The Railroad
Inventions
Vocab
Famous Inventors
Industrial Life Style
100

What railroad connected the East and West Coast 

Transcontitental 

100

This product allowed you to take pictures anywhere 

Kodak Camera 

100

Railroad Baron 

Powerful individuals who controlled railroad companies 

100

He founded the Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford 

100
What was the average work day in the Ford motor factory 

8 hours


200

What group of people largely built the railroad in California 

The Chinese 


200

This product allowed you to send messages using a code 

Telegraph 


200

Pool

A group of people who make inside business deals 


200

The Electric Telegraph (The Code is named after him)

Samuel Morse 

200

True or False : Child Labor was largely used in this time period 

True


300

What group of people built the railroad on the east coast 

The Irish 


300
writing letters got easier with this invention 

Type Writer 


300

combining two companies to make one 

Consolidation 

300

He was the inventor of the Telephone


Alexander G. Bell 

300

The average wage was _______ at the Ford Factory 

$5 a day

400

True or false the railroads boosted the economy 

True

400

Cleaning your house got a lot easier with this invention 

Vacuum Cleaner 
400

Rebate 

Secrete deals / discounts given to railroad companies 


400

The founder of the first portable camera 

George Eastman (Kodak)

400

The price of the first model T 

$900

500

What is the standard gauge of track in the United States 

4ft 8 1/2 inch


500

This invention allowed you to communicated using your voice 


Telephone 


500

Imperialism 

Countries using power as an influence 

500

He invented the first vacuum Cleaner 

John Thurman 

500

Average price per month for a family of 5 in 1889 

$40 a month