Sept.+6th-+Sept.+9th

Notes for Sept. 6th- 9th

September 6 We went over the questions from 'The Jungle" reading than learned about the investors that shaped the 2nd Industrial Revolution.

Main investors-
 * Rockefeller: oil
 * Carnegie: steel
 * J. P. Morgan: banks
 * Vanderbilt: shipping
 * Gould: railroad

Monoply-an individual or company owning all of one industry

Robber Barrons-(Ruthless Business men)
 * Bribery of the government
 * Illegal activity
 * Buy out businesses
 * lower rates/competitive rates
 * Rip off customers

Captians of Industry-(Good Wealthy Business men)
 * Poor to riches
 * Philanthropy
 * Good business men
 * Expanded the economy
 * Created jobs

September 7, 2011 We talked about immigration to the US, factors of immigration, and Ellis Island

1800s-1912: European Wave -Great Britain -Ireland -France -Germany -Poland -Russia -Romania -Italy -Spain
 * Northwest Europe
 * Central Europe
 * Eastern Europe
 * Southern Europe

Factors of Immigration -Bad economy -Opressive government -War -Wages/Poverty -Disease -Religious Persecution -Freedom/Democracy -Land -Money -Education -Diversity -Choices -__Jobs__ -__The American Dream__ (come poor, get rich) Ellis Island
 * Push (What makes people choose to immigrate)
 * Pull (What draws immigrants to the US)
 * Located on NY harbor
 * Opened in 1882
 * Closed in 1954
 * Processed new arrivals
 * Peak year: 1907
 * 1,004,000 people (immigrants) in one year, 2,700 per day
 * Immigration restricted by 1924's Immigration Act

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September 9th -NWorley

Went on Moodle and discussed Immigration Paper which is due on Tuesday, September 13. Unit test and guidelines now due on Wednesday, September 14.

Took test at https://test.successforall.org (Took all class period).