abeka history 11 ch. 18-23

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1876

alexander g. bell patented the first telephone

1879

invention of the light bulb

1887

interstate commerce act established the first regulatory agency

1890

sherman antitrust act

1. grant

2. hayes

3. garfield

4. arthur

5. cleveland

6. harrison

7. cleveland

8. mckinley

list the remaining 8 presidents after andrew johnson.

(last names only)

age of industry

great age of free enterprise capitalism, major technological advancements, and industrial expansion

mccormick co.

began the production of the twine binder

twine binder

fill in the blank

the mccormick co. began the production of the _____ _____

• steam

• gasoline

• diesel

fill in the blanks

______, _______, and _______ tractors replaced horses and mules

crop rotation

planting a different crop each year to avoid depleting soil

contour plowing

plowing furrows to follow the curve of a hill

luther burbank

produced a thornless cactus and new variety of potato

mark carleton

greatly increased wheat production in the US

george washington carver

best remembered for his work at tuskegee institute and research with the peanut

peanut

fill in the blank

george washington carver was best remembered for his work at tuskegee institute and research with the _______

department of agriculture

established by congress to study agricultural trends and aid american farmers

hatch act

provided funds for agricultural colleges to establish experimental stations and research better farming methods

smith-lever act

established cooperative extension services and made county agents available

• 4-H club

• future farmers of America (FFA)

• future homemakers of america (FHA)

what were the organizations formed for agricultural training?

alexander graham bell

patented his first telephone in 1876

bell telephone co.

began in 1877

1877

when did the bell telephone co. begin?

thomas edison

greatest inventor in history

incandescent lamp

fill in the blank

thomas edison invented the _______ _____

capitalism

the ability to make your own economic choices; “free enterprise system”

1. strong american character

2. free enterprise system

3. new inventions and discoveries

4. abundant natural resources

5. large labor force

6. surplus capital (money for business)

7. the civil war

8. cheap transportation

list the factors for america’s rise to prosperity.

(there’s 8)

henry bessemer (and william kelly)

created the bessemer process to convert iron to steel (1860s)

andrew carnegie

became the leading producer of steel in the world; an american entrepreneur

entrepreneur

a person who organizes and manages a business undertaking

j. p. morgan

bought carnegie’s company and formed the US steel corporation

US steel corporation

fill in the blank

j. p. morgan bought carnegie’s company and formed the ____ _______ _________

edwin drake

drilled the US’s first oil well in northwestern PA

john d. rockefeller

owned the standard oil company which controlled 90% of america’s oil production by 1900

standard oil company

fill in the blank

John d. rockefeller owned the _____ __ ______ which controlled 90% of america’s oil production by 1900

philip d. armour

founder of a large meatpacking firm who contributed to church education institutions

henry c. frick

donated millions to church organizations and education institutions

new england

known for textiles, shoes, and paper

pittsburg

known for iron and steel

• chicago

• kansas city

known for meatpacking

• minneapolis

• st. paul

known for flour mills

twin cities

what are minneapolis and st. paul known as?

• milwaukee

• st. louis

known for their breweries

new south

the south post-civil war

south

fill in the blank

by 1920, the _____ produced more textiles than new england

birmingham

center of southern iron and steel; pittsburgh of the south

pittsburg of the south

what was birmingham also known as?

corporation

a business that has received a charter from the state government

capital

money used for business operations to make more money

stock

partial ownership in a corporation that is sold to earn capital

1. stockholders

2. dividends

fill in the blanks

__________ (those who purchase the stock) earn ________ (profit) on each share; they can also sell their stock as the value of a business increases

proprietorship

a business owned by one person

partnership

a business owned by two or more individuals

trusts

several similar businesses controlled by a board of trustees to eliminate competition

standard oil

the first trust

monopolies

large business organizations that provide important commodities; they control a specific market of goods

adam smith

scottish professor of philosophy; wrote wealth of nations

adam smith

largely responsible for the laissez faire policy; one of the earliest advocates of capitalism

wealth of nations

fill in the blank

adam smith wrote ______ __ _______

oliver hudson kelley

founded the grange; a pro-farming organization that influenced political decisions

grange

a pro-farming organization that influenced political decisions

cooperatives

fill in the blank

many granges founded __________ to help its members

remove greenbacks

fill in the blank

under the presidency of hayes, the government planned to ______ _______ from circulation to prevent inflation

inflation

fill it the blank

under the presidency of hayes, the government planned to remove greenbacks from circulation to prevent ________

free-silver movement

wanted the government to purchase and coin all silver in america

bland-allison act

provided for a limited amount of silver to be minted each month

james garfield

assassinated a few months into his presidency

chester arthur

garfield’s vp who finished his term

interstate commerce commission (ICC)

regulated trade on trains between the states; america’s first regulatory agency

high

fill in the blank

in cleveland’s presidency, the tariffs remained ______ and the government gave protections to big businesses

populist party

fill in the blank

the ________ ______ formed during harrison’s administration

sherman antitrust act

fill in the blank

under harrison’s presidency, congress pass the _______ _______ ____ (1890) which broke up trusts and big businesses

homestead strike

demonstration against carnegie steel for higher wages

coxey’s army

a group of unemployed men that marched to the capital in retaliation to the panic of 1893

pullman strike

affected states and businesses across america that used railways

injunction

fill in the blank

president cleveland issued an _________ (court order) to stop the strike

mckinley tariff

added a higher degree of protection to american industry than any tariff before this; 1890

reciprocity clause

reciprocal trade agreement with other nations

churches

fill in the blank

_________ benefitted from the growth of industry

pacific garden mission

rescue mission for the outcasts of society

william booth

founded the salvation army to provide for physical and spiritual needs

salvation army

fill in the blank

william booth founded the _______ _____ to provide for physical and spiritual needs

YWCA

young women’s christian association that branched from the YMCA

dwight l. moody

one of america’s greatest urban evangelists

ira sankey

song leader for dwight l. moody

moody Bible institute

founded to provide young people with training for Christian service

t. de witt talmage

spoke to larger audiences than anyone in america until this time

sam jones

“the moody of the south”

b. h. Carroll

An Interpretation of the English Bible

sheldon jackson

evangelist to remote places of america

clara barton

founded “the american red cross”

mt. hermon

fill in the blank

a Christian conference in ___. ________ inspired the growth of foreign missions

student volunteer movement

sought the “evangelization of the world in this generation”

1871

the great chicago fire

1865-1901

the gilded age

the gilded age

mark twain’s name for the age of industry

china

fill in the blank

during the “gilded age” most immigrants came from _______

chinese exclusion act

fill in the blank

congress created the _______ _______ ____ (1882) to bar chinese laborers from entering the US for 10 years

william speer

began a mission for the chinese in san francisco

france

who gifted the US the statue of liberty?

1. 70%

2. eastern europe

fill in the blanks

by the 1900s, over ____% of all immigrants came from _______ _______