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WKMS Industrial Revo
WKMS Industrial Revolution
| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | Leader in the railroad industry |
| Andrew Carnegie | Leader in the steel industry |
| Alexander Graham Bell | Invented the "talking telegraph" or telephone |
| Henry Bessemer | Invented the process of making steel quickly |
| Thomas Edison | Inventor of the practical light bulb |
| Bessemer Process | Inexpensive, easy way to make steel |
| Ellis Island | Immigrant receiving station in New York established in 1890 |
| Migration | Movement of people from one region to another within a country |
| What are three things that could keep immigrants out of the US when they were inspected at Ellis Island in New York? | Conjunctivitis, pregnancy, and being feeble-minded |
| What name was given to the movement of African-Americans from the south to the north at the end of the 19th century? | The Great Migration |
| What happened to the population of African Americans in our state due to the Great Migration? | The African American population decreased during the Great Migrations since many African Americans moved north to the larger cities for jobs |
| Who was the leader in the oil industry? | John D. Rockefeller |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Railroad that linked the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast |
| Laissez-faire Policy | the hands-off policy towards business and industry favored by the federal government after the Civil War |
| Great Migration | name given to the movement of African-Americans from the south to the north at the end of the 19th century |
| What crop did SC farmers begin to grow after the Civil War in addition to cotton? | Tobacco |
| Textiles | woven or machine-knitted fabrics |
| Phosphates | Mineral mined and used to make fertilizers |
| What did J.P. Morgan re-name the steel company he purchased from Andrew Carnagie? | U.S. Steel |
| Describe the meat-packing factories in Chicago during the late 1880's. | Poor working conditions, dirty, floors covered with sawdust, spit and rat feces, leaky roofs |
| Which industry became the most important in S.C. after the Civil War? | textile industry |
| What type of oil is used in making salad dressings and margarine? | cotton seed oil |
| In which city did the meat-packing industry emerge after the Civil War? | Chicago, Illinois |
| What sorts of things were immigrants examined for at Ellis Island that could keep them out of the U.S.? | Pregnancy, conjunctivitis, feeble-mindedness |
| What industries were expanded as a result of the expanding railroad system? | lumber, steel, meat-packing, grain, oil |
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