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The Southern colonies were almost entirely agricultural. They grew cash crops like tobacco, rice and indigo. The Middle Colonies were part agricultural, part industrial. Wheat and other grains grew on farms in Pennsylvania  and New York. Factories in Maryland produced iron, and factories in Pennsylvania produced paper and textiles. The Middle colonies mostly traded with England. The New England Colonies were largely farming and fishing communities. The people made their own clothes and shoes. They grew much of their own food. Crops like corn and wheat grew in large numbers there.

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Southern Colonies Cash Crops (Indigo) - Kelly Kaz 

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Southern Colonies Cash Crops (Indigo) - Kelly Kaz 

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Southern Colonies Cash Crops (Rice) - Kelly Kaz

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Southern Colonies Cash Crops (Rice) - Kelly Kaz

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Southern Colonies Cash Crops (Cotton) -Kelly Kaz

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Southern Colonies Cash Crops (Cotton) -Kelly Kaz

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Leading up to the Civil War the North and South economies differed. The South had a smaller, rural economy and the North had a large industrial economy. Since the North had a large industrial economy they were able to win the war.

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The North Industrial Economy - Bronte Rapps

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The North Industrial Economy - Bronte Rapps

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The South Agricultural Economy - Bronte Rapps

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The South Agricultural Economy - Bronte Rapps

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Post Civil War Economies - Bronte Rapps 

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Post Civil War Economies - Bronte Rapps 

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After the Civil War the South's economic characteristics were: burdened by debt and stimulated growth. The North's economic charcteristics were: ruined economy and unstablity.

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The Age of Big Business - Carley Pelasara

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The Age of Big Business - Carley Pelasara

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Five factors that powered the industrialization were natural resources, population, free enterprise, government support, and new inventions. Two ways the government supported industrialization were protective tariffs and subsides.
The captain of industry robber barons of this time period were Cornelius Vanderbilt who dominated the railroad industry, John D. Rockefeller who dominated the oil industry, Andrew Carnegie who dominated steel, and J.P. Morgan was one of the first finance capitalists.

The role they played in changing America was creating jobs in society, but also showing survival of the fittest. Some negative effects of the industrialization was that the common man was poor, rate of child labor increased, and monopolies.

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Labor Unions and Progressive Presidents - Connor Graham

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Labor Unions and Progressive Presidents - Connor Graham

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Labor Unions are organizations intended to represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with employers over wages, hours and working conditions. Some of the first labor unions were the Knights of Labor lead by Terrance Powdery and Uriah Stephens and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) which was lead by Samuel Gompers. The Knights of Labor organization campaigned for an eight-hour work day, the abolition of child labor, improved safety in factories, equal pay for men and women, and compensation for on-the-job injury. AFL's goals were the following: strengthening working families by enabling more workers to join together in unions, building a stronger political voice for working families, providing a new voice for workers in the global economy, and creating a more effective voice for working families in our communities. Sadly, the Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886 turned most of the public away from labor unions because of the violence that spreaded.

Progressive President Teddy Roosevelt passed two progressive economic measures and they were the Square Deal and the Pure Food and Drug Act. The Square Deal was formed after the copious amounts of labor strikes and it aimed at helping middle class citizens and protecting business from the most extreme demands of organized labor. The Pure Food and Drug Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of poisonous foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors. Another Progressive President is Woodrow Wilson and he also passed two progressive economic measures and they were: Federal Reserve Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act. The Federal Reserve Act gave the federal government greater control over the circulation of money and helped prevent bank failures. The Clayton Antitrust Act served to make strikes, peaceful picketing, and boycotts legal, which meant that employers could no longer use antitrust laws to put down strikes or break up labor unions.

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This is a documentary I made for an English class I took in college. It will sum up how labor unions came to be and will inform you on their beginnings but how you feel about unions now is totally up to you. I hope you all enjoy it and find it quite informative and entertaining!

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American Federation of Labor -Connor Graham

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American Federation of Labor -Connor Graham

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1. What were some Cash Crops in the South during the Colonial Period?

a. peanut butter, grape jelly, and bread

b. wheat, rice, and cotton

c. cotton, indigo, and rice

2. What were some characteristics of the Middle Colonies?

a. only agricultural

b. agricultural and industrial

c. only industrial

3. What is the difference between the North and the South leading up to the Civil War?

a. there was no difference

b. The North was rural and agricultural and the South was industrial

c. The North was industrial and the South was rural and agricultural

4. What five factors fueled US industrialization during the Post Civil War Period?

a. men, women, children, dogs and cats

b. natural resources, population, free enterprise, government support, and new inventions

c. new operations, natural resources , population, free enterprise, and government support

5. What were two ways the government supported industrialization after the Civil War?

a. Killing all Native Americans and bombing the West Coast

b. Protective tariffs and subsides

c. Protective tariffs and trading only with China

6. Who were the Captains of Industry/ Robber Barron?

a. Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson

b. Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morris, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie

c. Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie

7. The Captains Of Industry did not have any effect on the Industrial Period?

a. True

b. False

8. Who was the lead The Knights of Labor?

a. Terrance Powdery and Uriah Stephens

b. Samuel Gompers

c. Terrance Powdery and Erin Stephens

9. What was the American Labor Foundation's goals?

a. longer Hours, lower wages, benefits for women and children

b. strengthening working families by enabling more workers to join together in unions, building a stronger political voice for working families, providing a new voice for workers in the global economy, and creating a more effective voice for working families in our communities

c. strengthening working families by enabling more workers to join together in unions, building a stronger political voice for working families, providing a new voice for the employers in the global economy, and creating a more effective voice for working families in our communities

10. The US economy has changed a lot since its creation by our Founding Fathers?

a. True

b. False