Vocab
growth of factories and machines making goods
Industrialization
This oil business leader became one of the richest men in America
John D. Rockefeller
Many children worked in these places during the Gilded Age
Factories, mills, mines
Many people came from countries like Italy, Ireland, and Germany to live in America during the Gilded Age, what were they called?
Immigrants
Many immigrants settled in crowded neighborhoods where similar groups often stuck together, called this
Ghetto
when one company controls an entire industry
Monopoly
This steel industry leader built a huge business in Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie
This type of job involved working with machines long hours and low pay in harsh conditions
factory worker
Immigrants often passed through this famous station in New York Harbor when arriving.
Ellis Island
Describe city life
crowded, dirty, growing
a person who moves to a new country to live
Immigrant
Who invented the lightbulb?
Edison
People often moved to these places to find jobs
Cities
Immigrants often took these types of jobs because they were plentiful but paid low wages.
factory jobs or industrial jobs
Crowded apartment/building in the city
Tenement
crowded, low-cost apartment buildings in cities
Tenement
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Many workers went on these to protest low pay and unsafe conditions
Strike
People who wanted fewer immigrants coming to the U.S. were called this.
nativists
Why did cities grow?
factories expanded. New jobs. Immigration
a group of workers who join together to improve their jobs
Labor union
This banker helped reorganize railroads and funded big businesses during the Gilded Age
J.P. Morgan
What did workers form to push for shorter hours, better conditions, and better pay?
Labor Unions
Name one country where large amounts of new immigrants came from
Mexico, China, Japan, Philippines
Movement where a million African Americans moved from the South to the North, especially towards cities
Great Migration