This period of rapid factory growth and machine production began in the late 1800s.
Industrialization
Industrial workers often worked this many hours per day.
10-12 Hours
Journalists who exposed problems in society were called this
Muckrakers
Laws were created to protect consumers from unsafe food and drugs.
Pure Food and Drug Act
My favorite word
Negative
This railroad connected the East and West Coasts
The Transcontinental Railroad
Dangerous, crowded factories with little safety regulation were examples of these.
Poor Working Conditions
Oil industry leader who founded Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
This president passed the Federal Reserve Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act
Woodrow Wilson
My fiancée's occupation
People moved from farms to cities during Industrialization in a trend called this.
Urbanization
Workers organized into these groups to demand better pay and conditions
Labor Unions
Steel tycoon known for vertical integration
Andrew Carnegie
The constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
Where did Mr. Patterson meet his fiancée?
College
This invention allowed factories to produce goods faster using machines and interchangeable parts.
The Assembly Line
Stopping work to pressure employers was called this.
Strike
The author who exposed meatpacking conditions in The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
This President is known as the “trustbuster".
Teddy Roosevelt
What is the theme of Mr. Patterson's wedding?
Beauty & the Beast
This industry grew rapidly in the U.S. and was led by Andrew Carnegie
The Steel Industry
Children working long hours in factories is known as this
Child Labor
A journalist who wrote a series of articles exposing the corrupt business practices of Standard Oil.
Ida Tarbell
The law that broke up monopolies and trusts.
Sherman Antitrust Act
What is Mr. Patterson's JV basketball record?
14 wins 3 losses
14-3