The Rise of Industry
These states had the most "Other Wood" natural resources
What are Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
This Act started the railroad boom in the U.S.
What is the Pacific Railway Act
Big businesses were dominating the economy by THIS year
What was 1900
In 1900, this was the average wage for industrial workers
Bonus: Name the average weekly hours worked
What was 22 cents
59 hours/week
This term is used to define a company that ONLY hires union members
Bonus: Name a job that has Unions
What is a "Closed Shop"
Teaching, Law Enforcement, etc
Chapter 1:
This group of people were thought to be the first people to develop a civilization in Mesoamerica
Who were the Olmec
The United States had a vast number of THIS that included coal, timber, copper, and iron
What are natural resources
This major railroad company had tracks running through Oregon
Who was Southern Pacific Railroad
This occurs when a company owns all parts of the industrial process
What is Vertical Integration
These were the TWO basic types of industrial workers in the U.S.
What were craft workers and common laborers
A term used to define total control over an industry by one person or company
What is monopoly
Chapter 16:
This was new technology used to break enemy defenses and would blind, suffocate, or induce vomiting when exposed
What is poison gas
This man was know for laying the telegraph cable across the Atlantic, creating faster communication from the U.S. to Europe
Who was Cyrus Field
This man was the most corrupt railroad owner at the time
Who was Jay Gould
This man was know for creating a new process for making high quality steel efficiently and cheaply
Who was Sir Henry Bessemer
This state had ZERO (0) strikes reported between 1881-1894
Where is Nevada
This term defines the total value of all goods and services a country produces during a year
What is Gross National Product (GNP)
Chapter 2:
In an attempt to lower Britain's war debt, THIS man supported policies that placed the financial burden on the colonies
Who was George Grenville
This man was the creator of the first ice-making machine
Who was Thaddeus Lowe
This was the owner of the Northern Pacific Railroad and was the more successful Railroad owner of the time
Who was James J. Hill
This business is usually owned by shareholders, whether private or public managers are hired
What is a corporation
In 1894, this man organized unemployed workers and began a march on Washington to demand jobs on public works projects
Who was Jacob Coxey
This term is defined as a company whose primary business is owning a controlling share of stock in other companies
What is a holding company
Chapter 7:
This famous cutoff was used as an alternate route West on the Santa Fe Trail
What is the Cimarron Cutoff
This is a French word meaning "Let do as they choose."
What is Laissez-faire
Corruption in the railroad industry became public in 1872 with this scandal
What was the Credit Mobilier Scandal
A term used to define a group of retail outlets owned by the same company, first appearing in the mid-1800s
What are chain stores
In 1903, these two women founded the WTUL
Who were Mary Kenney O'Sullivan & Leonora O'Reilly
This term defines a company tool used to fight union demands and prevents people from working
Bonus: Name a recent example w/ answer
What is a lockout
MLB, NBA, etc
Chapter 19:
This was the "Public Works Project" of the New Deal in Oregon
What is the State capitol building
This was what had contradicted laissez-faire ideas
What are High Tariffs
This term refers to people who loot an industry and become rich unethically
What is a robber baron
This man created one of the largest holding companies
Who was J.P. Morgan
By 1900, this union was the biggest in the country & amassed over 500,000 members
What was the AFL (American Federation of Labor)
This term is defined as settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider
What is arbitration
This U.S. Territory has 3.725 million people and is about 3.4 million sq. mi.
What is Puerto Rico