https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu Major events that occurred during the Gilded Age (Late 1800s-19th century) en-us 2020-09-10 15:54:45 UTC 2020-11-05 15:28:06 UTC hello@padlet.com 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/735695905 Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist in the United States and was known as one of the richest men in the world who made many contributions to charities, libraries, Britain, and much more. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1848 in seek of a better job, where he then continued to make bank in the steel industry. Andrew believed in laissez-faire economics.]]> 2020-09-10 16:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/735695905 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798481720 China and the United States signed the Burlingame Treaty which was Chinese immigration to the U.S. This treaty protected Chinese citizens and helped the United States trade interests in China. This is known as a liberal/progressive action because the government was involved. The government had stepped in for the United States by taking control of what was going on with the immigration.]]> 2020-10-02 17:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798481720 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798489623 This act restricted Chinese immigration (about 10 years). Throughout one year, number of new lawfully admitted Chinese immigrants had dropped from 40,000 down to 23. The Americans started to believe and think that the Chinese were the ones who were the cause of taking their new opportunities away and causing depression.This was a liberal/progressive action because the government agreed to this act and paid close attention to the Eastern European immigrants and less to the Chinese immigrants.]]> 2020-10-02 17:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798489623 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798497537 Gold was discovered in Sutter's Mill, California. This event resulted in thousands of Chinese immigrants to depart from Hong Kong to mine for gold in California. Not only was immigration increasing, but so was the economy. Because there was many immigrants coming in, more job slots were being filled and taken, but this then led to an overpopulation of people. This is known as a laissez-faire/conservative action because the government was not stepping in and taking control of the mass overpopulation. ]]> 2020-10-02 17:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798497537 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798505050 This act was passsed by Congress and prohibited business monopolies by deeming them unlawful restraint on interstate commerce. This was the first time the Federal government curbed monopolies. This was known as a liberal/progressive action because it ordered the federal government to install events to get rid of trusts.]]> 2020-10-02 17:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798505050 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798511513 Chief Justice John Marshall affirmed that concept when he announced that the Federal government had the exclusive right to control commmerical transaction between the states. This is considered as a progressive/liberal action because the government was allowed to step in and take control over the states.]]> 2020-10-02 17:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798511513 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798517181 Treasury was required to be able to purchase 4.5 million ounces of silver per month to be converted into coins and silver certificates. This is a liberal/progressive action because the federal government was ordered to to purchase 4.5 million ounces of silver every year. This benefited the farmers by allowing them to pay their debt.]]> 2020-10-02 17:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798517181 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798522383 Rebates and drawbacks and other under-the-table payments were known as illegal. This was the first step in bringing transportation facilities under government oversight. This act challenged the laissez-faire economics because it gave Congress the right to regulate corporations having to do with interstate commerce.]]> 2020-10-02 17:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/798522383 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/861485397 Work was provided for young men in the ages 18-25, in which they were paid $30 a month, however $25 had to be sent to their families. The men stayed in camps, organized on military lines, and worked on regional environmental projects. For example, national parks where trails were built, recreation facilitis and access roads. This Corporation was disbanded in 1942. This was known as a progressive/liberal action because it was a government program in which unemployed men were working on projects.]]> 2020-10-26 13:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/861485397 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/861497142 Families were being paid relief benefits for taking work organized by the government. $500 million was given to states and local governments. This agency was suspended in 1935 because the Works Progress Administration projects had begun and financial aid was given because of the unemployment insurance of the Social Security Act of 1937. This increased agriculture production and was known as a liberal/progressive action.]]> 2020-10-26 13:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/861497142 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/861510048 Agency wanted to regulate wired and wireless communications and then later on regulate television. It was a programme of government regulation of new enterprises. This agency still exists to this day. This was known as a liberal/progressive action because it called for a government agency.]]> 2020-10-26 13:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/861510048 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/873971961 Federal guarantees of private mortgages and reduced down payments (usually from 30%-10%) and extended repayment time from 20-30 years. This increased more Americans to purchase their own homes, in which this administration still exists today. This is known as a liberal/progressive action because President Franklin Roosevelt founded this administration in order to improve housing conditions.]]> 2020-10-29 16:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/873971961 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/873988845 This administration was created by the WPA and it encouraged the education and training of younger people. However, it was disbanded during the Second World War. This was known as a liberal/progressive action because it was created by President Roosevelt in order to give education to Americans from the ages of 16-25.]]> 2020-10-29 16:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/873988845 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/873995120 This administration gave guaranteed loans to small farmers and tenants to buy small properties or to rehabilitate farms. More farmers were enabled to stay on their own farms. Migrant labour camps were being maintained for agricultural workers for part of its remit that no one should be excluded from its benefits. This is known as a liberal/progressive action because it was an agency of the United States government.]]> 2020-10-29 16:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/873995120 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/874012361 This act established the United States Housing Authority and has set up housing projects for low income families. House building and home ownership was encouraged. However, discriminatory against black Americans and inadvertently promoted suburban over inner-city housing. This was known as a liberal/progressive action.]]> 2020-10-29 16:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/874012361 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/874024726 This adminstration was known for being 'colour blind', with 1 million black Americans working for it. This administration employed millions of unemployed people. It was known as a liberal/progressive action because it was created by President Franklin Roosevelt and its main purpose was to take care of and be a relief for the hardship of the Great Depression.]]> 2020-10-29 16:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/874024726 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880767151 This war's main purpose was to take care of an argument (mostly about slavery) between the North and the South, but there were many economic problems that had occurred. This can be seen as a laissez-faire action because the government allowed the people to make their own decisions of whether or not to stay together.]]> 2020-11-02 01:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880767151 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880780951 Workers were highly needed in the West for building railroads. This resulted in an increase of immigrants coming to the West to fill up the open jobs. This act is considered as a liberal/progressive action because the government was involved in this act by giving land grants to the companies, so they could sell it to others.]]> 2020-11-02 01:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880780951 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880819764 Since the railroad was completed, many Chinese immigrants were left with nothing. They were unemployed, which meant that they weren't earning any money. All of this poverty amongst the Chinese  led to the Americans thinking poorly of them. This building of the transcontinental railroad was known as a laissez-faire action because workers built it together within 4 years, without the help of the government.]]> 2020-11-02 01:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880819764 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880838104 This strike was also known as the Homestead Massacre. Iron and steel workers demanded that their wages were not to be cut. However, Henry C. Frick, who was the manager, wanted to break the union. Armed guards were ordered to protect the company from all of the strikers. This strike was not successful because all of the strikers jobs were replaced with new workers. This is known as a liberal/progressive action because the Governor demanded for the help of the government, by bringing in 8,500 soldiers.]]> 2020-11-02 01:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880838104 9959761 https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880880262 Commercial banks were prohibited from selling stock, while saving deposits were assured. Depositors were protected from losing savings and investment banks and commercial bans were seperated. This is known as a liberal/progressive action because President Roosevelt was given control of stabilizing the bank.]]> 2020-11-02 02:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/9959761/wha38sm8frnxbmxu/wish/880880262