Inventions
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
The telephone
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln approved the construction of the transcontinental railroad by passing which act?
Pacific Railway Act
What was the main cause of the first strikes?
harsh working conditions
What is sweatshop
A crowded unsafe work place
What is Urban?
Of or relating to the city.
What did Thomas Edison invent?
Lightbulb and/or Photography
The transcontinental railroad was completed by two companies. What were the names of these companies?
1. the union pacific
2. the central pacific
Where did one of the earliest strikes take place?
Philadelphia
What is Triangle shirtwaist fire
A fire in New York City that killed 119 garment workers
What is rural?
of or relating to the countryside.
What did Josephine Cocharn invent?
The dishwasher
What name was given to entrepreneurs who built their fortunes by swindling investors and taxpayers, and bribing officials?
Robber Barons
When did one of the earliest strikes take place?
1786
What is 8 hour workdays, better pay, safer working conditions
what most workers want during this time
What is working class?
people who work for hourly wages, usually in jobs that require physical labor.
What did Elijah McCoy invent?
The automatic lubricator for stream engines
Large scale use of the railroad lead to the United States creating times zones. How many zones are there in the continental United States?
4
What did a group of painters want?
a raise
What is Child labor
group suffered due to there age
What is a labor union?
an organization that helps workers get better wages and working conditions.
What did Gerrett Morgan invent
The three position traffic signal
What was the only railroad company that did not use government land grants to pay for the construction of their railroad?
The Great Northern James J. Hill
What did the group of painters refuse to do?
they refused to provide labor
What was one of the things laborers wanted
better wages
what is a strike?
a refusal to work in order to force an employer to agree to demands