Vocab Words
Transmition
Send or communicate
Murdered by mob action
Lynch
What is the industrial revalution
Change in North's Economy
Who invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
What does push and pull factors mean
Push away from their home countries ( like war persecution, ect.)
Pull to a country (Freedom, better land, ect.)
Labor Union
Group of organized workers who demanded better pay and working conditions
The separation of groups
Segregation
What is the standerd gauge
4ft 8.5in
What was considered Edison's greatest invention
The light bulb
Why did people of the same ethnic groups/religion often live together when they moved to the US
16th Ammendment
Allow Congress to tax the states without in depending on population or census
A crowded and dangerous urban garment factory
Sweatshop
What did consultation do to small busniess
Put them out of busniess
How did Henry Ford make assembling cars easier
He made the assembly line
17th Amendment
Senators are elected by voting by the people and not by state
A person who opposes immigration
Nativist
What are the 4 inventions that improved rail travel
-Air Brakes
-Car Couplers
-Refrigerater cars
-Sleeper Cars
Who made the plane
The Wright Brothers
19th Amendment
Allowed Women to vote
Total control over one industry
Monopoly
What industries did railroads help grow
Lumber, steel/iron, and coal
What was the main car in the 1800s
The Ford Model T