Vocabulary words
what is kerosene
gasoline/ oil created from petroleum
Created Stanford University
Leland Stanford
What technology evolutionized the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
electricity
What country flooded America with immigrants?
What is an oil well
an oil well is used to drill oil from the ground
electric generator, lightbulb,the battery and the motion picture
Thomas Edison
Which natural resource became popular during the 2nd revolution?
petroleum
What was the name of the huge scandal involving railroad companies?
The Credit Mobilier
What is a land grant?
a grant of land by the federal government, especially for roads, railroads, or agricultural colleges
built the Great Northern Railroad
James J Hill
What war caused the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
Civil War
Which railroad was the most successful?
The Northern Railroad
Pacific Railroad Act
gave permissions to people to build a transcontinental railroad
drilled the first oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania,
Edwin Drake
Name 3 out of the 5 natural resources America is using during the 2nd industrial Revolution
timber, coal, iron, petroleum, copper
How much money per day was the Chinese Immigrants making while working on the Transcontinental Railroad?
1 dollar per day
What is gross national product?
he total value of all goods and services a country produces during a year
who created the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What is the name of Edison's electric company?
Edison General Electric Company
What is the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad?
the transcontinental railroad links the West and East making it extremely easy and more efficient for trading