Thursday October 16, 2014
Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History
OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT:
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Describe reasons for, and outcomes of, the demand for railroad reform.
AGENDA:
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WARM-UP: RxR Map
GUIDED READING: Credit Mobilier (P. 238)
CONCEPT: Fighting RxR Corruption
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: Workbook P. 26 – DUE FRIDAY
CLOSURE: On the Wrong Track Quick Write
RxR Map WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below)
***5 Minutes***
Analyze the map on P. 239. Answer the questions below
1) Why was rail construction concentrated in the East before
1870 and in the West after 1870?
2) When it’s 7 p.m. in Ceres, California, what time is it in Kansas
City, Missouri?
3) What about in Salt Lake City, Utah?
4) What about in Atlanta, Georgia?
PULLMAN: A FACTORY & TOWN
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THE TOWN
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GEORGE
PULLMAN
In 1880, George Pullman built
a factory for manufacturing
sleepers and other railroad
cars in Illinois
The nearby town Pullman
built for his employees was
modeled after early industrial
European towns
Pullman workers felt his
puritanical town was too
strict
When he lowered wages but
not rent – it led to a violent
strike in 1894
CREDIT MOBILIER SCANDAL
Stockholders of Union
Pacific Railroad formed a
construction company in
1864
 Stockholders then gave
contracts to the company
to lay track at 3 times the
actual costs and pocketed
the difference
 They donated shares of the
stock to 20 Republican
members of Congress in
1867
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POSTER FOR BOGUS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Textbook Reading
Read pg. 238, Pullman and Credit Mobilier
 Answer the questions below in your notebook:
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2)
Describe the town of Pullman.
How did RxR owners use Credit Mobilier to make
huge, undeserved profits?
THE GRANGE AND THE RAILROADS
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GRANGERS PUT A
STOP TO RAILROAD
CORRUPTION
Farmers were especially
affected by corruption in the
railroad industry
Grangers (a farmers
organization) protested land
deals, price fixing, and
charging different rates to
different customers
Granger Laws were then
passed protecting farmers
States were given regulation
control of railroads by the
Courts
Fighting RxR Corruption
1. Granger Laws - Regulated RxR to
establish maximum freight & passenger
rates & prohibit discrimination
Protect Farmers Interests
2. Munn v Illinois – state can regulate RxR &
private industry to serve public good
1877 RxR challenged constitutionality, Supreme
Court upheld to protect farmers and consumers
3. Interstate Commerce Act 1887
established ICC to supervise RxR
1886 – state could not regulate Interstate Commerce
ICC had trouble regulating (long legal process)
INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
In 1887, the Federal
government reestablished their control
over railroad activities
 Congress passed the
Interstate Commerce Act
and established a 5member Interstate
Commerce Commission
(ICC)
 The ICC struggled to gain
power until 1906
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1887 – CONGRESS
PASSED THE ICA
On the Wrong Track Quick Write
The expanding railroads captured the
imagination and support of most 19th Century
Americans. However, not all Americans jumped
on the bandwagon. Herman Melville, the author
of Moby Dick, stood firm against the smokebelching iron horse and the waves of change it
set in motion. “Great improvements of the age?
Who wants to travel so fast? My grandfather
did not, and he was no fool.”
Write a paragraph argument objecting to one of
today’s modern developments.
Ex. – e-mail, cell phones, texting, social media
(twitter or Facebook), iPods, etc.
Ch 5 Review Questions
DIRECTIONS: Use your notes and textbook to answer the following
questions on a separate piece of paper. DO NOT WRITE DOWN
THE QUESTION. Answer them in complete sentences.
1.Conflicts between Native Americans and the United States were
largely over what? (Ch 5 Sec 1 P. 203)
2.What impact did the railroads have on the West?
(Ch 5 Sec 2 P. 215)
3.In what ways did the government encourage settlement on the
Great Plains? (Ch 5 Sec 2 P. 215)
4.How did new inventions and the Morrill Act change farming on
the Great Plains? (Ch 5 Sec 2 P. 217)
5.Why did farmers think that an increased money supply would
help solve their economic problems? (Ch 5 Sec 3 P. 220)
6.What reforms did the Populist party want to implement?
(Ch 5 Sec 3 P. 221)
7.On P. 220, Answer Analyzing Political Cartoons Question #1.
8.On P. 220, Answer Analyzing Political Cartoons Question #2.