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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
grant
hayes
garfield
arthur
cleveland
harrison
cleveland
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”
strong american character
free enterprise system
new inventions and discoveries
abundant natural resources
large labor force
surplus capital (money for business)
the civil war
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
stockholders
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?
70%
eastern europe
fill in the blanks
by the 1900s, over ____% of all immigrants came from _______ _______
