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Chap.6 S.S. Vocab
Pg. 1-Vocab and Pg. 4- Inventors Facts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Petroleum | Oily, flammable liquid - used to produce Oil |
| Patent | A document giving an inventor rights to make and sell their inventions |
| Business Cycle | American Industry did not grow at a steady pace, it had its ups and downs. |
| Generator | A machine that produces electric current |
| Thomas Edison | Lived 1847-1931 - Invented The Practical Lightbulb. |
| Alexander Graham Bell | Lived 1847 - 1922 Invented The Telephone |
| Centennial Exhibition | An exhibition in Philadelphia to celebrate Americas 100th birthday |
| Christopher Latham Sholes | Lived 1819 - 1890 Developed the first typewriter. |
| Elias Howe | Lived 1819 - 1867 Made The Sewing Machine |
| Isaac Singer | Lived 1811 - 1875 Invented The Sewing Machine |
| Jan Matzeliger | Lived 1852 - 1889 Patent for the shoe lasting machine in 1883 |
| Trust | A legal body created to hold stock in many companies, often in the same industry |
| Bessemer steel process | Process that used one seventh the coal the old process used |
| Gilded Age | A time near 1800, the rich experienced fabulous wealth. |
| Centennial Exhibition | An exhibition made to celebrate Americas 100th birthday |
| Haymarket Affair | Time when a protest was held at the Haymarket, and several people were killed and injured during a rally which police were tring to end |
| Standard Time | System which divided the United States into four different time zones |
| Monopoly | A company that wipes out its competitors and controls an industry |
| Andrew Carnegie | Dominated the steel industry |
| John D. Reckefeller | Dominated the oil industry |
| Samuel Gompers | helped found a new national organization of unions called the American Federation of Labor |
| Robber Baron | A business leader who became wealthy through dishonest methods |
| Knights of Labor | This was a loose federation of workers from all different trades |
| philanthropist | people who give large sums of money to charities |
| AFL (American Federation of Labor | Founded by Samuel Gompers, focused on improving working conditions |
| Sweatshop | places where workers labored long hours under poor conditions for low wages |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Railroad which spanned the entire continent. |
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