The Railroad
What railroad connected the East and West Coast
Transcontitental
This product allowed you to take pictures anywhere
Kodak Camera
Railroad Baron
Powerful individuals who controlled railroad companies
He founded the Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
8 hours
What group of people largely built the railroad in California
The Chinese
This product allowed you to send messages using a code
Telegraph
Pool
A group of people who make inside business deals
The Electric Telegraph (The Code is named after him)
Samuel Morse
True or False : Child Labor was largely used in this time period
True
What group of people built the railroad on the east coast
The Irish
Type Writer
combining two companies to make one
Consolidation
He was the inventor of the Telephone
Alexander G. Bell
The average wage was _______ at the Ford Factory
$5 a day
True or false the railroads boosted the economy
True
Cleaning your house got a lot easier with this invention
Rebate
Secrete deals / discounts given to railroad companies
The founder of the first portable camera
George Eastman (Kodak)
The price of the first model T
$900
What is the standard gauge of track in the United States
4ft 8 1/2 inch
This invention allowed you to communicated using your voice
Telephone
Imperialism
Countries using power as an influence
He invented the first vacuum Cleaner
John Thurman
Average price per month for a family of 5 in 1889
$40 a month