People of Industry
Labor Strikes
Dangerous Conditions
Railroad Transports
Factoids
100

His company was named Standard Oil. 

Who is John D. Rockefeller? 

100

Railroad strike, President Hayes intervenes on the side of the RR companies in 1877

Choices: Strike of 1877 - Haymarket - Homestead - Pullman Car

What is the Strike of 1877?

100

12 -14 hour workdays, 6 days a week

Choices: Poor Ventilation - Sexual Harassment - Beatings and Abuse - No Breaks - Monotonous Work

What is Long Hours? 

100

This transport is a large animal mainly seen in the plains of Wyoming

What is Buffalo? 

100

This state has more people than Canada, despite the fact that Canada is more than 2,000 percent larger in size than this state. 

What is California? 

200

This man invented the light bulb and the power distribution for energy. 

Who is Thomas Edison? 

200

Workers struck against pay cut and high rent. President Cleveland sent in troops to aid Pullman; Workers fired; Eugene Debs jailed

Choices: Strike of 1877 - Haymarket - Homestead - Pullman Car

What is the Pullman Car Strike? 

200

Time was not given for a rest during working days. 

Choices: Poor Ventilation - Sexual Harassment - Beatings and Abuse - No Breaks - Monotonous Work

What is No Breaks? 

200

Trains transported to these places to deliver equipment, feed, and seed, and pick up crops. 

What are Farms? 

200

The heart of this aquatic sea creature is located in its head. Weird, yet cool. 

What is a shrimp?

300

This man was in the industry of steel, used mainly by railroad tracks. 

Who is Andrew Carnegie?

300

Carnegie steel workers went out on strike.  Private police force (Pinkertons) opened fire on striking workers; 12 deaths in total

Choices: Strike of 1877 - Haymarket - Homestead - Pullman Car

What is the Homestead Strike? 

300

Foreman and higher ups would mistreat workers by attacking them and hurting them

Choices: Poor Ventilation - Sexual Harassment - Beatings and Abuse - No Breaks - Monotonous Work

What is Beatings and Abuse? 

300

These people took trains to bring home a prize animal from the West to eat the meat. 

Who are Hunters?

300

Sliced bread was first manufactured by machine and sold in the 1920s by the Chillicothe Baking Company in this state. 

It was the greatest thing since…unsliced bread

What is Missouri? 

400

This inventor made the first telephone. 

Who is Alexander Graham Bell? 

400

3,000 protesters in Chicago against police brutality.  A bomb exploded in the crowd.  American public turns on labor movement

Choices: Strike of 1877 - Haymarket - Homestead - Pullman Car

What is the Haymarket Strike? 

400

Workers were inappropriately assaulted and approached to do things they did not consent with

Choices: Poor Ventilation - Sexual Harassment - Beatings and Abuse - No Breaks - Monotonous Work

What is Sexual Harassment? 

400

This product was transported to be used to build houses and was harvested from trees in forms of logs or boards. 

What is Lumber? 

400

This is the human body’s largest organ.

What is skin? 

500

If Chinese immigrants worked in the West, __________ immigrants worked in the East. 

Who are the Irish? 

500

The two groups of people were left out of the labor unions because of unfair practices. 

Who are women and minorities? 

500

Doing the same job all the time

Choices: Poor Ventilation - Sexual Harassment - Beatings and Abuse - No Breaks - Monotonous Work

What is Monotonous Work? 

500

This railroad traveled across the country from the East to West, the first ever. 

What is the Transcontinental Railroad? 

500

What is the one letter of the alphabet you can NOT find in any state? 

You only get one guess, so choose wisely! 

What is the letter "Q"?

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