Vocab 1
to move from one place to another
What is migrate?
city areas
What is urban?
Who is Benjamin Harrison?
What is 375?
These are the 2 main reasons immigrants came to America.
What is religious freedom and to find jobs?
a person who starts their own business
What is an entrepreneuer?
the ability to read and write
What is literacy?
entrepreneur who started a glass jar company
Who are the Ball brothers?
this natural resource was found near Muncie, Indiana
What is natural gas?
Railroads were not good for farmers because of this.
What is the cost of shipping put them into debt?
to control or maintain with rules
What is regulate?
a protest by workers who stop work to get better wages and working conditions
What is a strike?
he created one of the first automobile companies in Indiana
Who is Elwood Haynes?
What is down?
Companies stopped strikes by the labor unions by doing this.
What is hired non-union workers to take their spots?
government provides schooling for all children
What is public education?
organization of workers to improve wages and working conditions
What is a labor union?
entrepreneuer who made hair products for African American women
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
Name 2 service jobs that were needed in the growing cities.
What are firemen, water pumping companies, street sweepers, or garbage collectors?
Factory owners moved to Gary, IN in 1890 because....
What is they were close to transportation and the land was cheap?
the amount of work done in a set of time
What is productivity?
the type of mill used to process wheat
What is flour?
entrepreneuer who started a medicine manufacturing company
Who is Eli Lilly?
Immigrants helped Indiana's economy grow in this way.
What is took on jobs in steel mills and coal mines?
Gary was built at the same time as this company.
What is US Steel?