Industrial unionism

Sarah Humphrey American Studies Mrs. Giessler/Mr. Toy 9 Dec. 2015 Industrial Revolution and American Society The Industrial Revolution is often times referred to as one of the most pivotal turning points in American History. Occurring from 1850-1920, the Industrial Revolution is an era that utilized America’s vast supplies of resources, labor, and land to its fullest extent. During this time the US evolved from an agriculturally centered economy with goods and services being produced by hand…

The Rural Cemetery Movement With rapidly growing urban populations in the mid-1800’s, it was important to develop healthy, green, spaces for city dwellers. The Rural Cemetery Movement encouraged American cities to use cemetery space as multi-functional space for leisure, recreation, environmental preservation, and for healthy burial practices (Lundgren). "In a country sorely lacking in public green spaces, these cemeteries provided these graceful, elegant places…They were all around…

The Jungle is a book centered around the Union Stock Yards (Packingtown) of Chicago in the 20th century. The book is focused on Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian man who tries to get through a rough life in Chicago with his new wife Ona Lukoszaite. They live near the Stock Yards which is where many immigrants would go to work and don’t know much English. Jurgis gets a job there in the meat packing industry despite the filthy dangerous working conditions. The family is very dependent on his job, but…

Comeaux argues that barns provide information and insight about the culture and any changes that occur over time. Barns as a piece of material culture also provide information on origin and disbursement of cultural groups and their characteristics. In his article, The Cajun Barn, he argues that the southern central Louisiana Cajun barns went through four evolutionary events that altered and adapted to the changes in time and the economy of the area. Comeaux traces the developments over time in a…

In the Middle Ages the population of towns and cities in Europe began to grow. The growth of trade fairs and markets along with advancements in farming, such as the heavy plow that lead to increased food production, caused this growth in population. People's lives in the Medieval Times was controlled by different systems that told them how to live and what their job was. Merchants were in control of the trade system over the Silk Road, which provided the country of Europe new goods and a way to…

The Industrial Revolution Subject: History Date issued: - /7/2015 Date Due: 31/7/2015 Blake King The industrial and economic developments of the Industrial Revolution brought both hardships and progresses. The Industrial Revolution made a huge change throughout the world, marking a major turning point for human history with significant social changes of the way people live and interact with each other. The industrial revolution brought progresses such as world trade and new inventions and…

Do you have any old technology in your house and you have no clue how it works or what it is? Technology from the 1800s has been around for a long time, and some of the technology that was invented back then is still used today. Maybe you might want to start looking at the technology that you have never seen before and try to see if it works. Today I am going to talk about one piece of technology that was made in the 1800s and also talk about the history about the invention. One piece of…

Chapter 3: First Civilizations-Cities, States, and Unequal Societies, 3500 BCE to 500 BCE Questions: 1. When and where did the First Civilizations emerge? • Much like agriculture, emerging civilizations were a global phenomenon. They first became evident in three specific locations (from 3500 B.C.E to 3000 B.C.E.) in Mesopotamia, the Egyptian Nile River valley, and Norte Chico. • Following this, the next three specific civilizations emerged. By 2000 (to 1,200) B.C.E, the Indus Valley, China,…

country is shaking, because they have to support these immigrants for their basic needs, one of them being education. This changed the country into thinking about how foreign people might change the way the country works entirely, due to the new industrial way. Immigrants however, didn't have it easy either. They had to go through checks, both on the west and east coast. The east coast was more lenient, because the immigrants that were coming in were Europeans. On the west coast however,…

Part One: Overview: In 1875, Samuel Smiles, a Scottish writer and businessman wrote a book titled Thrift which attempted to explain the incongruity of industrial wealth and poverty in England. Because the thirst for wealth was rapidly advancing in England during the late 1800s, there was a huge increase in manufacturing productions which led to an increase in labor and products. It also demanded more workers to join the world of manufacturing and consequently, constant danger. In Thrift, Samuel…