Shipping
This daring duo improved the motorcycle and made it safer and longer lasting (Horlick, Kohler, or Harley-Davidson)
Who is Harley and Davidson?
another word for change, starts with an "r"
reform
what is the development of industries in a country on wide scale
industrialization
This ship used steam power instead of sails
What is the steamers?
In 1892 the J.I. Case company produced the first gas powered ___________, making farming easier.
What is tractor?
DAILY DOUBLE
Something being made, often by machines, in a factory operated by many people doing different kinds of work
What is manufacturing?
is increasing the amount of goods transported out of and into Wisconsin good to bad for our economy?
This ship required wind to move
schooners
This was how goods were transported before railroads
This entrepreneur created the first enamel bathtub: Horlick, Kohler, or Harley-Davidson
Who is Kohler?
DAILY DOUBLE
workers faced this as factories grew larger
difficult working conditions
These brothers invented malted milk: Horlick, Kohler, Harley-Davidson
Horlick Brothers
Money paid by employer for work done, especially work done by the hour
What is wages?
This is the reason some older industries disappeared or died out (ex: wagons and carriages)
advancement of technology
This progressive reformer fought for political changes in WI. He is the most famous WI politician.
Who is Bob La Follette?
This is the reason railroads helped Wisconsin cities grow
What is made it easier to carry goods and people?
Entrepreneurs had new ideas and money to create businesses. They usually had to hire these people that knew how to create the products.
engineers
these people believed the government should help solve problems and improve people's lives
What is the Wisconsin Idea?
universities should do research to make people's lives better
Why is Milwaukee known as "The Machine Shop of the World"?
ideal shipping location, lots of factories, metal products