Pre-Industrial Revoution
Who made invented the steam engine?
James Watt
What was Rockefeller's company called?
Standard Oil
Why did Labour Unions start?
Factories didn't care about the safety of their workers, and didn't pay them enough for the work that they did. Many factories also didn't have the 8 hour work day.
What piece of legislation ended monopolies
The Sherman Anti-trust of 1890
What was the train station we visited called
The Lackawanna Terminal
Which societal system did most people live under pre-industrial revolution?
Feudalism
What was Carnegie's Monopoly
Steel Production
What are two examples of radical ideas which sprung from the labour movements (mentioned in the presentation)?
Communism and Anarchism
Why was the act which stopped monopolies not used for many years?
The writing was very vague, due to this administrations often skirted around it.
The train station we visited is important because it combined which transportation methods into one?
It combined Rail, Ferry and Pedestrian services.
What kind of farming was most popular for peasants before the industrial revolution?
Subsistence Farming
How did J.P. Morgan make his money?
Banking
What is an example of a labour union?
The American Federation of Labour
When was the Standard Oil Monopoly broken up?
1911
Keuffel and Esser made what?
What developments allowed the industrial revolution to begin?
A long period of peace, and the forming of nation-states.
What is a monopoly?
Where one company either controls an entire company or an entire supply chain.
Women's Christian Temperance Movement was fighting for what cause?
The Prohibition of Alcohol
When was the Carnegie Steel monopoly broken up?
1901
The Hoboken Public Library was funded by who?
Martha Bayard Stevens
What is the chain of command for feudalism?
King -> Lord -> Knights -> Peasant
Who was the leader of AT&T during the industrial revolution?
Theodore Vail
Which labour union fought to secure the 8 Hour work week
When was the last monopoly broken up?
1982-1984
AT&T
The train station we visited is in what style?
Beaux-art style