history Flashcards
Where was the first transcontinental railroad completed at?
Promontory Point, Utah
Name two robber barons.
Rockefeller and Carngie
Name a railroad baron?
Vanderbilt
What kind of workers worked on the Transcontinental Railroad?
Irish and Chinese immigrants.
What were the struggles while building the Transcontinental Railroad?
Accidents, pneumonia and other diseases
What kind of workers did the Central Pacific hire?
Chinese immigrants
What kind of workers did the Union Pacific hire?
Irish immigrants
What two companies were hired to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Union and Central Pacific
what was the average pay working on the Transcontinental Railroad?
$40-60
What was the average work hours when working on the Transcontinental Railroad?
10 hours
What did the Bessemer process do?
Was a faster and easier way to make steel.
What was the first invention of the Industrial revolution?
Railroads.
Railroad standernized what?
Time zones
Railroads promoted what?
trade and interdependence
What lead to west settlement?
Railroads
What did shopping by mail do?
Made it easier to get goods that were not locally produced
What is the Free Enterprize system also known as?
capitalism
What is the Free Enterprize system?
What tatics did the robber barons use?
pools, rebates, monopolies, and trusts
What was the first law made to help buyers?
The Sherman Antitrust Act.
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Great Britain
Carnegie Steel produced ____ of the nation’s (USA) steel
80%
Who gave away 90% of his wealth
Andrew Carngie
Who built 3,000 libraries across the US
Andrew Carngie
