Industry Leaders
He was the leader of the oil industry.
John D. Rockefeller
A company with complete control of the industry's production, wages, and prices
Monopoly
This industry allowed skyscrapers and railroads to be built in larger scales than ever before
Steel
Where was Andrew Carnegie originally from?
Scotland
He was the leader of the steel industry in the United States.
Andrew Carnegie
A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture
Entrepreneur
This invention allowed work days to grow longer and made evening sporting events possible.
Light Bulb
Who invented Barbed Wire?
Joseph Glidden
He used the assembly line of automobile production.
Henry Ford
The time period in which machines replacing hand tools; an era of the creation of large-scale industry and development of new inventions and technologies
Second Industrial Revolution
This resource is a dark thick substance when it is first collected from the earth but can be refined into many different fuels / resources
Oil
What was the average salary of people in the Gilded Age? (Closest guess wins!)
$380
He helped expand the railroad industry in the United States.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
Philanthropist
This invention was nicknamed the "horseless carriage."
Automobile
When was the first automobile invented?
1886
He was a major banking businessman. His bands allowed entrepreneurs to get financial support for their new inventions / businesses and allowed investors to get involved in growing businesses
J. P. Morgan
Occurs when a company buys out all competition that makes similar products
Horizontal Integration
Elias Howe is given credit for expanding the production of this important invention
Sewing Machine
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, a wealth Newport woman, once threw a dinner party to honor her dog where her dog get to wear a nice fancy collar. How much was the collar worth? Closest Guess Wins!
$15,000