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hitsory 9th grade

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Lewis Latimer african-american inventor who played a key role in improving practical electrical lighting
thomas edison inventor of the electric light bulb and many other devices
alexander graham bell inventor of the telephone
john d rockefeller founder of the standard oil trust
andrew carnegie built u.s steel industry
gilded age late 1800s era of fabulous wealth
patents government documents giving an invenotr the exclusive right to make and sell an invention for a specific number of years
corporation a business owned by inventors who buy part of it through shares of stock
monopoly business that gains control of an industry by eliminating other competitors
trust a legal body created to hold stock in many companies often within an industry
business cycle the pattern of good and bad economic times
shareholder an investor who buys part of a company through shares of stock
depression a period of low economic activity
american business changed after ... civil war
changes in the american business threatened... competition and free market
oil industry was led by... john d rockefeller
rockefeller became a robber baron .. whats a robber baron business leader who uses dishonest methods to grow rich
who made deals with railroads to carry his oil cheaper john rockefeller
who built his own pipeline to carry oil john rockefeller
who tried to beat competitors in steel industry by making the best and cheapest product andrew carnegie
carnegie sold his steel industry to __ for $480 million J.P morgan
carnegie and rockefeller were both philanthropists, whats a philanthropist someone who gives money to charity
carnegie and rockefeller gave away over $__ $850 million
industrialization raised .. living standards and made business owners wealthy
most industrial growth was in the... north or south? north
by 1882 eletric lights slowly replaced ... gaslights
because of the cut cost of steel steel production increased by .. 350 times
factories made.. plows, barbed wire, nails, beams, rails
new inventions often created .. new industries
by 1880 over __ telephones were sold 50,000
wright brothers created the ... first flying aircraft
invention of the telephone was .. by accident
europeans settled in the ... east and midwest
asians settled in the... west
chinese worked on .. railroads
japanese worked on ... sugar plantations
mexicans settled in.. southwest
mexicans worked on .. ranches in california and texas
immigrants wanted to become apart of the ... u.s
immigrants took any.. job they could get
sweatshops hot. crowded, dangerous factories
most immigrants earned .. $10 a week
americans worried about competing with immigrants for .. food
asian immigrants recieved .. some of the worst prejudice
nonwhite immigrants faced tough prejudice
peonage when you work until you pay off your debt
peonage was outlawed in 1867 but.. went on illegally
1906 earthquake in san francsico killed about 700 people
jane addams founded the hull house in chicago in 1889
settlment houses for the poor and immigrants, they offered health care, day care, and education
what allowe peopel to build skyscrapers? electric elevators ( could transport peopel to high floors) and steel ( could support weight of huge building)
Bessemer steel process allowed... steel to be made cheaper
electric steelcars carried about ____ passangers/ year 5 billion
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