This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the corruption that was commonplace in the late 19th century—scandal became the topic of many political cartoons of the day.
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A cartoon that shows two sides of millionaire philanthropist Andrew Carnegie is explained by Josh Brown of the American Social History Project.
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As America's factories grew in the late 19th century, so did the demands for unions as workers struggled with long hours, low wages, and dangerous working conditions.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the post-Civil-War boom for Southern cities like Atlanta, GA, and Chattanooga, TN, as railway and factory jobs replace jobs on the farm.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the administration of President Ulysses S. Grant, which was plagued by scandal and financial panic.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how, when Union troops left the South in 1877, most white Southerners believed their economic situation would improve. However, poor whites were not much better off than freed slaves.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes a tariff Congress passed in 1828 to protect American manufacturers from cheaper foreign imports. This protective tariff almost brought the country to the brink of civil war.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces Eli Whitney's cotton gin, which revolutionized the cotton business and institutionalized the practice of slavery.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's creation of a Bank of the United States, modeled after the Bank of England, where all federal deposits were held.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces joint-stock companies, which financed the settlement of colonies in the New World. These private companies raised money by selling stock and eventually rewarding investors with the profits from American goods.
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