Vocab
One person / business controls most or all of a market
what is a monopoly?
metal that was lighter, stronger, and more flexible for building
what is steel
Completed in 1869, this connected the West to the East
what is the Transcontinental Railroad?
The symbol of the vertical city
what is a skyscraper?
Founder of the Ford Motor Co.
Who is Henry Ford?
Henry Ford’s method for mass producing goods
what is the assembly line?
the first strike took place in Pennsylvania; used for fuel
what is oil
allowed homesteaders to section off their land and develop their farms; invented by Joseph Glidden
what is barbed wire
Immigration and financial and business headquarters made this the first city to have a population exceed 1 million people
where is New York City?
He was one of the pioneers in electricity
Who is Thomas Edison?
Land set aside for Indian tribes to be separated from American citizens
what are Indian reservations?
provided power for lighting and communication
what is electricity
Tesla differed from Edison's direct current electricity and when funded by Westinghouse, he proved the usefulness of this current.
Many new products made from steel were THESE that made home living easier
what are appliances?
Founder of Standard Oil
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
Corporation owners who dominated the use of natural resources and the manufacturing of goods
Who were Captains of Industry, or Robber Barons?
Because of its location to THESE that would allow for the mass transportation of raw and finished materials, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland all grew rapidly at the beginning of the 20th century.
what are the Great Lakes?
The Bessemer Process allowed for the production of this essential material.
What is steel?
The increase in factory jobs in the East and the availability of cheap land in the West brought a wave of 25 million of THESE people (3rd Wave)
what are immigrants?
Built the biggest steel company in the U.S.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
law that made cheap land available to all Americans west of the Mississippi
what is the Homestead Act?
this region of the country became the biggest provider of grains and dairy / meat to the factories of the East (hint: G. P. )
what are the Great Plains
this invention by Otis allowed for the building of 500 feet and higher skyscrapers.
what is the elevator?
As the factories expanded and many people competed for jobs, these groups were being formed to protect worker rights
what are labor unions?
Helped finance the building of the Transcontinental Railroad; a California university was founded by him
Who is Leland Stanford?