Wealthy Business Men
Vocabulary
Inventions
Immigration
Labor Union
100

This person is know as the founder of the oil industry.

John D. Rockefeller

100

This term means change from a handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing .

Industrial Revolution

100

Creator of the light bulb.

Thomas Edison

100

Why were immigrants coming to the U.S. during the Industrial Revolution?

Jobs

100

Organizations that make sure workers are treated properly are called?

Labor Unions

200

This person is the founder of the American Steel Company.

Andrew Carnegie

200

People who start their own business are know as?

Entrepreneurs 

200

Creator of the telegraph.

Samuel Morse

200

Where were new immigrants coming from during the Industrial Revolution?

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Asian
200

If labor unions and employers can not come to an agreement the labor union will organize this to stand up for the workers.

Strike

300

This person's company was based out of Winston-Salem and distributed to companies across the world.

R.J Reynolds

300
This term means housing for low income working families.

Tenements 

300

Invented the first practical car.

Henry Ford

300

Where were Immigration Centers for immigrants? 

Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty

300

The first major labor union that was created in 1869 was called?

Knights of Labor
400

This person Built the Biltmore House.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

400

This term in the business world means survival of the fittest.

Social Darwinism 

400

Created the first successful airplane.

Wright Brothers

400

What did immigrants have to do before being able to live in the U.S.?

Interview and physical exam

400

The second major labor union was created in 1886 was called?

American Federation of Labor

500

This person was co-founder of the Central Pacific Railroad.

Leland Stanford

500

This term in the business world means giving money to the needy or public projects.

Philanthropy 

500

Created of the first telephone.

Alexander Graham 

500

This term was used meaning Native Americans born people should be able to partake in this new life first over foreign born individuals.

Nativism 

500

This person created the American Federation of Labor.

Samuel Gompers