Definitions
A checkpoint for European immigrants seeking the United States
Ellis Island
Who was the leader of the Oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
Boss who controlled the city of New York by using his power to influcence voters.
Boss Tweed
J.P. Morgan can BEST be described as
Banker and investor
Give an example of a modern-day entrepreneur?
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, ETC.
A place that employs many people who are required to work long hours on machines making mass-produced items
Sweatshops
The steel industry during the late 19th century was dominated by:
Andrew Carnegie
Through his political cartoons, this man contributed to the arrest of Boss William Tweed:
Thomas Nast
J.P. Morgan supported this man in the race to supply electricity to the United States.
Thomas Edison
Which of the following would help workers receive more rights in the workforce?
Collective Barganing or Labor Unions
Checkpoint for many Chinese immigrants seeking the United States
Angel Island
The first monopoly in the United States was...
Standard Oil
Which of the following is an example of a major strike in the late 1800’s?
Homestead Strike
This man invented the first electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
The most influential aspect that led to urbanization was:
Railroads
A system of a monopoly where a company owns different businesses within the same industry.
Horizontal Intigration
This is the name of the process which mass-produces steel at a cheap cost:
Bessemer Process
This lady created the Hull House in Chicago, as a way to support poor immigrants in the area:
Jane Adams
Name some benefits of railroads.
Faster transportation, ecomonic growth, Westward expansion ETC.
This was a defining trait of early American cities.
Unsanitary and High Crime Rate
A system of a monopoly where a company owns every part of the process of product development
Vertical integration
At his height, John D. Rockefeller owned about ninety percent of all oil refineries in the United States. This is an example of:
Horizontal integration
Fraud was widely used by political bosses in efforts to:
Secure Votes
After obtaining complete control of Edison Electric, J.P. Morgan changed the name to
General Electric
List 3 reasons to join a union?
Low wages, long work hours, dangerous working conditions.