Studied by 44 peopleSkyscrapers
Tall buildings with many floors supported by light steel frames.
Gustavus Swift
He invented the refrigerator.
Realists
They tried to show the harsh side of life as it really was.
James Naismith
Who invented basketball in 1891?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Invented a flying machine with a gasoline engine and eventually built the first plane.
Christopher Sholes
He invented the typewriter.
George Eastman
He invented a lightweight Kodak camera.
Mark Twain
He was the most famous author of the late 1800's; wrote popular short stories.
Strikebreakers
Replacements for striking workers.
Henry Ford
He created the Assembly line in the automobile industry.
Pull Factors
Conditions that attract immigrants to a new area.
Collective bargaining
The right for unions to negotiate with management.
Gauges
The width of railroad tracks.
Civil Service Commission
Created exams for federal jobs. Except elected officials and military.
Huckleberry Finn
A novel by Mark Twain that poked fun at serious issues.
Assembly Line
Name the system where each worker stays in one place and does one specific task as products move along on a moving belt.
Patronage
Giving jobs to followers is called?
Pendleton Act
This act created the Civil Service Commission.
Rebates
Discounted or reduced prices.
Anarchists
People who oppose all forms of government.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
He owned many railroad lines throughout the country.
Gilded Age
The period from 1870-1890 is an era that got its name from a book by Mark Twain and Charles Warner.
Jan Matzeliger
An African American who invented a device to make shoes.
Spoils System
The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
William Randolph Hearst
He started the New York Journal. Presented scandal, crimes and gossip in a way to gauge interest.
Haymarket Riot
A bomb went off and killed 8 police officers.
Free enterprise system
Businesses owned by private citizens.
Gilded
Means coated with a thin layer of gold.
Jane Addams
Leading figure in the settlement house movement in Chicago.
Nativists
Sought to limit immigration and preserve the country for native-born white protestants.
Elijah McCoy
African American who invented a device to oil machines.
Consolidate
It means to combine.
John D. Rockefeller
He rushed to Pennsylvania to drill for oil and to make oil refineries.
J.P Morgan
The most powerful banker in the 1800's.
Strike
A work stoppage caused by a mass group of employees who refuse to work.
Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones)
She devoted much of her adult life to the cause of workers, especially children.
Sweatshop
A place where people worked long hours and in poor conditions for low pay.
Salvation Army
A religious organization started in London and came to the U.S.; Offered food and clothing to the poor.
Acculturation
The process of holding on to old traditions while adapting to new culture.
Cyrus Fields
He put down telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean that made communication to other countries possible.
Stock
A share in a company.
Standard Oil Company
Name of the biggest oil company owned by Rockefeller.
Pogroms
Organized attacks on Jewish villages.
Bessemer Process
A new way of making stronger steel for cheap.
Compulsory Education Laws
Required that children attend school.
Building codes
Created standards for construction and safety.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Started by Samuel Gompers, it was one big unions broken down into trade unions.
Monopoly
Controlling all or nearly all the businesses of an industry.
Sherman Antitrust Act
Banned the formation of trusts and monopolies.
Push Factors
Conditions that drive people from their homes.
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