Life In the Cities
What type of overcrowded housing did workers live in?
Tenements
Who were the proletariat?
Working class
Who was the king of the railroads?
What is the term for rapid movement from rural to urban areas?
Urbanization
In Episode 2, this new age of building and expansion becomes possible thanks to steel.
What is the skyscraper
What did they call small, overcrowded factories where people were paid low wages/worked long hours?
sweatshops
Who were the Bourgeoisie?
Factory Owners, Aristocrats
Who was the king of oil?
John D. Rockefeller
What is the enclosure movement?
Consolidation of farmland by wealthy landowners
In Episode 1, Vanderbilt decides to shift from shipping to this new and growing industry.
RailRoads
What were the conditions of the tenements?
poorly built, lacked proper ventilation (sometimes plumbing)
Where did the working class people live?
tenement houses
Who was the King of Steel?
Andrew Carnegie
What system is defined as goods that are made in one place using machinery
Factory System
Carnegie gains powerful mentorship under this railroad executive.
Thomas Scott
Why were children hired in factories?
They were cheap labor and could fit in small spaces
Name one job included in the Middle Class?
Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher
Who was the king of investments?
JP Morgan
What is the machine that powered factories and transportation?
Steam Engine
Vanderbilt was known by this nickname because of his early shipping empire?
“The Commodore”
Name one health risk faced by city workers.
Pollution, disease, unsafe housing, contaminated water (any acceptable)
What social class had the most political influence?
The bourgeoisie/Upper class
Who did Andrew Carnegie hire to assist in growing his steel empire?
Henry Frick
What is the use of children for long hours in dangerous jobs?
Child Labor
Rockefeller becomes valuable to Vanderbilt because he can produce this new fuel at an unmatched quality.
Kerosine