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What is a sweatshop?
a place where workers labored long hours in poor conditions for low pay
What did the Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Pullman Strike have in common?
They were both ended by the President using troops against strikers.
What were the effects of the Haymarket affair on labor unions?
1) public opposition to unions increases
2) hundreds of labor leaders arrested
3) membership drops
Why did the Pullman Company cut workers' wages?
The nation was in a depression and the company needed to cut costs
What could the Union Pacific and Central Pacific companies do with the free land the government gave them to assure the transcontinental railroad's success?
they could sell it to pay for railroad construction.
How did improvements in the sewing machine chanage the nation?
Mass produced clothing available in standard sizes.
How did John D. Rockefeller try to eliminate his competition?
by gaining control of his competitors
Why was steel so important to the railroad industry and the nation's economic growth?
steel was better than iron when building railroad tracks
How did railroads change the nation?
1) encouraged settlement
2) speeded the decline of the Native American culture
3) places away from waterways could become major cities
List at least three things about standard time.
1) begun by railroads
2) replaced existing time schedules
3) still in effect today
Mary Harris Jones
labor leader who, after a tragedy, dedicated to helping workers improve working and living conditions
Henry Bessemer
developed process for making cheap steel
John D. Rockefeller
used ruthless methods to gain control of his oil industry
Eugene Debs
union leader who went to jail rather than end the Pullman strike
Thomas Edison
founded research lab to investigate ways electricity could be used in homes and businesses.
Samuel Gompers
founder of the AFL and was leader for 40 years.
What caused the Railroad Strike of 1877, the Homestead Strike, and the Pullman Strike?
employers cut workers wages
What is a monopoly?
a company eliminates all its competitors.
What is a corporation?
Company sells shares of stock to investors.
What inventions created jobs for women after the Civil War?
telephone switchboard, sewing machines, and typewriter
What is a patent?
inventors or companies have exclusive rights to their inventions for a number of years.
What is the significance of generators?
They allowed electricity to be used in businesses and homes.
What is a trust?
business leaders hold stock in companies that are engaged in the same business.
Why was the railroad the most important factor in the growth of the American economy?
It connected the nation; made trasnportation of people and goods much faster