Post by carolinefenyo on Jan 28, 2016 21:03:55 GMT
"The closing of the frontier in 1890 had a profound effect on the social and economic development of the United States in the succeeding twenty years." Evaluate the statement.
Caroline Fenyo, Connor Brisebois, Jackson Confer, Marcello Vial
Closing of the frontier- 1890 census found that population was more dense in cities than in rural areas, so the area was closed
essentially the prompt asks you to analyze the results of population migration back into the urban environment in relation to the social and economical effects, test makers made this prompt to one test your knowledge of the facts and statistics to provide support for your claims and to evaluate your ability to see the chains of causality involved in this era
Historical Context:
Homestead Act 1862: encouraged people to fill the frontier
The homestead act promoted people to move into the frontier, which coincidentally expanded the steel, agricultural, and railroad industries
This expanded the economy into new fronts
Census of 1890: First time the census recorded a majority of the population living in urban center
The closing of the frontier ended the frontier mentality and allowed the existing businesses and industries to flourish in the now ex-frontier. The wealth and head of industry was still concentrated in the Northeast
the closing of the frontier in 1890 had a profound effect on the spread of ideas in urban centers, the new ideas and cultures brought to the united states by the arrival of large immigrant labor forces, and the subsequent economic boom as a result of the cheap immigrant labor force.
I. body 1 spread of ideas
a.gay culture had a chance to expand and thrive
b. black communities moved from the South to the North, largely women who found jobs in the North
c. women moved from rural farms to cities as technology took over easy farming jobs
II.New ideas an cultures
a. immigrants took over large hubs, often larger percentage of immigrants than native born citizens
b. cultural ghettos
c. political machines and bosses due to the factory system
III.labor force
A.higher percentage of immigrants than "natives"
B. political machines led to un checked economic growth "laissez faire capitalism"
C.growth of capitalism
conclusion: restate thesis
relate back to how it influences american life moving on and the reform culture on the earlier 1900s.
Caroline Fenyo, Connor Brisebois, Jackson Confer, Marcello Vial
Closing of the frontier- 1890 census found that population was more dense in cities than in rural areas, so the area was closed
essentially the prompt asks you to analyze the results of population migration back into the urban environment in relation to the social and economical effects, test makers made this prompt to one test your knowledge of the facts and statistics to provide support for your claims and to evaluate your ability to see the chains of causality involved in this era
Historical Context:
Homestead Act 1862: encouraged people to fill the frontier
The homestead act promoted people to move into the frontier, which coincidentally expanded the steel, agricultural, and railroad industries
This expanded the economy into new fronts
Census of 1890: First time the census recorded a majority of the population living in urban center
The closing of the frontier ended the frontier mentality and allowed the existing businesses and industries to flourish in the now ex-frontier. The wealth and head of industry was still concentrated in the Northeast
the closing of the frontier in 1890 had a profound effect on the spread of ideas in urban centers, the new ideas and cultures brought to the united states by the arrival of large immigrant labor forces, and the subsequent economic boom as a result of the cheap immigrant labor force.
I. body 1 spread of ideas
a.gay culture had a chance to expand and thrive
b. black communities moved from the South to the North, largely women who found jobs in the North
c. women moved from rural farms to cities as technology took over easy farming jobs
II.New ideas an cultures
a. immigrants took over large hubs, often larger percentage of immigrants than native born citizens
b. cultural ghettos
c. political machines and bosses due to the factory system
III.labor force
A.higher percentage of immigrants than "natives"
B. political machines led to un checked economic growth "laissez faire capitalism"
C.growth of capitalism
conclusion: restate thesis
relate back to how it influences american life moving on and the reform culture on the earlier 1900s.