Railroads
What does the word "transcontinental" mean? Why was it called the Transcontinental Railroad?
REVIEW: what political party did Andrew Johnson belong to?
Democratic Party
Many of the US's most famous brewers were _____________ immigrants.
German
Most immigrants traveling to the US across the Atlantic Ocean went through this major immigration checkpoint.
Ellis Island, NYC
How did the creation / expansion of railroads affect Native Americans?
answers may vary....
How did New York City get the Statue of Liberty?
gift from France (for our alliance since the American Revolution)
REVIEW: what was the capitol of the Confederacy during the American Civil War?
Richmond, VA
Many immigrants coming to California / the West were coming from:
China - they were Chinese Immigrants
In what two cities did the two sides of the Transcontinental RR start? (need both)
Sacramento, CA & Omaha, NE
REVIEW: What did the 13th, 14, & 15th Amendments do/say? (all three)
13 - abolished slavery
14 - gave them citizenship
15 - gave men the right to vote
What did Thomas Edison use as a filament to make his light bulb work?
carbonized cardboard / bamboo
Name 3 major categories of immigrants at the end of the 19th century:
Irish, German, Russian, Italian, Scandinavian, etc.
In what US State did the two RR companies meet to pound down the "Golden Spike" (completing the Transcontinental RR)
Utah
Name one innovation / improvement that impacted Cities during this age (what advances made them "better"?)
- sewer system improvements
- steel / skyscrapers
- electricity / light at night
and many more....
Why did workers form unions? What did the formation of unions do?
better workers' rights, better pay, benefits, 40 hour week / 8 Hr. day, etc.
What was the mass exodus out of the South by many Black citizens called?
"The Great Migration"
What were the names of the two railroad companies that were hired to build the first Transcontinental Railroad?
Union Pacific RR & Central Pacific RR
How did the events at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory affect working conditions for inner-city workers?
more regulations for businesses (safety measures, better working conditions / hours / pay, etc.)
Name one prominent business man from this time period AND what industry/business they became known for:
Andrew Carnegie - steel production
John D. Rockefeller - oil industry
Henry Ford - automobiles / Model-T
J. P. Morgan - corporate finance / Wall Street
and many more........
- lynchings
- need for factory workers (WWI & WWII)
- resistance to sharecropping
and others......