Part 1: Econ-Homestead Strike

The owners had locked the doors to the stairwells and exit

Andrew Carnegie's Industry

This event occurred in New York.

This event involved PA steelworkers.

Cornelius Vanderbilt's Industry

They bargained for better pay; Frick locked workers out; decrease in wages.

businessmen often resorted to using spies and extortion

This event occurred in Pennsylvania.

Trade Union Definition

Businessman donated most of his money to establish libraries & schools

NY & other states approved new saftey laws to protect factory workers

entrepreneurs often donated grain to farmers who had been affected by the drought & depression

Anarchist Definition

What are the 4 types of economic systems that exist?

This event involved a fire in a garment factory.

This event lasted from June 30-July 6, 1892.

Strikebreaker definition

People were killed at a businessman's factory after Pinkertons were sent to stop the strike

This event occurred on March 25, 1911.

This event involved garment workers.

This event was between steelworkers and the Pinkertons.

cornered the gold market by bribing the Treasury Secretary to not release gold into circulation

Businessman loaned the US Treasury $65 million to stop the collapse of the U.S. government.

What impact did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire have on society?

Businessman continuously cut rates. Companies couldn't compete & were forced out of business.

150 killed

Sweatshop Definition

John D. Rockefeller's Industry

JP Morgan's Industry

Collective Bargaining Definition

9 workers killed; 3 Pinkertons killed