A person who organizes and operates a business is called an ______________.

Factories needed to keep up with the growing demand in the country. Factories started using _____________ to produce hundreds of goods at the same time.

A tax placed on an export or import is called a __________.

Cotton and wood are both considered ______________.

became the first continuous railroad line across the United States. It was constructed between 1863 and 1869

Choose both of the companies that were competing to build the Transcontinental Railroad

This person was in charge of the Union Pacific Railroad.

This person was in charge of the Central Pacific Railroad.

Identify the reason(s) that allowed for the United States to become an Industrial Power in the late 1800s. Select all that apply.

Who revolutionized the steel industry by introducing the Bessemer Process.

This entrepreneur created one of the first steel mills that adopted the Bessemer Process.

This person invented the original telephone in 1875

This person was an entrepreneur who helped Thomas Edison form the Edison Electric Company.

This entrepreneur invested in oil refineries during the Civil War.

The term "Gilded Age" was coined by which famous author to describe the superficial glitter of the new wealth that masked the underlying social problems?

What is a push factor?

What is a pull factor?

Who were the Exodusters?