Inventions
Men Who Made America
Railroad
Big Business
You Won't Believe This!
100
I invented the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
100
I was once the richest man in America, expanding railroads from New York to the Midwest.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
100
A railroad the crosses the entire country is called what.
transcontinental railroad
100
Complete control over an industry's production, wages and prices is called this. (hint: think board game)
monopoly
100
These began to replace workers.
machines
200
I invented the typewriter.
A. Christopher Sholes
B. Edwin Drake
Christopher Sholes
200
I founded the Standard Oil Company.
John Rockefeller
200
These were invented to help keep railroad schedules consistent across the country.
time zones
200
Capitalism that allows companies to conduct business without government intervention.
A. laissez-faire
B. vertical integration
laissez-faire
200
Farming efficiency meant workers had to look for work in these places.
factories
300
I perfected the lightbulb.
Thomas Edison
300
I am a Scottish immigrant who became a giant in the steel industry.
Andrew Carnegie
300
This corrupt company was involved in stealing railroad money.
A. National Labor Union
B. Credit Mobilier
Credit Mobilier
300
Negotiations between labor and management to win higher wages, and shorter workweeks.
A. strike
B. collective bargaining
collective bargaining
300
The average full time work week consists of this many hours.
40
400
This technique was used to make steel from iron.
A. laissez-faire
B. Bessemer process
Bessemer process
400
I invented the sleeping car and created a town to house railroad factory workers.
A. George Pullman
B. George Jones
George Pullman
400
These immigrants greatly contributed to building the railroad.
A. Scottish and Chinese
B. Irish and Chinese
Irish and Chinese
400
Workers would form these to protest against employers unfair working conditions and wages.
unions
400
The National Labor Union persuaded Congress to legalize a ______ hour workday
8
500
Edwin Drake was the first person to use this to drill for oil.
A. steam engine
B. kerosene
steam engine
500
I made my money by taking over and merging other businesses.
A. Charles Darwin
B. J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
500
Congress passed this to regulate railroad activities
A. Interstate Commerce Act
B. Sherman Antitrust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
500
This theory teaches that only the strong survive.
A. social darwinism
B. collective barganing
social darwnism
500
The transcontinental railroad was connected with this.
golden spike