Change and Conflict in the American West
The Railroad that connected the East and West coasts
The Transcontinental Railroad
This ice rink, located in New York City is called the _____ center. Every year a new tree is raised and lighted here
Rockefeller
These workers would be considered too young to work today
youth labor
Who invented the electric lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
Who was president from 2008 to 2016?
The reason that California was settled in the 1840s
Gold Rush
This man, who perfected the assembly line, now lends his name to an American car company
Henry Ford
This Scottish immigrant rose to prominence through the steel industry to become the richest man in America
Andrew Carnegie
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
This yogurt, which is now a cereal, and was two colors swirled in a plastic cup with a rabbit mascot was launched in 1992
Trix
It was a golden spike
The town of Newport is home to over a dozen Gilded Age mansions on a cliff walk, what state is it in?
Rhode Island
A union calls for this to stop working and demand change
a strike
Name one invention created by a female inventor
Emergency Flares, Dishwasher, computer coding, Hat lining technology, submarine glass coating, etc.
The United States invaded this country to topple its dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003
Iraq
What animal did native americans use for food, shelter, and to make tools?
Bison
The name for a company which no longer has competition
Monopoly
These "Mill Girls" worked at their cloth factories for how many hours
between 10 and 15 hours
This person, who was famous for their peanut experiments, invented the peanut butter
George Washington Carver
This song "Drops of Jupiter" was released in 2001 by this band, who is also known for their songs "Hey Soul sister", "Drive by", and "Calling All Angels"
Train
This trail was used to transport cattle from Texas to Kansas for their transport to Chicago
Chisholm
This engineering college, named after Andrew Carnegie is still open for enrollment today
Carnegie-Mellon University
A condition that many coal workers contracted that turns your lung black
Black Lung
Thomas Edison famously invented his lightbulb with help from his, at the time apprentice, whose name is now used for an electric car company
Nikola Tesla
This democrat from Tennessee was Bill Clinton's vice president and narrowly lost the 2000 election to George Bush
Al Gore