People
Who invented the first commercially successful lightbulb in the United States?
Double Points if you can tell me how long it lasted?
Thomas Edison
1,200 Hours
What is the name of the railroad that connects the east coast of the United States with the west coast of the United States?
The Transcontinental Railroad
Who goes to Ellis Island?
Who goes to Angel Island?
Ellis = Europeans
Angel = Asians
What is the name of the period in US history where you would find Immigrant, technological advancements, Urbanization and the rise of monopolies in America?
The US Gilded Age
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first ever (and only ever) act to ban a specific race from emigrating to the United States. Why did Americans want to ban the Chinese?
"They were stealing American jobs"
Who are considered the "Right Immigrants"? List two
Who are considered the "Wrong Immigrants"? List two
Right: Canadians, British, Germans, Norwegians, Swedish, French
Wrong: Italians, Jews, Russians, Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Mexicans
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which immigrant came to the United States in massive droves to work on the Railroad and even though 90% of railroad workers on the Central Pacific were this race, they NEVER received any credit?
The Chinese
What are the two major resources that made the United States into an industrial power in the 1800 and 1900s?
Oil and Steel
At what event are you introduced to several countries new inventions, technologies, cultures, foods, etc.
Bonus: If you can tell me the city and year of the first one lit up by electricity
The World's Fair
The 1893 Chicago's World Fair
Give two examples of push factors and two examples of pull factors that make people want to leave their homeland and settle somewhere else
Push: War, Crime, Environment, Diseases, Natural Disasters, Weather, Bad Government, Laws
Pull: Weather, Jobs, Religious Freedom, Safety, Recreational Activities
Who invented Direct Current? (DC)
Who invented Alternating Current? (AC)
Bonus: Circle who is credited for lighting the world
Thomas Edison was DC
Nikola Tesla was AC
(Circle Tesla and AC)
Steerage
Dirty, rat and bug invested, crowded, musty, etc.
The number 1 use for steel in the United States during the 1800s was for what?
Railroads
What is Eugenics?
The process of breeding out "undesirable" traits in humans. (Poverty, Mental illness, etc.)
The first man to successfully drill for oil in the United States?
Edwin Drake
Explain how Henry Bessemer's "Bessemer Process" turns iron into steel?
Why was Angel Island seen more as a prison, rather than an immigration station like Ellis island?
Angel Island was for the detainment of Chinese. They could only enter the US IF they could prove they had family already living in the US as US citizens
What is the name of the invention that made Thomas Edison famous?
The Phonograph
(Let you record and playback sound)
What does it mean if America is a "Melting Pot"?
What does it mean if America is a "Salad Bowl"?
Melting Pot means immigrants assimilate to the American culture and embrace Americanism.
Salad Bowl means immigrants embrace their culture and diversity in the US
The Home Life Insurance Building was the first ever skyscraper created in Chicago. Who was the inventor of the skyscraper?
William le Baron Jenney
What was the name of the invention AND what was the name of the job that helped WOMAN enter the office workspace?
The Telephone AND Switch Board Operator
For the government inspection on Ellis Island, other than providing proof of who you were, what are the 3 requirements in order to enter New York and the United States?
1. Never been conflicted of a felony
2. Must be physically fit enough to work
3. Must have at least 25$
The United States became an industrial power in the 1800 - 1900s because of its new inventions, capitalistic economy and people willing to take risks. Can you give me one other example about how the US became an industrial power?
Having over 14 million immigrants coming in for jobs and work.
Having an abundance of natural resources.
What is the solution for immigrants who come to the United States and struggling fitting into American society due to language barriers, racism, etc?
They create their own communities with people of their same or similar cultures