https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt en-us 2019-02-14 15:28:23 UTC 2026-03-03 21:29:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331354326 Unfair business tactics made few powerful individuals and left no room for competition.]]> 2019-02-14 15:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331354326 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331358075 While some people were made incredibly rich, the majority lived in poverty.]]> 2019-02-14 15:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331358075 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331362294 Economy revolved around factories. Bad working conditions included long hours, low wages, and dangerous conditions.]]> 2019-02-14 16:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331362294 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331371819 Many people formed unions to bring change to industrial jobs. Many bosses used intimidation tactics to stop the formation of unions. Both the bosses and union members used violence to acomplish their tasks]]> 2019-02-14 16:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331371819 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331379097 The poster child for Capitalism, J.D. Rockefeller was an excellent businessman and used loopholes and wasted nothing to make money. He made trusts with railroad companies and became a billionaire. His Standard Oil Company was the largest business in the land.]]> 2019-02-14 16:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331379097 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331385763 With steel in high demand, Andrew Carnegie seized the opportunity and used his ruthless business tactics to acquire a monopoly. He bought out competition and bought out every business that sold him supplies to cut  production costs.

]]> 2019-02-14 16:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/331385763 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333248461 The light bulb was a huge game changer in the time of candles. It allowed people to not be dependent on the sun and candles for a source of light. Developed by Thomas Edison in 1879, urban areas consumed the product at a staggering rate.]]> 2019-02-20 16:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333248461 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333253661 Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized communication with the invention of the telephone in 1876. This device help skyrocket the business world and increase trade.]]> 2019-02-20 16:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333253661 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333259645 Baseball became America's pastime in the 1800's. The National League was formed in 1876 and Americans were able to watch professionals play. The National League and its rival, the American League, played for the first World Series Championship.  in 1903. The baseball craze led to the financing of large grandstand arenas such as Fen-Way Park in Boston, Shibe Park in Philadelphia, and Wrigley Field in Chicago.]]> 2019-02-20 16:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333259645 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333266609 Unlike other entrepreneurs, Morgan was born into a wealthy family and his father had already made a name for himself in the banking industry. He started in an executive track position in one of New York's finest banks. he later invested in several companies and ended up buying a bridge and tubing company. His most renowned purchase was when he bought the Carnegie Steel Company for $500 million. Within 10 years steel was worth over a billion dollars.]]> 2019-02-20 16:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/333266609 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/334570674 There were separate jobs thought to be had by a certain gender. Men work included wage work and politics, while women were childbearing and domestic work.]]> 2019-02-24 14:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/334570674 s731417 https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/334571793 Cities spread like wildfire and it raised the standard of living. Industrialists started building up instead of horizontally. ]]> 2019-02-24 14:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s731417/r0wcx05de2kt/wish/334571793