Oligopoly:3. Monopoly:4. Cartel:5. Vertical Consolidation:6. Economies of scale:7. Horizontal consolidation:8. Trust:9. Sherman Anti-Trust Act:10. What are the 5 characteristics that help explain how big business differed from earlier
form of businesses in the U.S.
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 2 “The Growth of Business”
1. What are the 5 characteristics that help explain how big business differed from earlier form of businesses in the U.S.
2. How did the theory of social Darwinism affect the government's relationship to big business?
3. What were some features of the new big businesses?4. How did methods such as vertical and horizontal consolidation, and factors such as
economies of scale help companies dominate their markets? 5. Why did the Sherman Antitrust Act seek to stop big business from forming trusts?6. What is vertical consolidation?7. The American industrialists of the late 1800s were called both “Robber Barons” and
“Captains of industry” Why? 8. In what ways did big businesses differ from smaller business?9. How did industrialists gain competitive edge over their rivals?10. Who were the leaders of the railroad, oil, steel, and banking industries?
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 2 “The Growth of Business”
1. The American industrialists of the late 1800s were called both “Robber Barons” and “Captains of industry” Why?
2. In what ways did big businesses differ from smaller business?3. How did industrialists gain competitive edge over their rivals?4. Who were the leaders of the railroad, oil, steel, and banking industries? 5. What are the 5 characteristics that help explain how big business differed from earlier
form of businesses in the U.S.6. How did the theory of social Darwinism affect the government's relationship to big
business?7. Who were the leaders of the railroad, oil, steel, and banking industries? 8. Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were both giant industrialists. Compare
and contrast the ways they entered into, controlled, and dominated their respective industries.
9. Create an outline for a persuasive essay in which you explain why you view the nation's early industrialists as either “robber barons” or “captains of industry.”
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 3 “Industrialization and Workers”
1. Piecework:2. Sweatshop:3. Division of Labor:4. Why was it necessary for the entire family to work?5. Contract Labor Act of 1864:
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 3 “Industrialization and Workers”
1. Why did the American work force grow in the late 1800s? 2. How did piecework change the nature of factory work? 3. What were the effects of Taylor's scientific management studies and the division of
labor on workers?4. Why did children work? 5. Explain the purpose of the Contract Labor Act of 1864 and how it worked.
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 3 “Industrialization and Workers”
1. Explain the purpose of the Contract Labor Act of 1864 and how it worked.2. Although it differed from factory work, work on family farms was also difficult and
dangerous. Explain what you think were the key differences between the two types of work.
3. What factors led to a growing American work force between 1860 and 1900?4. What were the effects of Taylor's scientific management studies and the division of labor
on workers?5. Why did children work?
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American IndustrySection 4 “The Great Strikes”
1. Socialism:2. Craft Union:3. Collective Bargaining:4. Industrial Union:5. Scab:6. Anarchist:7. Haymarket Riots:8. Homestead Strike:9. Pullman Strike:
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 4 “The Great Strikes”1. Why did socialism appeal to some Americans in the late 1800s?2. How did early labor unions in the United States differ in their organization and in
the methods they used to achieve their goals? 3. Why did the railroad strike in 1877 prompt Eugene V. Debs to create an industrial
union? 4. How successful were labor unions at the end of the century? 5. What impact did industrialization have on the gulf between rich and poor?6. What were the goals of the early labor unions in the United States?7. What were the causes and outcomes of the major strikes in the late 1800s?8. Haymarket Riots:9. Homestead Strike:10. Pullman Strike:
Chapter 13 The Expansion of American Industry
Section 4 “The Great Strikes”
1. Why did socialism appeal to some Americans in the late 1800s?2. How did early labor unions in the United States differ in their organization and in
the methods they used to achieve their goals? 3. Why did the railroad strike in 1877 prompt Eugene V. Debs to create an industrial
union? 4. How successful were labor unions at the end of the century? 5. What impact did industrialization have on the gulf between rich and poor?6. What were the goals of the early labor unions in the United States?7. What were the causes and outcomes of the major strikes in the late 1800s?8. Compare socialism and the labor movement as two different responses to the
growing gulf between the rich and the poor. How did their goals differ?9. What was the significance of the Haymarket Riots?10. Pullman Strike:
