I am a large company with shareholders. What am I?
A corporation
100
Me and my assistant James Watson invented the first telephone and founded the Atlantic Telephone & Telegraphy Company (AT&T). Who am I?
Alexander Graham Bell
100
I essentially controlled the entire oil industry and was the CEO of Standard Oil. Who am I?
John D. Rockerfeller
100
I am a strong sense of pride in one's country. What am I?
Nationalism
100
I helped Americans cross from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. They joined me together by a golden spike at Promontory Point, Utah. What am I?
The Transcontinental Railroad
200
I am a business that controls an industry. What am I?
A monopoly
200
Among other things, I am the inventor of the light bulb. Who am I?
Thomas Edison
200
I essentially controllde the entire steel industry. Who am I?
Andrew Carnegie
200
I am the document that said America should be interested and involved in the politics of other western hemisphere countries. I also stated that Europe should have no involvement in the affairs of the western hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine
200
I surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse. As the leader of the Confederate armies, I was crushed when we lost the war to the Union. Who am I?
General Robert E. Lee
300
I am a group of people that represents workers. What am I?
A labor union
300
Me and my brother invented the first machine to take you way up into the sky. Who are we?
The Wright Brothers
300
What is "capital"?
Money a business needs to run or expand
300
The Monroe Doctrine is most closely similar to what belief people held during westward expansion?
Manifest Destiny
400
I am when workers refuse to work. What am I?
A strike
400
They call me the Peanut Man. My inventions mostly related to peanuts. I also taught at the Tuskeegee University. Who am I?
George Washington Carver
400
When workers are not satisfied with the conditions of their job, they tend to form a _________________.
Labor union
400
I am the system of government that believes people should have free, open markets. I also believe that people should be able to work hard, make money, and spend money. What am I?
Capitalism
400
I was a battle during the Civil War. After me, the Union troops had control of the Mississippi River. What am I?
The Battle of Vicksburg
500
I am a way of merging a number of businesses so that one person, called a trustee, could manage another's property
A trust
500
SAY CHEESE! I am in the inventor of the camera and the founder of the Kodak company. Who am I?
George Eastman
500
Name one of the founders of the Working Woman's Association.
Susan B. Anthony or Augusta Lewis.
500
A country taking over another country is called an "empire". What other word/concept is "empire" related to? Hint: We learned about it in business.
Monopoly
500
I am the best social studies teacher in the world. I also sometimes teach math, science, reading, and ELA. All of my students are pretty darn awesome. I have the best class in the world. Who am I?