Technology
Robber Barons
Economic Systems
Industrial Age
100
This machine allows the automated separation of cotton from the seed
What is the cotton gin
100
This Oil magnate gave most of his fortune to charity
Who is Andrew Carnegie
100
In this system, good and services are exchanged for other goods and services.
What is the barter system.
100
Workers created these in order to address labor abuses
What are labor unions.
200
Allowed the tilling of the tough Midwestern soil
What is the steel plow
200
The robber Baron was a prominent investor who even helped bail out the government during a depression in the 1890s
Who is JP Morgan
200
In this economic system, the economy (ideally) is in the hands of private individuals.
What is Capitalism.
200
This is the word for the process of the population crowding into cities.
What is urbanization.
300
This invention lead to trains and replaced water mills in factories
What is the steam engine
300
This robber baron made most of his money in transportation (especially trains and steam boats)
Who is Cornelius Vanderbuilt
300
In this economic system, "mother countries" hold colonies and encourage heavy exportation while limiting importation with tariffs.
What is Mercantilism.
300
This is the location of the first mills (factories)
What is the Lowell valley.
400
This invention transmitted messages over a long distance using Morse code.
What is the telegraph
400
This robber baron got rich on Pennsylvania oil and held a vertical monopoly
Who is John Rockefeller.
400
This is a system in which market value is determined by supply and demand.
What is the free market.
400
The process, perfected by Henry Ford, in which each worker has a specific, repetitive job.
What is the assembly line.
500
This machine allowed wheat and other grains to be harvested faster.
What is the McCormick Reaper
500
This company was known for their luxury train cars.
What is Pullman
500
A portion of a corporation who's value is determined by company profits.
What is a share or stock.
500
This act (under Roosevelt) broke up the monopolies
What is the Sherman antitrust act.
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