Captains of Industry
The OIL business leader
John D. Rockefeller
This invention helped farmers cut through tough prairie soil.
Steel Plow
This place in New York Harbor processed millions of immigrants entering the U.S.
Ellis Island
This city became famous for meatpacking.
Chicago
This railroad connected the East and West coasts of the United States.
Transcontinental Railroad
The inventor of the LIGHT BULB
Thomas Edison
This fencing invention helped farmers protect land and livestock.
Barbed Wire
Crowded and poorly built apartment buildings in cities were called these.
Tenements
This city became the center of the steel industry.
Pittsburgh
What was the main attraction at the Chicago World Fair?
The first Ferris Wheel
This banker financed big businesses and helped organize major corporations.
J.P. Morgan
These homes were made from thick grass and dirt on the Great Plains.
Sod Houses
This 1882 law limited Chinese immigration to the United States.
Chinese Exclusion Act
This region became known for textile production.
New England
This major event in 1893 showed off new inventions and American progress.
Chicago World Fair
The STEEL industry leader
Andrew Carnegie
To go west, travelers had to go through this flat grassy region
Great Plains
Many immigrants lived in tenements because of this major city problem.
Overcrowded / Over-populated
This city was known for automobile manufacturing.
Detroit
What gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
This man made his fortune in railroads and shipping.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
This device used wind power to pump water from underground, helping settlers survive on the dry Great Plains.
Windmill
Work conditions were often difficult. People formed ____ ____ to try and fix harsh working conditions and get better pay
Labor Unions
This city was known for cosmetics manufacturing.
St. Louis
Movement to end or limit the amount of alcohol
The Temperance Movement