| USA IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 'Industrialization of the USA' |
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| Wpisał: Romina Śpiewak klasa IB | |
| 01.06.2008. | |
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A study of Industrialization of the United States. by Romina Śpiewak Class IB, 2007-2008. 1. What economic transformations occurred after the end of the Civil War? One of the economic transformations was the industrial revolution in the North and the reconstruction of the South. The population exceeded 30 million people (mostly English, Scots and Irish). The war disorganized the southern economy, but in the long run the abolition of slavery helped to release great qualities of labor. All backs were free by law, but there was nowhere for them to go. A new agriculture system was developed, known as sharecropping.
2. Where did manufacturing industry develop? The manufacturing industry developed rapidly in the northeastern states. Industrial growth created an increased demand for labor. Settlement of the western territories intensified.
3. What were the provisions of the Homestead Act of 1862? Thanks to it any settler who lived on the land for five years received 160 acres free from the federal government.
4. What were the aims of the American Federation of Labor? The purpose of The American Federation of labor was to win better working conditions and higher wages for its members.
5. What important technical inventions were developed in the last quarter of the 19th century? Much of the progress which the United States made in the 19th century was facilitated by a series of inventions. The important technical inventions in the last quarter of the 19th century were: the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell, the bulb and phonograph by Edison, the first mechanical reaper and many other machines. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad Companies met at Promontory Point n Utah, on 10 May, 1869. B y 1890 there were about 320,000 kilometers of railway track.
6. What was the outcome of the Spanish-American war of 1898? According to the peace treaty, Cuba gained independence although it remained under US "protection", and Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines came under US direct control.
On the basis of AN INTRODUCTION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by Andrzej Diniejko |
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