Inventions
This new mode of travel, which was invented in 1903, was only active for 12 seconds upon its first successful test
The Plane
the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
Monopoly
He was either a hero or not a hero
Andrew Carnegie
This "connecting" achievement became a big win for the United States following the Civil War (1869)
Transcontinental Railroad
This tool was an upgrade to the standard iron version. It was used by farmers in the Great Plains
Sodbuster
This new mode of living, allowed through the abundance of steel, allowed cities to reach new heights
Skyscrapers
Batman and some people in a boomtowns
Vigilante
This man, and his team of inventors, is responsible for inventions like the phonograph and power plants
Thomas Edison
This tragedy, which was the worst tragedy in our nation's history before 9/11, was used as an example of poor working conditions
The Triangle Fire
This groups, although unaffiliated, was blamed for many of the successes and failures during times of labor strikes and riots
Knights of Labor
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Telegraph
a steel-making process where impurities are poured off using a big "bucket"
Bessemer Method
This inventor, created a "talking machine" that was a direct upgrade to the telegraph
Alexander Graham Bell
Quicky! you have to go and stake your claim to your own land because of this 1862 Act
Homestead Act
This group of people, who fought in one of our nation's wars, was immortalized in a popular Bob Marley song
Buffalo Soldiers
this invention is more of a process than a thing. It revolutionized factory work and made building products, especially cars, cheaper and faster
a club, society, or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose, especially people within the same trade
Union
This person became famous for the amount of time spent trying to improve working conditions for women
Mary Harris
A violent confrontation between police and striking workers in Chicago on May 4, 1886
Haymarket Riot
This Act allowed for many different public colleges to build campuses across the United States
Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act
This invention lessened the cost of farmers and made it difficult for cowboys to travel through private land
Barbed Wire
the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure. (different sizes of railroad tracks)
Gauge
This man led the United States in one of its most controversial battles. It was his last stand
George A. Custer
The Lakota and Cheyenne won this battle, but lost the war.
The Battle of Little Big Horn
This was one of the Populists demands for the United States. It would cause inflation, but this inflation would help the populists
Free Silver