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28 Cards in this Set
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monopoly |
a company that has no competition |
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settlement house |
a community center for people in cities |
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corporation |
a business in which many people own shares or parts of the business |
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muckraker |
someone who points out things that businesses and the government are doing wrong |
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labor union |
an organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working conditions for its members |
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tenement |
a poorly built apartment building |
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persecution |
unfair treatment or punishment |
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stockyard |
fenced area where large numbers of animals are kept until they are used for food or moved to another place |
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slum |
a poor, crowded section of th ecity |
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ethnic group |
a group of people who share a culture or language |
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NAACP |
group that worked for the equality of African Americans |
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Thomas Edison |
- invented the light bulb which saved gas and improved the quality of lives having light available 24 hours a day |
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Alexander Graham Bell |
invented the telephone which made communication easier and faster |
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George Washington Carver |
taught people to grow crops such as peanuts, pecans and sweet potatoes, and how to use those crops. |
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Wright Brothers |
invented the airplane and changed transportation |
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16th amendment |
allowed congress to pass an income tax |
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17th amendment |
allowed citizens to elect senators |
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18th amendment |
made it against the law to make or sell alcoholic beverages |
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19th amendment |
recognized the right of women aged 21 and over to vote |
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How did the inventions of the late 1800s affect the productivity of businesses? |
Inventions kept machines running longer and made it possible for workers to do more work. So more goods were produced and businesses grew. |
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Why did businesses grow larger? |
- By selling shares of the company to many people to raise money. - By buying other companies. |
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Why did people come to America |
- to have a better life - to find work - to escape persecution |
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What are Ellis Island and Angel Island? Where are they located? |
Ellis Island - New york Angel Island - San Francisco These were immigration stations where immigrants from Europe, Mexico, Russia, Asia came through when they came to America |
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important technologies that changed cities |
telephone light bulb |
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why did cities like Chicago grow? |
They were near natural resources and transportation routes. |
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Pure Food and Drug Act |
Food and medicine had to be made without harmful chemicals |
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Meat Inspection Act |
Factories had to be clean |
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What was the life in the factories like before labour unions |
workers were overworked and poorly paid. Working conditions were not safe. |
