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Social Studies Chapter 8 Big Business and Big Cities

American History, Immigration and Big Business

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Economic System with many choicesFree Enterprise
Railroad reaching from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific OceanTranscontinental Railroad
Dangers faced by railroad workersAvalanches, explosions, and attacks
George Westinghouse made trains safer with this.Air brakes
Meeting place of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific RailroadPromentory, Utah
He invented the telegraph to carry messages along wires.Samuel F, B, Morse
He organized groups of skilled workers into the American Federation of LaborSamuel Gompers
First step to becoming a naturalized citizen.Live in the U.S for five years.
Second step to becoming a naturalized citizen.Pass a test on the government and history of U.S.
Final step to becoming a naturalized citizen.Take an oath of allegiance.
The money needed to run a business.Capital resources
A person who takes a chance by starting a business.Entrepreneur
To buy stock in a company in hopes of making a profit.Invest
Nearly complete control of an industry.Monopoly
He made the production of steel a major industry in the United StatesAndrew Carnegie
Entry place for immigrants from EuropeEllis Island
City where many trains and planes make stops on their way to different destinations.Hub
He built the world's first skyscraper in Chicago.William Jenney
He wrote a book about African Americans moving to northern cities from the South.Jacob Lawrence
Entry place into the United States for most immigrants from Asia.Angel Island
Three problems faced by immigrants living in big cities.Illness, fire, crime
Three things the Labor Unions wanted.Eight hour work day, higher wages, safer work conditions
A method Labor Unions used to get their way.Strike
Dislike of a member of another culture or race without knowing the person.Prejudice
Three costs or benefits for African Americans of moving to Northern CitiesFar from family, a chance to earn a better living, school for their children
he invented the electric light.Thomas Alva Edison
She founded a settlement house to help people in ChicagoJane Addams
He formed the Standard Oil Company and controlled the oil business.John D. Rockefeller
A violent strike in Carnegie's steel mill in Homestead, PA.Homestead Riot
He wrote a book about New York TenementsJacob Riis


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