Major Inventions in the 1800s
Major Strikes in the 1800s
Influential Labor Unions
Causes of Industrialization
Important People of the Late 1800s
100

What did Samuel Morse invent in 1844

The Telegraph

100

What caused the Railroad Strikes in 1877?

The response to cuts in workers' wages.
100

What was the significance of the National Trades Union.

The first national union; open to workers from all trades.

100

What encouraged production, innovation, and expansion of railroads?

Civil War

100

Invented new technology, such as electric lighting that stimulated business.

Thomas Edison

200

What did Elias Howe invent in 1846?

The Sewing Machine

200

What caused the Haymarket Square Strike in 1886?



Part of a campaign to achieve an eight-hour work day.


200

What was the significance of the Knights of Labor

They Sought general ideological reform; open to workers from all trades.

200

What was caused by ample natural resources, including oil, fueled growth?


Natural Resources

200

Developed process for creating strong, lightweight steel for use in construction and railroads

Henry Bessemer

300

What did Elisha Otis invent in 1852?

The Safety Elevator

300

What caused the Homestead Strike in 1892?

Economic depression led to cuts in steelworkers' wages.

300

What was the significance of the American Federation of Labor?

Focused on specific workers' issues; organization of skilled workers from local craft.

300

What was caused by immigrants willing to work for low wages flowed into the country?

Growing Workforce

300

Use of vertical consolidation influenced the rise of big businessmen to also be philanthropists.

Andrew Carnegie 

400

What did Thomas Edison invent in 1880?

The Light Bulb
400

What caused the Pullman Strike in 1893?

Wages cut without a decrease in the cost of living in the company town.

400
What was the significance of the American Federation of Labor?

Focused on specific workers’ issues; organization of skilled workers from local craft unions.

400

What was caused by new technology and innovative business practices spurred growth?

Technology and Innovation

400

Use of new business strategies,  such as horizontal consolidation, influenced the rise of big business.

John D. Rockefeller

500

What did Granville Woods invent in 1884?

The Steam Boiler Furnace

500

Bonus: What year did the Haymarket Square Strike happen?

1886

500

What year was the Knights of Labor founded.

1869

500

What caused by the government policies encouraged investment in businesses and new technology?

Government

500

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.

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