The late 19th century was marked by unrest in the industries. Despite factories were equipped with the machinery, it did not make things easier for workers. At that time, nearly 35,000 workers lost their lives in the factories annually. Labor unions were on the rise as they helped workers to unite and go on strikes in considerable numbers. By the beginning of the World War I, millions of immigrants flew to the US dazzled by its industrial success and job opportunities. Many of them later experienced that a fair salary and safe working conditions were not that easy to
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Trade unions have existed in the US since the first colonists arrived in the 1600s. Captain John Smith with his settlers of Jamestown colony expected more craftsmen to come from England. Working people came to Virginia in 1620. At that time, craftsmen wandered from one settlement to another along the Atlantic coast to make more money of their journey. Workers led America to its independence, through their presence at Tea Party in Boston and at the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. In the late 18th century, craftsmen sought shorter hours, higher salaries, and better
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People like Andrew Carnegie, Andrew W. Mellon, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan take a special place in the American industrialization. They were the first to establish successful businesses and earn a fortune on it. They created an example for beginners who came to America searching for a lush life in a capitalist society. The wealthiest people of the late 19th century, these industrialists remain controversial personalities in the American history. They are sometimes called captains of industry, and sometimes – robber barons. Having used questionable practices, they kept the competition as low as possible, practically creating monopolies. John D.
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The conflict between the Native American tribes and the colonists was inevitable since Europeans set foot on the New Land. Colonists took natives as the problem that could easily turn into an advantage (cheap workforce, slaves etc.) Indians did not have as advanced tools, weapons, and transport as Europeans did, but still, natives resisted colonists from the very moment of their arrival. Entire settlements were destroyed by tribes that did not appreciate the newcomers. Obviously, Europeans started the great expansion to West, and the conflict over the land and natural resources grew into a war. The Indian Removal Act of
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The westward expansion started yet as the British colonists had first reached the East Coast. Settlers always tried to move farther to the West to get bigger independence and damp the pressure of the monarchy. The “Manifest Destiny” that appeared in 1845 proclaimed that Americans are morally obliged to free all the Western Hemisphere from European domination and lift less developed societies living in Americas. The discovery of gold in California brought more people to the Pacific coast. The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 completed what Theodore Roosevelt called the “Great Leap Westward”. The railroad connected the Atlantic
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