Vocabulary
What is stock?
Share of ownership
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
the head of the New York railroad system
Which of the following did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
Telephone
When did the United States enter a period of rapid industrial growth?
after the Civil War
What is a monopoly?
One person owns everything
What is a strike?
A work stoppage
How did the expansion of the railroads affect the size of markets?
it increased the size of markets
What did Henry Ford invent?
Model-T Car
Which use of oil made oil more valuable after 1900?
kerosene for lamps
What is Arizona's biggest city?
Phoenix
What is a patent?
a protected right to make and sell a product
How important were railroads to industrial growth?
very important
What did the Wright Brothers invent?
Airplane
What did the young Andrew Carnegie do to get a better job?
He learned telegraphy and bookkeeping and read books
Where was our recent field trip?
Superstition Mountain Museum
What is Urbanization?
The growth of cities
Was there a railroad on the recent field trip?
Yes.
What did Thomas Edison believe was most important to being a successful inventor?
Hard work; not giving up
Why did Andrew Carnegie go to work at 13?
The family needed the extra income
What are very tall buildings called?
Skyscrapers
What is industrialization?
The production of goods
Why did goods have to be transferred from one train to another train in the early days of the railroads?
there was no standard gauge for track
List three of Thomas Edison's inventions
light bulb
moving picture camera
phonograph
Who saved the whales by inventing Kersene?
John Rockefeller
what is the USA's biggest city?
New York