Vocabulary
These were poorly constructed and dirty apartment buildings that were a result of urbanization.
Tenements
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edision
The 19th Amendment was finally passed, which gave who what right?
It gave women the right to vote.
Give one reason why immigrants were vital to the workforce during the Industrial Revolution.
- They took jobs others didn't want to do.
-They were willing to work hard for little pay.
This is the shift from man-made goods in a home or small shop to mass production of machine-made goods in factories.
Industrial Revolution
This person demanded women be given the right to vote and was even arrested for attempting to vote.
Susan B. Anthony
This early invention revolutionized how machines, boats, and trains were powered.
Steam engine
Name one con of the Industrial Revolution and explain why it is a negative aspect.
This immigrant group came with skills that allowed them to obtain trade jobs like woodworking and jewelry making.
Germans
These were child laborers who made their profits by selling newspapers.
Newsies
This famous union organizer helped create the American Federation of Laborers.
Samuel Gompers
Telegraph
These two advancements in transportation during the Industrial Revolution helped transport products more quickly.
Erie Canal & Transcontinental Railroad
Immigrants came to the US seeking this...the idea that anyone, no matter what their background is, can become successful in the US.
The American Dream
The mass movement of people and economic activity from the countryside to the cities.
Urbanization
George Washington Carver
John Deere
Name one pro of the Industrial Revolution and explain why it was a positive aspect.
(Answers will vary.)
Irish, German, Chinese
Organizations of workers who negotiate with business owners for better pay, better working conditions and better treatment.
Unions
These were journalists who exposed the problems associated with society and the corruption of government during the Industrial Age.
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
This is the practice when one business controls a specific industry by cutting out all of the competition- ____________________. JD Rockefeller did this with his company- _______________________.
Monopoly
Standard Oil
The Transcontinental Railroad & the Hoover Dam