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InstitutionalbAffiliation
, THEbAMERICANbPAGEANTbDISCUSSIONb 2
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CHAPTERb23bMODULE
1. DiscussbfourbkeybpoliticalbissuesbofbthebGildedbAge.
Tariffs,bcurrencybreform,bcivilbservicebreformation,bandbemploymentbarebamongbthebpolitica
lbissuesbatbthebGildedbAgeb(Kennedy,b&bCohen,b2015).bThebfirstbtwobwerebofbthebinterestbtobthebbusi
nessmenbwhilebtheblastbtwobcamebaboutbduebtobwidespreadbreactionbtobcorruptionbinbthebAmericanbst
ates.
2. WhatbcausedbthebPanicbofb1873?
Thebpanicbwasbduebtobeconomicbcollapsebsufferedbbybwholebnationsbglobally.bThebprofitbdidb
notbmaterializebfrombthebprojectsbthatbwerebmadebbybvariousbsectorsbinbthebeconomy.bAsbabresult,bm
anybcompaniesbwentbbankruptbandbthebunemploymentbratebincreased.
3. DiscussbthebsignificancebofbPlessybvs.bFerguson.
Plessybvs.bFergusonbrulingbtriedbtobpromotebequalitybtobsomebextent.bThebracialbsegregationb
butbunderbequalbdoctrinebwasbabstepbinbdrivingbawaybthebracismbinbthebUnitedbStates.bTheblandmarkbt
hatbwasbcreatedbpromotedbseparatebaccessbtobpublicbfacilitiesbforbeachbracebbutbthebsamebquality.b
4. Whatbwasbthebdifferencebbetweenbthebconceptbofbsharecroppingbandbthebcrop-lienbsystem?
Sharecroppingbwasbabwayblandownersballowedbthebtenantbtobfarmbinbtheirblandbandbthenbshar
ebthebprofitsbwhilebthebcrop-
lienbsystembwasbabwaybbybwhichbthebfarmer'sbgetbcreditsbagainstbthebanticipatedbharvest.bTheyballbca
mebduebtobtheblackbofbslavesbtobworkbinbthebfarmsbinbthebUnitedbStates.b
CHAPTERb24bMODULEb
1. EvaluatebthebgrowthbofbthebtranscontinentalbrailroadbafterbthebAmericanbCivilbWar.
Thebgrowthbofbthebtranscontinentalbrailroadbledbtobthebgrowthbofbmanybtowns.bItbalsobincreas
edbthebimmigrantsbintobthebUnitedbStatesbasbcountriesbwerebconnected.bAsbabresult,btherebwasbabcultu
ralbexchangebamongbthebpeoplebwhobinteracted.b
2. IdentifybatbleastbthreebCaptainsbofbIndustrybandbthebcontributionsbtheybmadebtobtheirbindustr
y.
OnebwasbJohnbD.bRockefellerbwhobwasbthebfounderbofbthebstandardboilbcompany.bHisbeffortb
sawbthebcompanybdominatebthebpipelinebindustry.bThebsecondbcaptainbwasbAndrewbCarnegie,bthebo
wnerbofbCarnegiebsteelbcompany.bHisbtacticsbmakebhimbthebbestbtobhisbworkersb(Kennedy,b&bCohen
,b2015).bLastly,bwasbJ.P.bMorganbwhobinvestedbinbElectricitybCompany.bHisbeffortbmadebhimbbeco
mebinbcontrolbofbthebrailroadbindustry.b
3. DiscussbthebconceptbofbSocialbDarwinismbandb"survivalbofbthebfittest."
SocialbDarwinismbhighlightsbthatballbhumanbracesbarebsubjectbtobtheblawbofbnaturalbselection
.bThisbleadsbtobsurvivalbforbthebfittestbwherebthebstrongbhumanbracebthatbcanbstrugglebforbexistencebsu
