📜 history - gilded age: industrialization (3.1) Flashcards
Infant mortality rate in 1860 Compared to 1890
in America, duh
1860: 181 per 1000 births
1890: 151 per 1000 births
When was the Gilded age?
1877-1900
White male life expectancy in 1860 compared to 1920
In AMERICA
1860: 44
1920: 57
How many immigrants came to the US from 1870-1900?
12 million
How many immigrants came to the US from 1900-1915?
15 million
How did railroads allow for industrialisation?
- Connected major cities in east coast to the west
- More efficient raw material distribution
- Employment in railroad work stimulates economy
Transport cost in 1865 compared to 1900
IN AMERICA
1865: 2 cents / ton / mile
1900: 0.75 cents / ton / mile
Miles of track in 1865 compared to 1890
in south africa /j
1865: 35,000
1890: 164,000
When was the Pacific Railroad Act?
1862
What did the Pacific Railroad act do and what was its goal?
It…
Gave land and funds to the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies
With the goal…
To connect Sacramento, California to the exisiting rail network in Nebraska
What % of Central Pacific labor force were Chinese?
90%
How much did the Central Pacific pay Chinese workers compared to white workers?
Chinese:
$26-30
English:
$35 including food, lodging, equipment, and medicine
monthly
When was the Homestead act?
1862
What did the homestead act do?
It gave any US citizen who paid a small fee 160 acres of land in the West
When was the Dawes Act?
1887
