Vocabulary
Causes
Inventors & Inventions
People
Labor
100
A person who gives money to a business or project hoping to gain a profit
What is an investor?
100
1800s
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
100
a method of mass production in which a product is put together as it moves past a line of workers
What is an assembly line?
100
Jay Cooke
Who is an example of a robber baron?
100
men, women, and children
Who worked during the Industrial Revolution?
200
when workers refuse to work to try to force business owners to meet their demands
What is a strike?
200
England & Europe
Where did the Industrial Revolution began?
200
telephone
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
200
J. D. Rockefeller
Who is an example of a captain of industry?
200
labor unions
What type of group was responsible for strikes?
300
a hot, cramped workshop
What is a sweat shop?
300
factory
What did Americans want to learn to build?
300
helped make electric light practical for everyday use
What is the significance of carbon filaments?
300
became wealthy by unethical means
What is a robber baron?
300
working conditions and wages
Why did workers go on strike?
400
parts which are designed to fit in any device of the same type, rather than being designed for a specific device
What is an interchangeable part?
400
Samuel Slater
Who was the first person to build a factory in America?
400
carbon filament for the electric light bulb
What is the invention of Lewis Latimer?
400
used to describe business people that are successful
What is a captain of industry?
400
children
What was the youngest age group of workers during the Industrial Revolution?
500
a person who buys or uses goods and services
What is a consumer?
500
Rhode Island
What was the location of Samuel Slater's factory?
500
assembly line, interchangeable parts, & computers
What are three inventions that increased both productivity and the standard of living of all Americans?
500
The Panic of 1873
What is financial "panic" created by Jay Cooke?
500
physical labor
What type of jobs were the men responsible for during the Industrial Revolution?
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