Inventors
After thousands of tries, my team finally created a working light bulb.
Who am I?
Thomas Edison
The factory/plant that takes crude oil from the earth and turns it into different products:
a REFINERY
Big statue that boats and ships full of immigrants would pass by, welcoming them to their new country.
The Statue of Liberty
When immigrants start doing the basic habits, attitudes, and mode of life of their new country.
ASSIMILATION
I was interested in sound from a young age and that passion lead me to develop the first telephone.
Who am I?
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford used this system to construct new cars quickly - which enabled more people to afford them:
an ASSEMBLY LINE
What was a benefit of the growth of immigration in the United States?
Immigrants contributed to the diversity of American life.
Organizations that provided support services to the urban poor and European immigrants.
SETTLEMENT HOUSES
I worked hard throughout my life until I became a college professor thanks to my discovery of many different uses of the peanut.
Who am I?
George Washington Carver
The process that made steel production faster and cheaper (and made America a world leader in steel production):
the BESSEMER PROCESS
Which part of Europe did most immigrants come from during 1865-1890?
northern European countries, like Ireland
I developed lots of different inventions and concepts - including one that moms use everyday (the paper bag).
Who am I?
Margaret E. Knight
With as much growth and development of factories and industrial jobs, what was a cost that started becoming an issue?
POLUTION
A building with several small apartments
TENEMENTS
Even though another scientist might be better known in the history books, my work in electricity was just as important for making power plants work.
Who am I?
Nikola Tesla
Technology and science helped industrial jobs grow in America, but with all those jobs - what problem appeared in cities?
OVERCROWDING
A famous inventor who was an immigrants from Scotland.
Alexander Graham Bell