Inventors and Inventions
Who was Henry Grady?
Editor of the Atlanta Constitution who wanted to see the South become economically strong without relying on cotton or tobacco. He brought industrialization to the south.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a mogul in which industry?
Shipping and railroads
Pittsburgh and Chicago were both destroyed by this type of disaster
Fire or "The Great Fire"
By 1920, the U.S. Census indicated more people lived in urban areas than here
Rural areas
Process of creating a product in which it moves along a belt or track as each worker adds one part
Assembly line
How did the assembly line improve businesses?
Factories were able to produce more products in a shorter period of time.
John D. Rockefeller was a mogul in what industry?
The oil industry
Chicago began as a trading post along this waterway
The Chicago River
As changes in technology increased, opportunities for employment ___________.
Increased
The people available to work to create goods and services
Labor force
How did Alexander Graham Bell's invention change life in the 1900s?
It changed sound vibrations into speech and allowed people to communicate over far distances.
An individual who dominates a business area and controls prices and wages is known as a what?
Mogul
What natural resources could be found in Pittsburgh? (Hint: there are 3)
Coal, natural gas, and oil
What happened when families from rural areas moved to the areas of industry an employment?
It caused overcrowding because areas were not prepared with housing and resources for families
An individual who dominates a business sector and controls prices and wages
Mogul
How did George Washington Carver improve agriculture with his various peanut inventions?
He was able to replenish the soil so that it wouldn't be worn out from growing cotton for several years in a row.
This man was known as a mogul in the U.S. steel industry.
Andrew Carnegie
What natural resources could be found in Chicago? (Hint: there are 3)
Steel, Animals (stockyards), Chicago River
As jobs increased, _______ increased which helped families get better resources
Wages increased
An individual who funds, creates, and manages a business
Entrepreneur
How did Thomas Edison's lightbulb invention impact businesses in the 19th century?
It allowed businesses to stay open longer so people could work safely in the evening. Street lights also made things safer at night.
What industry was J.P. Morgan in?
Banking industry
What modes of transportation could be found in Chicago and Pittsburgh?
The Chicago River, Michigan Canal, Ohio River (roads and waterways)
Why were people moving from rural areas to urban areas?
There were changes in technology, agricultural products were not selling, and payments on farms could not be made.
The person, or people, who purchases resources, builds facilities to create products, and pays the labor force
Proprietor(s)