Inventors
This man built a large steel empire (a monopoly).
Andrew Carnegie
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Where did immigrants from Europe arrive when they came to America and why were their names changed?
Labor Day
If you own a share of a company, you own _______
stock
This man improved the prototype of the lightbulb and made it longer lasting.
Thomas Edison
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What was the name of the company that Edison created?
This man founded the Standard Oil Company and specialized in selling refined oil.
John D. Rockefeller
Why did immigrants choose to live in communities with people from the same country?
Living with people that you know and understand makes life easier and less scary when coming to a new place.
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Unfair negative opinion about a group of people
She was known for becoming the first African American female millionaire and was one of the only self-made female millionaires in the country!
Madame C.J. Walker
What is a monopoly? Was owning a monopoly something many people would be able to achieve in America?
Owning a monopoly was rare. Many people were poor workers and only a few were extremely wealthy.
Name two immigrant communities in New York made in the 1900s.
Little Italy, Germantown, Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Ireland
Who were considered great workers in factories?
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Name two unfair working conditions in factories.
When workers refuse to work to try and force business owners to meet their demands
Strike
He taught former slaves new farming methods and created new products out of peanuts.
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What was "crop rotation" and why did Carver teach farmers about it?
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Name at least two reasons why immigrants were coming to America so quickly.
Escape poverty
Religious discrimination
Find jobs
Better opportunities
Name and describe the tragic event that led to better working conditions and labor laws.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
To keep people from sneaking out to smoke or take breaks, the company locked extra doors in the building. When a fire broke out, there were no sprinklers, broken elevators, and broken fire escapes. Many died trying to escape the fire.
Nickname for monopoly owners
Robber Barons
He is famous for saying, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
Alexander Graham Bell
Explain why monopolies may be bad for the economy and for the country.
They don't allow competition between businesses.
One person becomes too powerful.
Large financial gap between the workers and the owners.
Can lead to poor working conditions.
Explain the living conditions of tenements
Families crowded in one apartment
Sharing one bathroom
Cold in the winter, hot in the summer
Why did immigrants receive lower wages than citizens born in America?
Many people were looking for work, so immigrants took whatever jobs/pay they could get.
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