Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution originated from this continent.
Europe
This was America's first big business.
Railroads
These are the three key industries during U.S. industrialization.
Railroads, steel, and oil
Rockefeller did this with oil to build his wealth.
Refine it.
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
These factors allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in Great Britain.
capital, political strength, natural resources, location
This government action allowed the railroad industry to grow.
Land Grants
He employed the tactic of "morganization"
J.P. Morgan
This percent of Carnegie's fortune was given to charity
90%
These three amendments are known as the reconstruction amendments.
13,14,15
Coal
These were established to coordinate train schedules across the country.
Time Zones
Andrew Carnegie built immense wealth through this industry.
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Carnegie all used this aggressive tactic to dominate their industries.
Buying their competition.
The battle started the Civil War
Fort Sumter
This revolution allowed the population to grow during industrialization.
Agricultural
This engine overtook the steam engine in the 20th century
diesel
Whale
This was the United States' first monopoly
Standard Oil
This was the bloodiest war per capita in U.S. history.
King Philip's War
This is America's first water powered textile mill.
Slater Mill
Pullman Porters
This was the world's first billion-dollar company.
U.S. Steel
This famous news anchor is descendent of the Vanderbilt family.
Anderson Cooper
The last major armed resistance of Natives against the U.S. government took place in this massacre.
Wounded Knee