Entrepreneurs
This Entrepreneur is most associated with the steel industry, specifically in Pittsburgh
Who is... Andrew Carnegie
A business that has complete or nearly complete control of a market is called...
What is... a monopoly
Early American cities were often developed around these for easy transportation...
What is... rivers, bays, oceans (water source)
This helps inventors make money off of their inventions
What are... patents
How many original colonies were there before the American Revolution?
13
The entrepreneur created a monopoly in oil
Who is... John D Rockefeller
Buying or eliminating competing companies in the same industry is called...
What is... horizontal integration
How might a large mountain chain impact human expansion?
It may delay them / stop them from spreading
This Gilded Age inventor is credited with patenting the electric lightbulb
Who is... Thomas Edison
In 1776 what was signed to announce sepperation from Great Britain
What is... the Declaration of Independence
This entrepreneur consolidated railroads during the Gilded Age
Who is... Cornelius Vanderbilt
Controlling multiple steps of production, from raw materials to the finished product is called...
What is... vertical integration
Name one example of how a different climate can lead to a different economy (using an example from class)
In early Virginia: Tobacco
In PA: Wheat, Corn
In the South: Cotton Belt
Henry Bessemer is most remembered for inventing what (what is the name of the process and what does it do?)
What is... the Bessemer Process, creates steel faster / more reliable
The first 10 amendments to the constitution are known is what?
What are... The Bill of Rights
This entrepreneur helped finance major industries during the Gilded Age
Who is... JP Morgan
A group of companies placed under the control of one powerful company or business leader is called...
What is... a trust
Coal is often found near what in the United States?
What are... Mountainous Regions
Which inventor is credited with the first successful commercial oil well?
Who is... Edwin Drake
Which decade did the Mexican American war take place?
What is... the 1840s
This entrepreneur wrote "The Gospel of Wealth," asking those of wealth to donate and spread their fortune
Who is... Andrew Carnegie
Rockefeller controlled oil wells, pipelines, refineries, and transportation while also buying competing oil companies. Name the two strategies he used...
What is... Horizontal and Vertical Integration
Pittsburgh became an important steel region due to close access to what two resources?
What are... coal and iron?
Which inventor did not patent their invention and ended up dying in poverty?
Who is... Edwin Drake
The American Civil War began and ended on which years (must get both right)
What is 1861-1865