Westward Expansion
What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
PUSH- Makes you leave somewhere
PULL- Attracts you to a new place
This process made the production of steel quicker and cheaper
BESSEMER PROCESS
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
This was the name of the tribe who beat American forces at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
The SIOUX tribe
THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILROAD
What type of economy utilizes the free enterprise system, and has little to no government regulations?
List 3 problems that farmers faced during this era.
1. Drought
2. Crop / Animal Diseases
3. Expensive Railroad Shipping costs
4. High Tarrifs
6. LOW crop prices
Who invented the fold-away cabinet bed?
Sarah Goode
What is being described below?
An company that is owned by various shareholders is called a...
What is the name of the movement that fought to help the interests of farmers?
The Grange
Who wrote the Gospel of Wealth?
HINT- HE WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPENEUR
Andrew Carnegie
How is an innovation different from an invention?
Invention- brand new idea/ concept
Innovation - Redeveloping and improving an existing invention
What supreme court case invladiated many of the Granger Laws?
Wabash v. Illinois
In this act, railroads were prohibited from pooling agreements or giving rebates. All customers had to be charged the same rates.
Interstate Commerce Act
Which pair of African American inventors improved steam driven transportation?
Elijah McCoy and Granville Wood