I. Colonial Economy and the "The New South" (cont.)

II. "Big Business" in American History -- an introduction

a) overview
b) comparative perspective

III. Railroads and the Great Strike of 1877 -- a turning point and a harbinger

IV. The Dynamics of US Economic Growth (1860s to the 1910s)

a) Land and Resources
b) Management/Structure
c) Technology and the workplace (from workshop to factory / a case study)
d) Transportation (expanding markets)
e) Financing growth
f) Marketing Commodities (cultivating markets)
g) Workers and Work (will be covered in more detail in the next lecture)

V. The Legal, political, and Ideological Foundations of Corporate Capitalism