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100
Who invented a paper bag folding machine?
Margret Knight
100
This man wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
100
Made his fortune in Transportation
Cornelius Vanderbilt
100
What country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States of America?
France
100
This movement placed social needs above the need for salvation.
Social Gospel
200
Who is known for improving the light bulb
Thomas Edison
200
Mark Twains real name
Samuel Clemmons
200
What industry is Andrew Carnegie known for?
Steel
200
Jane Adams started what home for immigrant women in need?
The Hull House
200
The idea that only the fittest people can survive in society is know as?
Social Darwinism
300
The QWERTY keyboard was invented by?
Christopher Sholes
300
She is known for painting Women and Children
Mary Cassatt
300
He made his money in the Oil industry.
John D. Rockefeller
300
Where was America's first immigration station located?
Ellis Island, New York
300
This act sought to limit the power a corporation could have
Sherman Antitrust Act
400
Invented an airbrake for trains
George Westinghouse
400
Well known Ragtime musician
Scott Joplin
400
He is associated with Railroads
James Hill
400
Buildings with small rooms and unhealthy living conditions where poor families crowded together were called
Tenement
400
These people give large sums of money to help public causes
philanthropists
500
Created a sleeping car for trains.
George Pullman
500
She is known for painting textiles
Candace Wheeler
500
Known for the Kodak Camera
George Eastman
500
What is the Statue of Liberty made of?
Copper
500
Vanderbilt made millions in what industry
railroad
600
who invented this device?
Alexander Graham Bell
600
This man is know for painting portraits of wealthy people
John Singer Sargent
600
She spent 10 days in an asylum under cover to report on the conditions there.
Nellie Bly
600
What type of Music is Scott Joplin known for?
Ragtime
600
Who wrote the book "How the Other Half Lives"?
Jacob Riis