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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what had the u.s. Come by the 1880s | the worlds industrial leader |
| list the factors of productions | 1. land - not just the land but its natural resources 2. Labor- large population to do the work 3. capitol - money, buildings, & equipment |
| List the three major natural resources found in the u.s. | coal, lron ore, oil |
| Tell what happened to the American population in 1860 and 1890 | It more than doubled in size |
| How many immigrants came to America between 1860 and 1900 | 14 million |
| Who were many of these immigrants | Adult males eager to find employment/work or job |
| Define laissez - faire | let alone - french phrase ineaing |
| As American industry developed tell about government restraints | few government restrains |
| Define entrepreneurs | Business organizers |
| How did high protective tariffs help the American industry | it kept out foreign goods |
| Who invented the typewriter | C. Latham Shelves |
| Who invented the telephone | Alexander Graham Bell |
| How did the inventions of the light bulb help industry production | Possible 24-Hours a day |
| What great changes occurred in the clothes industry ( there are 2) | standard sizes ready made clothes |
| how did the Westinghouse air brake help the locomotives | the cars of the train could stop simultaneously |
| how did the use of standard gauge track help move fright faster | they could line to line without having to be unloaded from and car and reloaded onto another.. |
| who was one of the most successful railroad consolidators | Cornelius Vanderbilt |
| define standard time | the time in any of the 24 hour zone each an hour aport. |