Slide 2:
Civil War just ended
America becoming more urban,
less rural
Eastern US population booming West is still “wild”
California, Oregon, Nevada, and Kansas, Nebraska were only states; rest were territories or unorganized
Indians fighting to defend their homes, US Army trying to subdue
Slide 3:
Most goods produced in small shops by craftsmen
No large corporations yet
Slow-paced life
Based on seasons and sun-time,
not clocks
No mandatory school laws
Few true professions
No medical licenses issued
No bar association to test attorneys Most Americans lived on family farm or in small agricultural towns
Slide 4:
No illegal drugs (!)
No antibiotics
poor knowledge of nutrition
people died from infected cuts,
simple injuries, colds
No electricity
Little indoor plumbing
Water came from rivers or hand-dug wells Most people walked everywhere
Very small, inefficient and
ineffective federal gov
No unemployment pay, welfare, food stamps, worker safety laws, paid vacation, paid sick leave, or medical insurance
But life was about to change . . . drastically!(And keep changing rapidly!) :
But life was about to change . . . drastically!(And keep changing rapidly!)