Robber Barons /
Captains of Industry
Captains of Industry
Man that created a monopoly in the Steel Industry
Andrew Carnegie
Most European immigrants arrived to the United States and were processed through which immigration station and where was it located?
Ellis Island on the East Coast
Who invented the airplane?
The Wright Brothers
The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called...
Urbanization
This group was most affected by the Dawe's Act and the white settlement of the Great Plains.
Native Americans
Man that became a wealthy tycoon through building both a shipping and railroad business.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Most Asian immigrants arrived at and were processed through which immigration station and where was it located?
Angel Island on the West Coast
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Name 2 problems that plagued urban streets in the 1800's due to the fast growth of cities.
Slums, Human and Animal Waste, Poverty, Crowded Living Conditions, Disease, Filth
Legislative Act passed to encourage western settlement in the United States.
The Homestead Act
Man that Built a monopoly in the Oil business
John D. Rockefeller
2 reasons that European people chose to LEAVE their homeland and immigrate to another land?
Scarcity of Land, Religious Persecution, Economic Hardship, Political Unrest, Famine
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel F.B. Morse
What was developed that allowed photos to be taken inside dark tenements to draw the attention to the poor living conditions in cities for the working class?
Flash Photography
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
Philosophy that believed the most fit members survived and demonstrated their fitness by accumulating property, wealth, and social status.
Social Darwinism
Policy of protecting the interests of Native-Born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Nativism
What invention made the production of steel faster, more efficient, and cost effective?
Bessemer Process
Name of the sanitation workers hired by Colonel George Waring to clean the streets
White Ducks
Belief in "obvious fate" that Americans had a divine right to expand westward in the United States.
Manifest Destiny
Business strategy that involves purchasing and owning every step of production, from raw materials through the transportation system to bring the finished product to markets.
Vertical Integration
Banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
The 2 Inventions that allowed the design and construction of skyscrapers to begin in cities.
Bessemer Process and Elevators
Ended the era of Reconstruction
Compromise of 1877
Business strategy that involves taking over, merging with, or buying out all competing companies within your industry.
Horizontal Integration
"Old Immigrants" prior to 1890 that came to the United States were predominantly from which 3 countries?
Germany, England, and Ireland
What did Henry Ford invent that changed the face of industrialization and made production faster and more economical?
Assembly Line
The terrible tragedy that occurred that brought to light the need for building codes, fire codes, and safety regulations for business buildings.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to try to maintain control of Whites over Black Americans.
Black Codes