Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What is the name of the railroad that connected the Eastern and Western coasts of the United States?
The Transcontinental Railroad
As a result of the Transcontinental Railroad, many people wanted to settle on what land?
The Great Plains
What was the holy place for the Sioux that was rich in gold?
Black Hills
A wild rush of animals is called a what?
Stampede
What is a large company owned by shareholders?
A corporation
Who linked a number of railroads in the Northeast?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Once homesteaders moved out of the Great Plains, they faced a shortage of what resource?
Water
The way of life for American Indians ended because many people were killing what animal?
Buffalo
What do we call a large number of wagons traveling together?
A wagon train
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Why was progress on building the transcontinental railroad slow?
Due to dangerous and difficult working conditions
Who was known as Buffalo Bill due to how many buffalo he killed?
William E. Cody
Where were the Indians massacred by soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry?
Wounded Knee
This is when one company or person has control over a market, allowing them to set prices and quality standards, preventing competition.
A monopoly
John D. Rockefeller created what company?
The Standard Oil Company
Most workers for what railroad were Chinese immigrants?
The Central Pacific Railroad
What act offered land to farmers, which brought many people to the Great Plains?
The Homestead Act
What act attempted to protect the Indians from being cheated?
The Dawes Severalty Act
What do we call a person who searches an area for gold, silver, and other minerals?
A prospector
Who made a fortune in the steel industry and gave away more than $35 million?
Andrew Carnegie
What was the point called where two parts of the Transcontinental Railroad met?
The Promontory Point in Utah
When prospectors failed to find gold in the West, they turned to what careers?
Farmers or ranchers
What dance gave American Indians hope for their way of life to return?
The Ghost Dance
Pioneers (people) who owned land under the Homestead Act were known as what?
Homesteaders