History of Industry in America

Front

What city was the center of the automobile producing industry?

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Detroit

Front

Which person made production faster and cheaper?

Back

Henry Ford

Front

Who was the leader of the steel industry, which was centered in Pittsburgh?

Back

Andrew Carnegie

Front

What was the main industry of the Northeast that used cloth and wool from different areas of the country?

Back

Textile industry

Front

Who was the head of the railroad industry, in which he bought smaller companies and built a large transportation system in the U.S.?

Back

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Front

What was the raw material used to make steel?

Back

Iron ore

Front

Working from his lab in Menlo Park, who created over 1,000 patents, including the longer-lasting light bulb?

Back

Thomas Edison

Front

Large, cramped buildings called what were used to house poor immigrants?

Back

Tenements

Front

What were the names given to poor immigrant neighborhoods, usually separated by immigrant groups?

Back

Ghettos

Front

A ______________ was a place where immigrants could go to get educated, learn job skills, the English language, and American customs.

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Settlement house