Major Inventions in the 1800s
What did Samuel Morse invent in 1844
The Telegraph
What caused the Railroad Strikes in 1877?
What was the significance of the National Trades Union.
The first national union; open to workers from all trades.
What encouraged production, innovation, and expansion of railroads?
Civil War
Invented new technology, such as electric lighting that stimulated business.
Thomas Edison
What did Elias Howe invent in 1846?
The Sewing Machine
What caused the Haymarket Square Strike in 1886?
Part of a campaign to achieve an eight-hour work day.
What was the significance of the Knights of Labor
They Sought general ideological reform; open to workers from all trades.
What was caused by ample natural resources, including oil, fueled growth?
Natural Resources
Developed process for creating strong, lightweight steel for use in construction and railroads
Henry Bessemer
What did Elisha Otis invent in 1852?
The Safety Elevator
What caused the Homestead Strike in 1892?
Economic depression led to cuts in steelworkers' wages.
What was the significance of the American Federation of Labor?
Focused on specific workers' issues; organization of skilled workers from local craft.
What was caused by immigrants willing to work for low wages flowed into the country?
Growing Workforce
Use of vertical consolidation influenced the rise of big businessmen to also be philanthropists.
Andrew Carnegie
What did Thomas Edison invent in 1880?
What caused the Pullman Strike in 1893?
Wages cut without a decrease in the cost of living in the company town.
Focused on specific workers’ issues; organization of skilled workers from local craft unions.
What was caused by new technology and innovative business practices spurred growth?
Technology and Innovation
Use of new business strategies, such as horizontal consolidation, influenced the rise of big business.
John D. Rockefeller
What did Granville Woods invent in 1884?
The Steam Boiler Furnace
Bonus: What year did the Haymarket Square Strike happen?
1886
What year was the Knights of Labor founded.
1869
What caused by the government policies encouraged investment in businesses and new technology?
Government
Formed the AFL, influencing the rise of labor unions
Challenged bug business by orchestrating the Pullman Strike and helping to found the IWW
Samuel Gompers & Eugene V. Debs.