In 1876 the U.S. celebrated its 100th birthday by having the Centennial Exposition. The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It ran from May to November and was a huge success. On some days more than 200,000 people came. These people saw hundreds of different machines and gadgets. The two most exciting inventions were the telephone and the Corliss Steam Engine.If you went to the Centennial Exposition, which would be more interesting to you the telephone or the Corliss Steam Engine? Why?
The 1800’s was called the Machine Age because people were improving on other products or making new things, such as the light bulb made by Thomas Edison. The light bulb made it so industries could work at night and make more things to sell for more money. Thomas Edison also invented the copy machine, phonograph, and the movie picture machine.
What improvements have been made to the light bulb since Thomas Edison invented it during the Machine Age? Explain.
Railroads made it safer to ship oil and also shipped lumber. The railroads impacted other industries because Carnegie needed workers to make steal since he sold everything he owned to build an industry workers had to make steal and put it on the railroads because it was easier to work with than iron.if you had a chance to make a big risk and sell everything to make an industry would you.
John D. Rockefeller had a monopoly in the oil industry. He only paid railroads half of what his competitors had to pay. After a while his competitors began to run out of money and Rockefeller bought them. He started to sell other products such as lube, gas, and motor oil. Rockefeller got even richer. If you were Rockafeller would you be as selfish as he was? Please elaborate.
Not all people prospered during the Machine Age. People who made specific products like shoes no longer got any business. This is because shoes were made in factories where they could make more products faster. These factories stole their customers so they didn't earn any money and they went out of business. Life was hard for them. If you were a shoemaker and went out of business what would you do? Explain.
If I ever went to the Centennial Exposition, I think the Corliss Steam Engine would be more exciting to see than the telephone because it powered all of the machines and was really cool to look at. I don't think the telephone would be as exciting because all you could do is call people. You would also have to share a the telephone with other people, and it would take forever waiting to use the phone. That is why I think the Corliss Steam Engine would be more exciting.
ReplyDeleteIf I was John D. Rockefeller I probably would be as selfish as he was because he only had to pay half of what other companies had to pay to ship oil. Rockefeller only had to pay half because he made a secret deal with the railroads. He also ran everyone else out of business by lowering his prices and making a secret deal. Then he bought all their oil companies. He got really rich doing all the things he did. So I would be as selfish as he was because I would like to be rich. If you were Rockefeller would you be selfish and run other companies out of business and then buy them? Explain.
If I was a shoemaker and went out of business I would try to get my business back up by either lowering my prices or make better quality products than factories did. I would make the prices low so more people would buy them. I would make better quality shoes and people would like them better than the factory shoes. If I couldn't get my business back up I would go work for a shoe company or go find a good job and get good money. Do you think lowering prices will help you open your business back up? Explain.
If I went to the Centennial, I would be more intersted in the telephone now we could call.We were finally connected to the world.News could be spread faster.I could talk to other people if a storm was happening to see if they were safe.
ReplyDeleteIf i was rockeffeller i would would try to by all the companies out and get a lot of money.
ReplyDeleteIf I was a shoemaker and I went out of business I would, buy another companies shoes and then put them on my market to sell the shoes. Then If I sold those shoes I would buy all of that companies shoes and then, sell them as my own. Then I would be rich and not at all poor.
ReplyDeleteIf I could sell everything just to get rich to make an industry I probably wouldn't because you might not get rich and then you have nothing at all. But I probably would because I wouldn't have a whole lot of things and i could get rich and then buy everything back along with making the industry.
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