McKinley
Before winning the Presidential election of 1896, William McKinley spent __________ years in Congress.
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Who opened the first industrial cotton spinning mill in Rhode Island?
Samuel Slater
Edison’s work with __________________ in particular was transformational for the Gilded Age.
electric Lighting
What invention revolutionized farming and food production?
the mechanical reaper
Why was J.P. Morgan's investment in Thomas Edison's research important?
It gave Edison the funds needed to improve electric lighting.
McKinley’s campaign was known as the _____________ campaign.
front porch
What American author gave the Gilded Age its name?
Mark Twain
Telephones were transformational because they made ___________ easier and faster than ever.
Communication
What advancement in transportation was vital to the economic boom that took place during the Gilded Age?
railroad
___________ is a form of monopoly that occurs when companies come together to control the distribution and production of products.
A trust
What war was the United States involved in during McKinley’s first term as president?
Spanish-American war
Overcrowding in cities caused _______________, _____________and _______________?
disease, violence and pollution
Who inspired Alexander Graham Bell to dedicate himself to the study of sound transmission?
His father and mother
In 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward introduced the mail-order catalog, which gave people in rural communities access to _____________.
mass-produced goods
Most immigrants worked as ______________ after they came to America.
manual laborers
During McKinley’s presidency, Congress passed the ______________ Act, which McKinley supported.
Gold Standard
In one sentence, name the two categories of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
The First Industrial Revolution, and the Second Industrial revolution.
When he was twelve years old, Edison began selling _______________.
newspapers
Edison set up a lab in Menlo Park, _____________, to further experiment with the telephone and the telegraph.
New Jersey
in a few sentences explain how monopolies affected businesses over the course of the Gilded Age?
Monopolies helped businesses who had them grow but hurt businesses who did not have them. Thousands of businesses were gone by the end of the Age and only a few hundred corporations were left
What was the main issue between the two parties during the election of 1896?
The main difference between the parties and candidates was the issue of the gold standard. The Republicans wanted to keep backing paper money with gold. The Democrats wanted unlimited coinage of silver.
List the inventors of each:
steel plow
telegraph
Cotton Gin
High pressure steam engine
mechanical reaper
sewing machine
John Deere
Samuel Morse
Eli Whitney
Oliver Evans
Cyrus McCormick
Elias Howe
List three ways the telephone help industry to expand.
There was a new market for making telephones.
There was a new market for making telephone parts.
It connected businesses.
List the reasons electric lights and motors allowed factories and businesses to run 24 hours a day.
Electric lighting gave better lighting
And
Electric lighting was safer than gas or oil
In three sentences explain why advertising was important for business growth after industrialization
Advertising convinced people that they needed a product.
It helped convince people to buy their product rather than the competitor's.
Advertising also created demand for their products.