SOC 150 - Essay - 1000 words

Day #13 of 20:

SOC150: SOCIAL PROBLEMS

June 18th, 2018

UIBE SUMMER SCHOOL

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All began with a guy named Christopher

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Europeanization of the World

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Countries that have been colonized by the late 1700s

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Population of the world in 1500

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Migration of Slaves during the Colonial Period

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Whites were indentured, and so were blacks in colonial times

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1619 Jamestown, VA, Dutch Settlers

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1619-1865 Who did the work to build America?

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Why did the Chinese enter the United States in the mid 19th century and why did this become a huge part

of America’s social problems in the public imagination?

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The Chinese case serves as the best singular example of why immigration began in the United States

n To serve as a “reserve of labor.”

The production of consumer culture and middle class life in 19th century America

The Case of Chinese Immigration and Labor in the 19th century

America (1848-1924)

Chinese Labor in Gold

Chinese Labor on Railroads

Working Conditions

Mass Scale Mercantilism

• New ways of selling include chain store, department store, brand name, mail-order “catalogue” consumerism.

Chinese Labor in cities • 46% in S.F., 50% in LA, and over 35% in

Washington labor force--Chinese worked in manufacturing, boots and shoes, cigars and garment, wool mills during civil war

An Empire on Rails

• U.S. entire industrial economy based on expansion of the railroads

Linking the Nation via Railroad Tracks

• No integrated rail system before Civil War (1865)

• After 1860 construction and consolidation of trunk lines proceeds rapidly

Federal Land Grants to Railroads as of 1871

Railroad Construction, 1830-1920

Railroads, 1870 and 1890

The Business of Invention

Patents Issued, by Decade, 1850-1899

Chinese Success Stories