Industrialization
Who was the man that began industrializing oil refinement?
Rockefeller
What is an urban area?
City
At what age did kids start working?
Some as young as 5
Who invented the first telephone system in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
How did horses change the lives of the Plain Indians?
The coming of the horses helped the Indians to transport things.
What industry was mainly J.P. Morgan involved in?
Banking/Finance
What had led to an increase in urbanization?
Industrialization and immigration
What stopped Child labor and when did it end?
Fair Labor Standard Act in 1938
What machinery made vast production of cotton during 1794?
The Cotton Gin
What year was it when the federal Indian Removal Act compelled the relocation of what remained of the Five Civilized Tribes so that white settlers could have their land?
1830
What industrialist was most known for philanthropy?
Carnegie
What were some problems with urbanization?
Crime, poverty, sanitation
Why did factory owners hire children?
Children could be paid lower wages and could fit in small places.
Who was the inventor of the system engine?
James Watt
Where do most Native Americans live today?
Reservations
What book exposed many disgusting truths about the meat industry?
The Jungle
What types of neighborhoods did immigrants live in after 1880
What are some benefits to unions for workers?
Higher wages, safer conditions, sick days
Who built and flew the first powered aircraft?
The Wright Brothers
What was the Homestead Act?
Gave Indian land to settlers if they worked on it for 5 years/
What was a industry owners most likely to hate most?
Unions
Who took pictures of tenaments in a book How the Other Half Lived?
Reiss
Who started the first Union?
Samuel Gompers
Who created the first mechanical computer?
Charles Babbage
Name four of the Native American tribes
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