A | B |
PITTSBURGH | Steel mill center |
CHICAGO | Meatpacking center |
NEW ENGLAND | Center of textile industry |
MIGRATION FROM RURAL TO URBAN AREAS | Result of mechanization on farms |
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER | Standard Oil owner; his trust controlled the drills to the pumps |
ANDREW CARNEGIE | Owner of the Pittsburgh steel corporation |
HENRY FORD | Developed the cost-cutting assembly line for use in the auto industry |
THE REAPER | An invention that reduced the need for farm labor |
RAILROADS, OIL, STEEL | Examples of big business during this era |
FACTORS THAT CAUSED THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRY | Access to raw materials, large work force, financial capital, and new technologies, advertising |
NATIONAL MARKETS | created by the growth of railroads |
REASONS FOR INCREASED IMMIGRATION | Better opportunities, religious freedom, escape from oppressive governments, adventure |
REASON CITIES DEVELOPED | Specialized industries, immigration, migration from rural areas |
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY | John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford |