inventions
What 3 key inventions helped with the growth of big businesses?
the telephone, the telegraph, and the lightbulb
What two ports were used for immigrants
Ellis and Angel island
tactics used by the companies.
lowered incomes
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bad work conditions
How did the lightbulb affect factories?
allowed for factories to have light for a full 24 hours.
explain the importance of immigrant workers
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What did unions help with?
pay increases and better conditions
What are the three types of jobs?
trades, professions, unskilled
What is the difference between Ellis and Angel Island?
Angel Island was used as a port for Asians, and Ellis was a port for Irish and German immigrants.
What tactics did Unions use?
strikes, boycotts, and employer negotiations
What was the effect of the Bessemer Process?
allowed for the cheap manufacture of steel used by Carnegie.
why did the government add the Chinese Exclusion Act?
to maintain cheap labor while stopping population growth.
What is a strike?
A strike is a refusal to work by a body of employees.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?
Law passed to regulate businesses against forming monopolies.
geographical reasons( would make sense to make that long of a trip
Name one example of a strike from this time.
The great railroad strike, the haymaker riot. and the Pullman strike.