Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Who Am I? 19th century inventors/industrialists/tycoons

Students will match names with 19th century inventors/industrialists/business tycoons

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George PullmanInvented comfortable sleeping cars for trains
Cornelius VanderbiltThe railroad baron--who built a home that had 4 acres of living space!
James HillThe railroad developer of the Great Northern railroad---built without Congressional aid
Henry BessemerCame up with an improved process of making good quality steel
Andrew CarnegieBorn in Scotland, became the steel baron and philanthropist
Montgomery WardCreated an early mail order company
J.P. MorganThe banking baron
John D. RockefellerThe oil baron and founder of Standard Oil company
Samuel F.B. MorseInventor of the telegraph
Alexander Graham BellInvented a workable telephone
Thomas Alva EdisonWorked in an invention factory; made the "night" shift possible
Elijah McCoyAfrican American inventor--came up with a way to oil engines automatically
Granville WoodsAfrican American inventor--found a way to send telegraphs between moving trains
Jan matzeligerAfrican American inventor--came up with an automated shoe making machine
Christopher SholesInvented the typewriter
Gustavus SwiftInvented refrigeration
George EastmanCame up with a handheld camera
Henry FordFound a way to make cars economically
Orville WrightWith my brother, we proved we had the "wright" stuff and invented a flying machine
Wilbur WrightA former bicycle maker--invented a flying machine
Frederick TaylorAn early "efficiency" expert and time study engineer
Terence PowderlyWorked with an early labor union known as the Knights of Labor
Samuel GompersA cigar maker who established the American Federation of Labor
ScabsPoor immigrants who often worked as strike breakers
Mother JonesA dress maker until the Chicago Fire, she worked to organize coal miners and brought attention to child labor
Mrs. Oleary's CowLegend says I kicked over a lantern and caused the Great Chicago Fire


Coordinator of Middle and Secondary Social Studies
Lexington County School District One

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