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He formed standard oil and monopolized the oil industry
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
100
Thomas Edison's biggest invention.
What is the light bulb?
100
Name of the railroad connecting the east coast with the west coast.
What is transcontinental railroad?
100
Term used for favoritism of native born Americans.
What is nativism?
100
The interstate commerce act gave the right to supervise railroad activities to ...
What is the federal government?
200
Andrew Carnegie made his millions in this industry
What is steel?
200
He invented the process to improve iron.
Who is Henry Bessemer?
200

Time zones are in the continental United States

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200

Port in the north east where most immigrants came to the United States

What is Ellis Island?

200
Economic term for without restrictions
What is Laissez-faire
300
Railroad industrialist who has a university named after him.
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
300
Alexander Graham Bell's invention.
What is the Telephone?
300
This was used to signify the finishing of the trans continental railroad
What is the golden spike?
300
Port on the west coast where many Asian immigrants came to the United States.
What is Angel Island?
300
This was restricted by the Anti Trust act
What is creation of monopolies?
400
Richest man ever
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
400
Invented the typewriter
Who is Sholes?
400
These were created to help keep trains on time
What is time zones?
400
Theory that stated that the poor are poor because they are inferior individuals
What is Social Darwinism
500
Term for people who are generous with their money to help others
What is a philanthropist?
500
Invented drill powered by steam used to extract oil
Who is Edwin Drake?
500
Name of the place where the Tran continental railroad was finished
What is Promontory Point?
500

Term used to describe all the immigrants in the United States

What is Melting Pot

500
Strategy used to buy out companies producing similar products
What is Horizontal Integration