HY 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homestead Acts, Sherman Antitrust Act, Samuel Gompers
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Black codes: every state created some variation of these codes in order to damper the. Final acts of reconstruction: life in the south was ruled by three groups of people, former slaves were given positions in politics; former slaves took office in. Philosophy of social darwinism docu and response due wednesday; quiz on friday; start reading bread givers. Us products are less expensive and therefore will be bought more frequently: helps us businesses to make bigger profits and grow, does not benefit farmers as they are purely consumers and make no money off tax. Interstate commerce commission: sherman antitrust act: businesses cannot form organizations and agree on arrangements that are detrimental to the consumers. Factory workers: farmers: men who can no longer make a living off farming begin to work in cities, mechanization: farmers were getting replaced with machines and so an ample amount of farmers were no longer needed.