rvivesbinbthebsociety.b
ThebAmericanbPageantbDiscussion
Student’sbName
InstitutionalbAffiliation
, THEbAMERICANbPAGEANTbDISCUSSIONb 2
ThebAmericanbPageantbDiscussion
CHAPTERb23bMODULE
1. DiscussbfourbkeybpoliticalbissuesbofbthebGildedbAge.
Tariffs,bcurrencybreform,bcivilbservicebreformation,bandbemploymentbarebamongbthebpolitica
lbissuesbatbthebGildedbAgeb(Kennedy,b&bCohen,b2015).bThebfirstbtwobwerebofbthebinterestbtobthebbusi
nessmenbwhilebtheblastbtwobcamebaboutbduebtobwidespreadbreactionbtobcorruptionbinbthebAmericanbst
ates.
2. WhatbcausedbthebPanicbofb1873?
Thebpanicbwasbduebtobeconomicbcollapsebsufferedbbybwholebnationsbglobally.bThebprofitbdidb
notbmaterializebfrombthebprojectsbthatbwerebmadebbybvariousbsectorsbinbthebeconomy.bAsbabresult,bm
anybcompaniesbwentbbankruptbandbthebunemploymentbratebincreased.
3. DiscussbthebsignificancebofbPlessybvs.bFerguson.
Plessybvs.bFergusonbrulingbtriedbtobpromotebequalitybtobsomebextent.bThebracialbsegregationb
butbunderbequalbdoctrinebwasbabstepbinbdrivingbawaybthebracismbinbthebUnitedbStates.bTheblandmarkbt
hatbwasbcreatedbpromotedbseparatebaccessbtobpublicbfacilitiesbforbeachbracebbutbthebsamebquality.b
4. Whatbwasbthebdifferencebbetweenbthebconceptbofbsharecroppingbandbthebcrop-lienbsystem?
Sharecroppingbwasbabwayblandownersballowedbthebtenantbtobfarmbinbtheirblandbandbthenbshar
ebthebprofitsbwhilebthebcrop-
lienbsystembwasbabwaybbybwhichbthebfarmer'sbgetbcreditsbagainstbthebanticipatedbharvest.bTheyballbca
mebduebtobtheblackbofbslavesbtobworkbinbthebfarmsbinbthebUnitedbStates.b
CHAPTERb24bMODULEb
1. EvaluatebthebgrowthbofbthebtranscontinentalbrailroadbafterbthebAmericanbCivilbWar.
Thebgrowthbofbthebtranscontinentalbrailroadbledbtobthebgrowthbofbmanybtowns.bItbalsobincreas
edbthebimmigrantsbintobthebUnitedbStatesbasbcountriesbwerebconnected.bAsbabresult,btherebwasbabcultu
ralbexchangebamongbthebpeoplebwhobinteracted.b
2. IdentifybatbleastbthreebCaptainsbofbIndustrybandbthebcontributionsbtheybmadebtobtheirbindustr
y.
OnebwasbJohnbD.bRockefellerbwhobwasbthebfounderbofbthebstandardboilbcompany.bHisbeffortb
sawbthebcompanybdominatebthebpipelinebindustry.bThebsecondbcaptainbwasbAndrewbCarnegie,bthebo
wnerbofbCarnegiebsteelbcompany.bHisbtacticsbmakebhimbthebbestbtobhisbworkersb(Kennedy,b&bCohen
,b2015).bLastly,bwasbJ.P.bMorganbwhobinvestedbinbElectricitybCompany.bHisbeffortbmadebhimbbeco
mebinbcontrolbofbthebrailroadbindustry.b
3. DiscussbthebconceptbofbSocialbDarwinismbandb"survivalbofbthebfittest."
SocialbDarwinismbhighlightsbthatballbhumanbracesbarebsubjectbtobtheblawbofbnaturalbselection
.bThisbleadsbtobsurvivalbforbthebfittestbwherebthebstrongbhumanbracebthatbcanbstrugglebforbexistencebsu
rvivesbinbthebsociety.b
