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| One impact of the Industrialization of America was | unequal wealth distribution |
| Until 1870 America was geographically | isolated |
| Prior to 1865 train tracks did not go past | The Mississippi River |
| By 1890 there were how many miles of track | 167,000 |
| This track started in the East | Union Pacific |
| This track started in the West | Central Pacific |
| Union Pacific was built by | Irish Immigrants, Civil War vets, and Blacks |
| Central Pacific was built by | Chinese Immigrants |
| The meeting point of the Central and Union Pacific Trains | Promontory Point, Utah |
| Fueling of trains during the Industrial Revolution went from wood to | coal |
| This invention was used to better the railroad tracks | steel |
| The invention that helped make steel more efficient and affordable | Bessemer Converter |
| The train had a large economic impact on | coal, steel, grain, and lumber industries |
| The meat packing industry was aided by what invention | refrigerated rail car |
| In 1870, how many tons of steel was produced in the U.S. | 77,000 tons |
| By 1900 annual steel production was | 11.4 million tons |
| Who was the "Steel Baron" | Andrew Carnigie |
| He moved from Scotland at the age of 12 | Andrew Carnigie |
| The steel capitol of the world | Pittsburg Pennsylvania |
| Grew up in a wealthy family | J.P. Morgan |
| Was a financier | J.P. Morgan |
| Purchased U.S. Steel for 480 million dollars | J.P. Morgan |
| After selling U.S. Steel, he was given a stipend of one million dollars a month | Andrew Carnigie |
| Black gold | oil |
| first person to strike oil | Edwin Drake |
| The state with the first oil strike | Titusville, Pennsylvania |
| Oil was used for these purposes at first | Grease wagon wheels and nostrums |
| Later oil would be used for | gasoline, kerosene, disillate |
| Became America's first Billionaire | John D. Rockefeller |
| The company purchased by Rockefeller | Standard Oil |
| By 1880, Rockefeller and his company owned what % of oil | Ninety |
| Pre-Civil War Patents | 1000 annually |
| Post-Civil War Patents | 25,000 monthly |
| These inventions helped the Business boom | typewriter, adding machine, and cash register |
| Other Inventions during the American Revolution | Brownie Camera, elevator, Brooklyn Bridge, telephone, lightbulb |
| The number one industry in America during this time | agriculture |
| Farming Advancements | Reaper, thresher, steel plow, combine, gas tractor |
| Homestead Act of 1863 | purchase 160 acres of land for $1.25 per acre |
| Homestead Act of 1863 | $10 fee you could stake a claim and farm for 5 years then recieve the deed |
| Homesteader problems | weather, few neighbors, little to no water |
| This crop was ideal for Oklahoma and Kansas | Wheat |
| THe practice of rotating crops and leaving one feild fallow | Dry farming |
| From 1860 to 1890 the population | doubled |
| How many homestead farms failed | 80 percent |
| Homestead hardships | few neighbors, scarcity of water, brutal weather, and locus |
| Prospectors sought their fortune in | silver and gold |
| What two modern towns started out as mining towns | Denver and Boise |
| What state did the cowboys bring their cattle to market | Kansas |
| Urban living | city living |
| Urban population grew from | 6 million to 44 million |
| Immigrant during this time were from what areas | Latin America, Southern, and Eastern Europe |
| Most immigrants were | uneducated, landless, and poverty stricken |
| Urban problems | sanitation, sewer, water, housing |
| Social Darwinsim | survival of the fittest |
| Who said, "The power to make money is a gift from God | Rockefeller |
| Problems faced by Factory Workers | under paid, overworked, uneducated, and easily replaced |
| What type of workers started Factory workers Unions | Cigar, printer, and ironworkers |
| Price of progress | Natural resources depleted and pollution |
| What organization was formed to protect the environment | Sierra Club, National Parks |
