Introduction
Industry began to change in the 1800s, before this major event.
Civil War
The ___________ helped fund these railroads and provided them land grants
Government
Overbuilding or underbuilding - which was a bigger problem at this time?
Overbuilding
Overall, the labor movement was _________ (weak/strong)
Weak
Steel
Prior to industrialization, goods were sold ___________ by themselves.
locally
Government granted up to ______ million acres of land. (Looking for a #?)
170/170 million
Small farmers were often chared with _________ rates (higher/lower?)
higher
RR workers went on strike when wages were ______ (increased/decreased)
decreased
Inventor of the Telegram.
Samuel Morse
the production of large quantities of a standardized article by an automated mechanical process.
Mass production
Railroads promoted growth of these two industries (name one)
Coal and Steel
A town that grows quickly due to sudden economic prosperity, often along these rail lines.
Boom town.
This law/act stopped Chinese immigration.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Inventor of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
by the 1900s, ___________ was the leading industrial power in the world.
USA/America
Purpose of time zones (name one purpose)
Secrete agreements between companies to fix rates and share profits.
POOLS
First attempt to unionize all workers, regardless of race/gender.
National Labor Union
Year the Telegram came out
1844
How did these goods make it around the country?
Railroads
Transcontinental Railroad finished in what year
1869
Selling over-valued stock to the public is called ________________
"Stock Watering."
What year was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
1882
What year did the telephone come out?
1876