TRUE or FALSE
New cities sprang up and existing cities became larger in America during the GROWING Age.
Gilded
Invented the typewriter that first used the QWERTY keyboard
Christopher Sholes
invented a comfortable train car that allowed passengers to enjoy better sleep on long journeys
George Pullman
The time of prosperity in the United States during the late 1800s is often called the ___________
Gilded Age
a business that is owned by many people
corporation
Many Americans moved to the cities hoping to find HIGHER-PAYING jobs.
TRUE
led America's oil industry
John D Rockefeller
Built the Great Northern Railway
James J Hill
Charles Darwin developed the theory of _________
evolution
the idea that only the fittest people can survive in society
social Darwinism
Europeans usually came to the EAST Coast of America
TRUE
was the first to patent the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
experimented with the light bulb and invented the phonograph
Thomas Edison
Herbert Spencer promoted an idea called the "survival of the ______
fittest
an economic system in which the people own the country's goods and businesses
capitalism
Ellis Island in BOSTON Harbor became America's first immigration station.
NEW YORK
invented a machine for folding and gluing a flat-based paper bag
Margaret Knight
Invented an air break for trains
George Westinghouse
The "Gospel of ______" is an essay that was written by Andrew Carnegie.
wealth
a person who gives large sums of money to help public causes
philanthropist
The Home Insurance Building was the first modern FACTORY
skyscraper
Was America's most important manufacturer of steel
Andrew Carnegie
invented the Kodak camera and rolled film
George Eastman
The first man to make millions in the transportation industry was ___________
Cornelius Vanderbilt
an organized group of workers that unite to go on strike to force their employers to make changes
labor union