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Social Studies Unit 1

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  • After the Civil War the American economy became more focused on this instead of farming.
    Industrialization (Factories)
  • In 1880 the government forced this group onto reservations to make room for pioneers to settle the Great Plains.
    Native Americans
  • Came to America because they believed there were better opportunities.
    Immigrants
  • Factors that led the south away from farming to this included being unable to use slaves and no longer needing cotton.
    Manufacturing
  • The Bessemer process made it easier and cheaper to make products from this material.
    Steel
  • Helped transport people and crops to and from the Great Plains.
    Transcontinental Railroad
  • The idea that a country can increase its power by taking over a smaller country.
    Imperialism
  • Made workplaces safer.
    Lightbulbs
  • Volunteer soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American War.
    Rough Riders
  • Easier than the telegram because people did not have to learn a new way of communication.
    Telephone
  • Invented the lightbulb.
    Thomas Edison
  • Henry Ford used the first assembly line to manufacture these.
    Automobiles
  • A tool that farmers used to prepare the hard soil in the Great Plains.
    Plow
  • Owned a cigar factory and helped workers form labor unions.
    Samuel Gompers
  • George Washington Carver invented several uses for this.
    Peanuts
  • Brought a powerful steel company to the United States.
    Andrew Carnegie
  • The American Federation of Labor was created to protect the rights of workers.
    AFL
  • The sinking of this ship helped start the Spanish-American War.
    U.S.S. Maine
  • Provides women with the right to vote.
    19th Amendment
  • Known for developing railroads during the 1800's.
    Cornelius Vanderbilt
  • Believed that child labor should be abolished
    Progressives
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