Make sure you're following the online syllabus!
- No William James.
- Two farming readings moved from Monday to Weds next week.
Third Party System (1856-1892)
Republicans and Democrats
- Extremely close elections
- Largely local stakes
- Major debates over tariffs, expansion beyond the continent, and race.
- But minor (local) debates are the most important.
The key to politics, 1860-1932: only two Democrats in the White House
Crisis of the 1890s
- Conflicts about who benefits from economic growth.
- Labor
- Farm
14 people from a list of the 75 richest in Human History.
- 1. John Rockefeller (oil), 1839.
- 2. Andrew Carnegie (steel), 1835.
- 28. Frederick Weyerhaeuser (timber), 1834.
- 33. Jay Gould (railroads), 1836.
- 34. Marshall Field (retail), 1834.
- 35. George Baker (financier), 1840.
- 36. Hetty Green (financier), 1834.
- 44. James G. Fair (mining), 1831.
- 54. Henry H. Rogers (oil), 1840.
- 57. J.P. Morgan (banking), 1837.
- 58. Oliver Payne (tobacco), 1839.
- 62. George Pullman (railroads), 1831.
- 64. Peter Widener (various), 1834.
- 65. Philip Armor (meat), 1832.
Before 1890 or so:
- Economy seen in terms of stability or fear of decline.
- Assessment of national health in moral terms.
After 1890:
- Industrial Progress
- Increasing arguments over the gains and losses.
Streams of inventions
- 1874 - Quadraplex Telegraph
- 1877 - Phonograph
- 1879 - Lightbulb
- 1887 - Gramophone record
- 1891 - Motion picture camera
- 1900 - Nickel Battery
Edison's Lab at Menlo Park
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)
- Taney court supports a state's rights.
- Corporations operate on the public's benefit, and can have their privileges revoked.
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Source: Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography , Hofstra University
Land Grants in Illinois
Source: railroads.unl.edu
Nebraska
Nebraska Land Grants
California
California land grants
Nationwide
Nationwide: Scribner's statistical atlas.
Homestead Act Claims
Time zones before the railroads
