Confronted by pioneering problems, Americans were interested in this more than pure science...
Practical gadgets/applied science, i.e. the plow and the cotton gin.
100
What did the British do to keep industry out of America?
Kept engineers and those who knew how to create the machines in their country.
100
Which invention helped oil emerge as an essential resource?
The automobile
100
The Market Revolution triggered what change in the American work place?
Jobs went primarily from large farms to small workshops whith little skill required.
100
Who were the Knights of Labor?
A labor union that sought to include all workers in one big union. They fought for the rights of workers.
200
The "Cross of Gold Speech" was delivered by whom?
Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan
200
Who escaped Britain to become the American "Father of the Factory System?"
Samuel Slater
200
Which of the transcontinental railroads were built in 1884?
The Atchison and the Southern Pacific
200
What was the significance of the invention of the McCormick Reaper
It allowed harvest to be done by primarily by one man (and the machine attached to a horse or ox) as opposed to a whole team of laborers with sickles and scythes
200
What was introduced in the South by Northern capitalists and helped to improve the economy?
Textile mills.
300
This caused factory towns to grow rapidly in area, and kept its workers in decent condition whilst keeping worker demands low...
BONUS: Its main workers were...?
The Lowell System
BONUS: Young, single women from the New England region.
300
What important change in communication was created in this time?
The telegraph
300
What did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 prohibit?
Rebates and pools.
300
What was the means of getting news across to the far west that predated the implementation of the telegram?
The Pony Express.
300
What were some main impacts of the Industrial Revolution?
Increased country's wealth, increased personal standard of living, increased the size of urban centers.
400
What was the initial purpose of sharecropping?
To restore the South's economy after the economic upheaval of the Civil War.
400
How/where did jobless farm girls find employment?
They found jobs in the factories producing clothing, a product they had formerly produced.
400
What is horizontal integration and which baron mainly used the tactic?
Allying with competitors to monopolize a given market. Rockefeller's tactic.
400
How did the Erie Canal change America?
It reduced shipping cost and time, and made farming in the Old Northestern states, such as Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois, more profitable.
400
What did the Haymarket Square bomb do to the Knights of Labor?
It was an event that led to the Knights' downfall...
500
The Second Industrial Revolution was marked by...?
Electricity replacing steam in most industries, older machinery replaced with more efficient electric machinery, machines and inventions that could be operated by unskilled and semiskilled workers, an ability to increase industrial output without increasing the labor force.
500
Why were labor unions ineffective in working for better working conditions?
Companies ignored them, they promotes a sense of anti-competitiveness, etc...
500
Which three industries were growing due to the rise of transportation?
Coal...oil...and iron....
500
What was the significance of the Pullman Strike?
It was the first time a Federal Injunction was used to break a strike.
500
Who was Samuel Gompers, and what did he found?
He was the founder of the American Federation of Labor, and he fought for better wages, hours, and working conditions.