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1866:  Congress passes the Civil Rights Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto.
1867: Three Reconstruction Acts
1868: The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
1870: The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution.
1871: Victoria Woodhull petitions Congress demanding that women receive the vote under the 14th Amendment.
1875: Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1875

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13th Amendment
Formally made in order to abolish slavery in all states and territories of the USA.

14th Amendment
States the right of equality of every man under law regardless the race.

15th Amendment
Allows the Black Suffrage.

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- 16th President
- Served from 1861-1865
- December 1863: he published "The 10 Percent Plan"
- 2 conditios for the readmission
- July 1864: "The Wade-Davis Bill" drafted by the Congressional Republicans
- 1864: Andrew Johnson
- April 4 of 1865: Lincolns assasination and Johnsons naming

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- Born out of a marriage of hatred and fear
- White supremacy group who aimed to control African-Americans
- 1st Klan: 1865-1870. Overthrow the Republican state governments in the South
- 2nd Klan: 1915-1944. Maintain white supremacy.
- 3rd Klan: 1946-Present. Focused on opposition to the civil rights movement.

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-American economy grew and grew and The United States had become the largest industrial nation in the world.

-But the prosperity of America did not reach everyone...

How did some manage to be so successful while others struggled to put food on the table?

What role did the government play in this trend?

True leadership resided among the magnates who dominated the Gilded Age.

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The locomotive was not an invention of the gilded age.

Give Me a Brake.
After Civil War many rail problems solved:
-Air brake invented
-Sleeper cars and dining cars produced
Western settlement was a paramount national interest.

No industrial revolution can occur without a transport web.

On the Right Track.
-The economic incentives to railroads were enormous.
-The government offered generous loans to companies.

The Interstate Commerce Commission.
-In 1887, Congress responded to public outcry by creating the interstate commerce commision to watch over the rail industry.

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- Borned in 1839 Rockefeller was America's first billionaire
-  After running his own business in produce sales, saw the future in oil industry
- He sold the byproducts others saw as a 'waste' and became the largest business in the land.
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- His competitors were devasted.
- Criticised for unfair labor practices

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- Humble beginnings
-Saw demand of steel and seized the moment
-Carnegie Steel Company
- Reduced his costs buying railroad companies and iron
- Donated the money

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In the late 19th century, a new modern industrial economy was created with a national transportation and communication network.

- How did one get rich in             America?
- Social Darwinism
- The Gospel of Wealth
- Algerism

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The key to get rich in America was the combination between hard work and good fortune.

- Algerism
- American Dream

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-great impact of the industrialization
-Working conditions.
-Workers revolution, the upheaval

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At the end of the 19th century, due to the impact of industrialization,  people started moving around big cities of the north, and so did the high class.
But what happened with the working class?

- https://youtu.be/AST2-4db4ic
-https://youtu.be/klcu3Z1UF_c

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- Mintz, S., & McNeil, S. ´´Reconstruction´´. Digital History, 2018. Accessed October 20.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=8&smtid=1
- Mintz, S., & McNeil, S. ´´Gilded Age´´. Digital History, 2018. Accessed October 20.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=9&smtid=1
- Independence Hall Association. ´´Reconstruction´´. U.S. History Online Textbook, 2008. Accessed October 20.

http://www.ushistory.org/us/35.asp

- Independence Hall Association. ´´Gilded Age´´. U.S. History Online Textbook, 2008. Accessed October 20.

http://www.ushistory.org/us/36.asp