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Railroads were going to BE the way we were going to connect the country.

Railroads became the single Largest Business in the United States.

Built from Sacramento, California to Omaha, Nebraska!!

Immigrants worked on the Railroad.

From Omaha, Nebraska to the West…… European Immigrants.

From Sacramento, California to the East….. Chinese Immigrants.

Thomas Edison: The Light bulb made it possible for work to go on and on and on and on and on

Samuel Morse: Telegraph communication was the first nationwide information transmitter (Morse Code)

Alexander Graham Bell: He invented the telephone, which allowed for voice - to - voice communication over electric wires.

Old Immigrants From Northern and Western European Countries. They speak English. We are comfortable with “them” because we understand them.

New Immigrants From Eastern and Southern European Countries. They DON’T speak English.

We are NOT comfortable with “them” because they speak other languages and are just different

Knights of Labor

Skilled (specialized skills and training like police officers, computer technicians, electricians). Unskilled workers (does not need specialized skills or training like farmers, maids, cooks, cleaners)

American Federation of Labor

Only Skilled Workers Encouraged workers to work with their employers for better wages. Largest labor union.

Strike: Work stoppages aimed at hurting to boss in the pockets because nothing is being produced

The Pullman Palace Railcar Company went on strike because the owner cut their wages. The owner did not reduce the price of rent, though.

No Problem, the company just hired some more workers and kept it moving because the President of the United States said this striking was wrong because it stopped the mail services.