Nouns
a group or organization
union
A famous inventor during The Gilded Age
Thomas Edison
when something it so hot it glows or gives off light
incandescent
Workers did this to protest long hours and low pay.
went on strike
reunion
power that is generated with water
hydroelectricity
The creation of this allowed people to move about more quickly.
Railroad
the type of groups formed by workers who wanted fair wages and fewer hours
unionized groups
A major problem with early models of electric lights.
When you add the prefix that means without to a term that means problematic, you get this word.
noncontroversial
a person who is elected to a government job
politician
The lack of these caused confusion when booking a train ride.
time zones
the type of power that was brought to Appleton, WI
hydroelectric
The reason Edison hired Upton to help develop the incandescent light bulb
Upton had strong mathematical and theoretical science skills.
establishment
a problem or conflict
controversy
The filament that was too expensive to be used in Edison's light bulb.
platinum
the first of something
initial
The source of power for Edison's New York power plant.
steam
According to the texts, these are the last names of 3 of the wealthiest men during the Gilded Age.
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, and Vanderbilt
the money, goods, and services of a country or region
economy
These helped bring jobs and an easier way of life to Tennessee and other poor areas in the U.S.
dams
having to do with large areas of connected land
continental
The names of the four continental U.S. time zones
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern
They telegraphed the official time for the U.S. in 1883.
U.S. Naval Observatory