Inventions
Who invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
What provided quicker movement to remote locations?
The railroad
What can be burned to produce heat and lubricate machines?
Oil
Restricting monopolies
What invention allowed messages be transmitted across the US.
The Telegraph
What direction did the railroad expand?
West
What do you call a company that sells shares and stocks to the public?
A corporation
What does the Sherman Antitrust Act do?
discourages monopolies
Samuel F.B. Morse created what?
The Telegraph
The positive effects of the railroad were _________?
Redistributed the population and provided movement to cities
Bonus
300 pts
Why were labor unions formed?
to demand better pay and working conditions
Henry Ford Built the ________?
Model T
What three industries were helped by the railroad?
Lumber, Coal, Iron
Drake (not the musical one) discovered what?
Pools of oil underground
What happened during the Pullman strike of 1894?
Railway plant workers refused to work
Who invented the plane?
The Wright Brothers
Name the 4 Railroad Barons
Vanderbilt, Hill, Huntington, Stanford
What is a monopoly?
Having total control of an industry.
Who makes money if the company is doing good?
Shareholders