Industrial Visionaries or Robber Barons?
This person was a Scottish immigrant who made steel much more affordable.
Andrew Carnegie
The Battle of Little Bighorn took place in what state?
Montana
Thomas Edison is most well-known for his role in helping to create the modern what?
Lightbulb
The development and growth of industries and industrial economy.
What is industrialization?
The process when one person leaves their country of origin and moves to another country (permanently).
What is immigration?
This individual was a prominent banker in the late-1800s and early 1900s. He was also the primary investor in Thomas Edison's electric light bulb.
JP Morgan
What were Native Americans resisting that led to the Battle of Little Bighorn and other clashes with the United States?
- The "Reservation System"
Alexander Graham Bell is known for inventing what?
Instead of renting one apartment to a family, this type of dwelling rents rooms (instead of apartments) to entire families.
a tenement
Where did most immigrants come from in the late-1800s?
Europe
What was the name of John D. Rockefeller's oil business?
Standard Oil Company
Who led the Army's Seventh Cavalry against the Native Americans?
George A. Custer
Otis is known for inventing what? (Hint...it saves a few steps!)
Elevator
This term refers to the growth of cities.
Urbanization
The geographical area where most immigrants moved to is called this.
What is urban area or cities?
After Cornelius Vanderbilt worked in the shipping business, he made his fortune in this industry.
Railroad
Who were the TWO leaders of the Native American forces?
Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed by workers from two different railroad companies. Name one of the two.
- Central Pacific Railroad (California)
- Union Pacific Railroad (Nebraska)
As white settlers moved further west, Native Americans were relocated to live on these.
Reservations
Most immigrants entering the East coast were processed here.
What is Ellis Island?
Henry Ford produced cheap automobiles in his hometown state of ......?
Michigan
Native Americans from primarily these two groups fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn. Name ONE of the two.
- (Lakota) Sioux
- Cheyenne
George Eastman is known for his invention that helped to document history with the push of a button and flash of a bulb.
The original (Kodak) camera
This is the process of becoming part of a larger group. (Historically speaking, immigrants and Native Americans were encouraged to do this to become part of 'American' culture.)
Assimilation
Most immigrants who entered on the West coast, were processed here.
What is Angel Island?