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How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect the United States?
Expanded populations, new towns, connected the east and west, opened up new jobs
What is a melting pot?
A society where different types of people blend together as one-America
What is a robber baron?
a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices (originally with reference to prominent US businessmen in the late 19th centur
Describe a tenement.
a small and cramped apartment, usually substandard
What is vertical intergration?
A business who buys another company that is above or below them on the production line
What is horizontal integration?
A company that buys competitors to grow their company
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented the assembly line?
Henry Ford
Who invented the elevator?
Elisha Otis
Who invented the Bessemer process?
Henry Bessemer
Who invented the camera?
George Eastman
Who invented the airplane?
Wright Brothers
What business was JP Morgan in?
Banking/finance
What business was John Rockefeller in?
Oil
What business was Andrew Carnegie in?
Steel
