Inventions/Inventors
Teacher for the deaf in Boston that invented the first telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Earned a fortune in the steel business and gave much of his money to build libraries
Andrew Carnegie
Which man did God use to start a Sunday School and win thousands of people to Christ during the Gilded Age?
Dwight L. Moody
Law which said that no more Chinese from the working class could enter America
Chinese Exclusion Act
Type of theater that was a show made up of short acts
vaudeville
Machine that was the first to record the human voice and play it back (phonograph)
phonograph
Earned his wealth in the oil industry and gave much of his money to medical research
John D. Rockefeller
Expert gun shooter
Annie Oakley
The first U.S. immigration station set up to provide help for immigrants at the location.
Ellis Island, New York
This poet wrote some of the greatest American poetry during the Gilded Age which is still being read today
Emily Dickinson
Man who invented the shoe laster.
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Became rich through the shipping and railroad industries
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Started a settlement house for women called the Hull House where they taught immigrant women classes in English, sewing, American government, art, and other subjects.
Jane Addams
Gift from France that reminded new immigrants of freedom
The Statue of Liberty
Known for his stained glass art
Louis Tiffany
Louis Pasteur invented this special treatment for milk to go through before it was sold in order to prevent diseases.
pasteurization
Borrowed $100 to start his shipping business
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Famous for writing songs and helping D.L. Moody in his revivals
Ira Sankey
System that allows the people of a country to own the country's goods and businesses
Capitalism
Wrote novels such as Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Who invented the QWERTY keyboard?
Christopher Sholes
Which man was taught as a child to give money to the needy and ended up giving millions of dollars to help build schools and colleges?
John D. Rockefeller
Two women who worked to help women's rights including suffrage---the right to vote.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony
Type of laws that the labor unions and reform workers wanted in order to limit children's hours of work
Child labor laws
Black composer who combined classical music with African American music styles to create ragtime music.
Scott Joplin