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name of the railroad that went all the way across the states
The Transcontinental Railroad
created the light bulb in 1879
Thomas Edison
A period of growth when the U.S. jumped to lead in industrialization ahead of Britain
Gilded Age
Where did most immigrants come from?
Northern and Western Europe
development of industries
industrialization
Who wrote the Jungle?
Uptin Sinclair
Who was the muckraker, photographer and journalist that exposed tenement living conditions to the public?
Jacob Riis
what is a captain of industry and a robber baron
Captain of the industry - a leader who runs a successful business, amasses a personal fortune and contributes to the country positively
Robber Baron - A leader who becomes rich through ruthless and unethical business practices.
Why did most immigrants leave their countries to come to the U.S.?
religious persecution, economic problems, lack of jobs, and war
an owner or manager of an industry
industrialist
What was the book "The Jungle" about and what was the solution?
The Jungle was about the terrible things in the Chicago meat-packing industry. Congress released the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 not long after the book came out
Who was the political boss of Tammany Hall?
Boss Tweed or William M. Tweed
Large companies that control an industry are given the ability to control the prices of goods or services they provide.
Monopoly
why did most immigrants come to the U.S.?
religious and political freedom, cheap land, factory jobs, and connections to family and friends
the government has minimum power to interfere in the economic affairs of individuals in an economic society
Laissez-faire economics
Faster way of making steel
Bessemer Process
He founded the Standard Oil Company and monopolized the oil industry.
John D. Rockefeller
What is the name of the Act that caused a 10 year ban on Chinese immigrants coming into the country in 1882?
Chinese Exclusion Act
increase in population of people living in towns and cities
urbanization
company that locked women in the workrooms, so that they would not steal anything. Later got set on fire and many died.
The triangle shirtwaist factory.
What was the immigration facility on the west coast in the Gilded Age? What was the immigration facility on the east coast in the Gilded Age?
West coast - Angel island
East coast - Ellis island
Amassed great forturn from Steel industry. Became the richest man at the age of 30
Andrew Carnegie
Preaches that good jobs ought to be reserved for native citizens
Nativism
a multi-occupancy residential rental building. mainly built for immigrants
tenement
The act was made to prohibit trusts and prevent monopolies.
Sherman Antitrust Act