| People | Vocabulary | Monoplies | People 2 | Corruption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Andrew Carnegie
A person who became successful after the help of Thomas Scott.
|
Kerosene
A product used for lighting lamps
|
Trust
An organization of companies to control an industry
|
John D. Rockefeller
Someone who became rich from black gold
|
Political Boss
The Head of the Political Machine
|
|
Thomas Alva Edison
One who invented the phonograph
|
refining
The method of removing impurities (in oil)
|
Regulate
To bring under control of law
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Who first gain well from ship other than railroad?
|
Political machine
Group that controls political party
|
|
William Marcy Tweed
Who was the political boss of New York City at that time?
|
Corporation
A group of people who going together in a legal unit
|
Commerce commission
Something that made sure that interstate commerce act was carried out
|
George Washington Plunkett
Who is known for the “honest graft”?
|
Homestead, Pennsylvania
Where did Carnegie's steel mill go on strike (name of steel mill)?
|
|
Samuel Compers
American Federation of Labor
Who was the leader of the AFL?
What does AFL stand for? |
pool
What is the name of when companies agree to stop competing?
|
Interstate Commerce Act
What act outlawed pools and rebates?
|
William Kelly
Henry Bessemer
Who were two individuals – around the same time – that created the heating furnace?
|
Tammany Hall
What was the organization that controlled the democratic party in New York?
|
|
Samuel Slater
Francis Lowell
Who were two individuals who brought textiles to the U.S.?
|
Stock Ticker
Thomas Alva Edison
What was the machine used to keep track of shares and stocks?
Who improved it? |
Sherman Anti - Trust Act
What is the name of the act that declared trusts illegal?
|
William Jenny
Andrew Carnegie
Who developed steel frames for buildings?
Who took advantage of this idea? |
Haymarket Square
(Haymarket Riot)
What is the location where anarchists and police fought and where a bomb was set off?
|
Support Us on Ko-fi