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History 8-Ch. 19 People

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Cornelius Vanderbilt One of the reailroad barons, gained control of the New York Central line and then made a fortune by consolidating several companies
James J Hill A railroad baron who built the Great Northern Line between Minnesota and Washington State
Collis P Huntington Founded the Central Pacific with Leland Stanford and two other partners. This connected California and Utah
Gustavus Swift Developed refrigerated cars which enabled the railroads to ship meat and other perishable goods.
Cyrus Field Layed a telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean
Alexander Graham Bell Invented the telephone
Thomas Alva Edison Received over 1000 patents in his lifetime. Invented the phonograph, motion picture projector, telephone transmitter and electric lightbulb
Granville Woods African American inventor who invented the electric incubator and electromagnetic brake for the railroad.
Henry Ford Invented the automobile powered by gasoline and revolutionized industry by developing the assembly line.
Orville and Wilbur Wright Developed the airplane. Flew 120 feet at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
John D. Rockfeller Made his fortune in oil. Set up an oil refinery
Andrew Carnegie The leading figure in the early years of the American Steel Industry
J. Pierpont Morgan Bought a steel company from Andrew Carnegie and combined it with other businesses to form the United States Steel Corporation
Sherman Antitrust Act The law that sought to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraint and monopoly
Terence V. Powderly Under his leadership, the Knights of Labor became a national labor organization
Samuel Gompers The tough, practical-minded president of the Cigar Makers Union
Eugene V Debs Refused to end the strike of George Pullman's railway and ended up in jail.
Pullman Strike A strike at George Pullman's railway that failed and dealt a major blow to the labor union movement
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