Vocab 1
The ability to read and write
What is literacy?
a protest by workers who stop work to gain demands
What is a strike?
a political leader from Indiana who became president
Who was Benjamin Harrison?
This natural resource was found near Muncie, IN.
What is natural gas?
This invention increased the productivity of farmers.
What is Oliver's plow?
to move from place to place
What is migrate?
a person who risks money to start a new business
She was an entrepreneur who invented hair products for African American women.
Who was Madam CJ Walker?
Immigrants helped Indiana's economy to grow by working in coal mines and ______________.
What are steel mills or natural gas and oil wells?
This kind of mill is what farmers used to process their wheat.
What is a flour mill?
an organization of workers
What is a labor union?
the amount of work done in a set amount of time
What is productivity?
Entrepreneurs who built a glass jar manufacturing company.
Who were the Ball Brothers?
Companies stopped _________ of the labor union workers by hiring other people to take their place.
What are strikes?
This way of transportation caused many farmers to go into debt.
What are railroads?
to control with laws
What is regulate?
a government provides schooling for all children
What is public education?
He built Indiana's first automobile company
Who was Elwood Haynes?
Firemen, street sweepers and ________________ were new service jobs created in the growing cities of Indiana.
What are garbage collectors?
When more products are being made, the price of the products goes _______?
What is down?
relating to a city
What is urban?
a graph that shows historical events
What is a timeline?
These people came to America for religious freedom and to find jobs.
Who were immigrants?
Factory owners moved to Gary, IN in 1890 because there was good _________ and the land was ______.
What is transportation and cheap?
There were _________ car companies that made cars in Indiana in the early 1900s.
What is 375?