Robber Barons
What is a Robber Baron?
a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices (originally with reference to prominent US businessmen in the late 19th century
What is the difference between and invention vs an Innovation?
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an invention is the creation of something new, while innovation is the improvement of existing products
What does it mean to Industrialize?
to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale To built up a lot of factories!
What is another word for Native Americans?
Indians, Indigenous, or Native Born, First Nations
On what Coast was America founded?
The East Coast
Which Robber Baron made his money through monopolization of OIL?
John. D. Rockefeller
What is the name of the Machine that helped separate cotton fibers from the seed?
The Cotton Gin
How were people making their money before Industrialization?
Farming, Working From home, Trade with eachother
Where were Natives sent to after being forcibly removed from their home lands?
Reservations
What is the idea that America should be from sea to shinning sea?
Manifest Destiny!
Which of the Robber Barons made his money through the STEEL Industry?
Andrew Carnegie was a robber baron who made his money in the steel industry
In what year was the Steam Locomotive Invited?
x3
How did this help with Manifest Destiny?
1804
What area is it called when someone lives outside of the country and in the City?
They live in an Urban Area.
What US state became the main place to put Native?
Oklahoma
What is the Name of the Act that was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that gave 160 acres to families to farm on?
The Homestead Act
Who is the America Robber Baron who made his money with through the Railroad Industry?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
How did the innovation of the lightbulb affect society?
What was 3 things that made the city life bad?
Not clean at all, Dangerous, Harsh Working Conditions
What is the name of Natives that were forced on the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole
What helped settle the west coast of America Faster
The Trans-Continental Railroad!
What is the name of John D. Rockefellers Company ?
Standard Oil
In what year was the airplane invented?
Bonus
100x Who invented it?
December 17, 1903
What country was the first to Industrialize in the world?
Great Britain!
What is it called when a group of people of people have to give up their language, culture, and way of life to join another groups?
Assimilate!
Which groups of Immigrants helped built the Transatlantic railroad?
Bonus:
What is Nativism?
Irish, German, Italian, and Chinese
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.