Coal in Pennsylvania
thick, sticky substance created after burning coal
tar
Who provided security in coal towns?
The Coal Company
An industrial fuel that burns hotter and longer than coal
coke
Mining completed in the Allegheny Plateau of Pennsylvania
Surface Mining/Strip Mining
Definition for capital resource
tools, equipment, and clothing
Coke Ovens released _______ _________.
Toxic gas
Hard type of coal
Antracite
How much was rent for the coal miners?
$2
Coke is formed when coal is burnt at
high temperatures
Coal is made from __________ in a wet march that wew subject to heat and pressure.
Plants
subtracted
deducted
Why were the miner bosses being attacked?
Work requests were being ignored.
A resource that is found in nature
Natural Resouce
Towns were created near
Coal Mines
Name the three hazards of working in the mine
tunnels collapsed, fire, coal dust in lungs