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The Life of a Laborer
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Trans-Continental Railroad
What is the railroad that connected the East coast with the West Coast?
100
Who first used the Bessemer process to produce steel on a large scale?
Andrew Carnegie
100
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
100
What was the First large-scale union?
The National Labor Union
100
In 1882, an average of ______ people per week were killed at work.
675
200
What is the place where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific met?
Promontory Point, Utah
200
Who founded the Standard Oil Company?
John D. Rockefeller
200
Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
200
Who led the Cigar Makers International Union and later the AFL?
Samuel Gompers
200
How many hours a day did the average worker work in most industries?
12
300
Who came up with the concept of time zones?
Professor C.E. Dowd
300
What was a common term for industrialists?
Robber Barons
300
William Kelly and Henry Bessemer came up with the Bessemer process. What was injected into the molten iron to remove impurities such as carbon?
Air
300
The motto for the Noble Order for the Knights of Labor was what?
An injury to one is concern of all!
300
What percentage of boys from 5 - 15 held full time jobs between 1890 and 1910?
20%
400
How many time zones make up the contiguous United States?
What is 4
400
Who led United Sates Steel?
J.P. Morgan
400
Who first used the steam engine to drill for oil?
Edwin Drake
400
What was another name for the Industrial Workers of the World?
Wobblies
400
What was the industry that paid the lowest wages?
sweatshops
500
Who made elegant sleeper cars?
George Pullman
500
What was vertical integration?
Buying out the suppliers and railroad lines associated with your industry
500
Who invented the typewriter?
Christopher Sholes
500
What was Mary Harris Jones better known as?
Mother Jones
500
How much could a woman expect to earn per year in 1899?
$267
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