The growth of the United States as an economic powerhouse will parallel its growth as an industrial giant.

How key inventors and their inventions helped to transform the United States and the world

Alfred Vail was a key partner to American inventor Samuel Morse and is credited with designing the machine and alpha code used in the creation of the electromagnetic telegraph. This cover of Alfred Vail's experiment notebook has Vail's alpha code on it, better known as orse Code. The code on the bottom of the cover reads "Alfred Vail's Book.”

The expansion of this into an extensive network increases trade and connects the United States like never before.

The end of era, the closing of the frontier fulfills Manifest Destiny and directs the United States to pursue new challenges.

An organization that expands through mergers and buyouts of competitors to control a market.

A business that has little to no competition and therefore controls a market or industry.

When a single company controls all, or most, of the production, distribution, and/or sale of a product or service.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this company controlled the steel market of the United States during the 19th century.

Oil refining company owned by John D. Rockefeller which established a monopoly on the oil industry in the United States.

Company established that built railroad cars for various purposes and benefitted from the boom of the railroad industry.

Money used for investments for business.

A government action to support an industry economically, pays farmers to plant/ not to plant for example.

Process to remove impurities from iron ore during steel production which ultimately launched its mass production.

When a business is able to control the means of production and distribution of a product.

When a business is able to buy or merge with its competitors.

Working to promote the well-being of others.

A device that uses codes to send messages electronically over wires.

System of using dots and dashes as representation of letters as the coded message of a telegraph.

Thomas Edison’s research laboratory

Main immigrant processing station of the United States located in New York Harbor.

West Coast immigrant processing station in San Francisco, California.

Law signed in 1882 prohibiting all Chinese laborers from emigrating to the United States.

A network of railroad lines that connected the eastern and western United States.

A group of workers who organize together to fight for their rights and best interests.

A 19th century labor union led by Samuel Gompers.

A negotiation technique between workers and employers.

A protest on workers' rights which ended in a bombing attack killing numerous civilians and police.

Belief that the United States was intended to settle the North American continent from coast to coast.

Company that built railroad lines east from California to Promontory Point, Utah.

Company that built railroad lines west from Nebraska to eventually meet in Promontory Point, Utah.

Site of the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines of the Transcontinental Railroad thus marking its completion.

A government act to encourage the settlement of western lands.

An area mainly in modern-day South Dakota where a large number of Plains Indians were located and also the location of a major reserve of valuable minerals including gold.

A major victory for Plains Indians against the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army. Also known as Custer's Last Stand.

A Sioux practice by which the Sioux believed their ancestors would return from the dead to help fight opposition; the buffalo would return en masse, and their garments would make them immune to westernized weapons.

Location of a massacre of Sioux Native Americans by American troops. Signaled the end to the Plains Wars.

Owner of Carnegie Steel which controlled the steel industry during the 19th century. Also noted for his philanthropic efforts especially in promoting public education. establishment of public libraries particularly.

Owner of Standard Oil. Noted for its business practices which resulted in the company monopolizing the refining and distribution of oil.

Known for his development and control of railroad and shipping industries.

Wealthy railroad businessman often associated with negative business practices

Managed many of the industrial mergers and monopolies as a banker and financier.

One of the greatest inventors in American history. Noted for his patents on the incandescent light bulb, motion picture, phonograph, and over 1,000 more inventions.

Inventor of the telegraph.

Inventor of the telephone.

Known for being an advocate of workers' rights as leader of the American Federation of Labor.

One of the most prominent Sioux leaders associated with the Battle of Little Big Horn and whose death was near the final period of the Plains Wars.

Leader of the United States Army's 7th Cavalry whose unit was slaughtered by Sioux tribes at the Battle of Little Big Horn.

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or get all the credit for doing it.” This quote was by…

“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”

Which financial magnate was most associated with Banking and Finance during the Gilded Age?

Who was a powerful figure in the railroad industry known for speculation and control?

Cornelius Vanderbilt built his fortune primarily through which industries?

Which magnate controlled most of the oil industry through Standard Oil?

Who became one of the richest men in the world by dominating the steel industry?

Industrialization means the growth of factories, machines, and industries that change how goods are made. It involves using technology to produce more things faster.

Urbanization means more people moving from rural areas (countryside) to cities. It is about the growth of cities as more people live and work there.

Light Bulb: The use of a filament electrified in a glass vacuum tube with the result of controlled light production.

Phonograph: A machine used to reproduce sound.

Thomas Edison invented the:

Alexander Graham Bell invented the:

They were used to complete tasks that only smaller people could reach. Paid less than their counterparts, they were driven out of work due to safety concerns and competition for their low pay.

This worker earned less than her counterparts. They were often utilized in textile industries.

They faced discrimination far more than any other. Their pay was less than their American-born counterparts. They worked in harsh conditions including all types of weather and dangerous tasks like working with explosives.

A network of railroad lines connecting the eastern and western United States

Company that built railroad lines east from California to Promontory Point, Utah.

Company that built railroad lines west from Nebraska to eventually meet in Promontory Point, Utah.

Site of the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines of the Transcontinental Railroad, marking its completion.

A government act to encourage the settlement of western lands.

An area mainly in modern-day South Dakota where a large number of Plains Indians were located and also the location of a major reserve of valuable minerals including gold.

A major victory for Plains Indians against the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army. Also known as Custer's Last Stand.

A Sioux practice; they believed their ancestors would return from the dead to help fight opposition, the buffalo would return en masse, and their garments would make them immune to western weapons.

Managed many of the industrial mergers and monopolies as a banker and financier.

When a business is able to buy, or merge with, its competitors.

A protest on worker's rights which ended in a bombing attack killing numerous civilians and police.

Known for his development and control of railroad and shipping industries.

A business that has little to no competition and therefore controls a market or industry.

Process to remove impurities from iron ore during steel production which ultimately launched its mass production.

An area mainly in modern-day South Dakota where a large number of Plains Indians were located and also the location of a major reserve of valuable minerals including gold.

Company established on building railroad cars for various purposes and benefited from the boom of the railroad industry.

Location of a massacre of Sioux Native Americans by American troops. Signaled the end to the Plains Wars.

A network of railroad lines connecting the eastern and western United States.

One of the most prominent Sioux leaders associated with the Battle of Little Big Horn and whose death was near the final period of the Plains Wars.

Site of the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines of the Transcontinental Railroad thus marking its completion.

System of dots and dashes as representation of letters as the coded message of a telegraph.

One of the greatest inventors in American history. Noted for his patents on the incandescent light bulb, motion picture, phonograph, and over 1,000 more.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this industry controlled the steel market of the United States during the 19th Century.

Working to promote the well-being of others.

A way of negotiating between workers and employers.

A device that uses coded messages sent electrically over wires.

A major victory for Plains Indians against the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army. Also known as Custer's Last Stand.

His company controlled the steel industry during the 19th Century. Also noted for his philanthropic efforts especially in promoting public education.

Known for being an advocate of workers' rights as leader of the American Federation of Labor.

One of the greatest inventors in American history. Noted for his patents on the incandescent light bulb, motion picture, phonograph, and over 1,000 more. He established a research laboratory in New Jersey.

A group of workers who organize together to fight for their rights and best interests. They would use strikes as a method to slow production and were often opposed by corporation.

Site of the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines of the Transcontinental Railroad thus marking its completion.

When a business is able to buy, or merge with, its competitors.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this industry controlled the steel market of the United States during the 19th Century.

In the late 1800s, which factor contributed to the growth of the steel industry?

This name was applied to the ultra-rich industrialists of the late nineteenth century.

Which group increased the most (had the largest gain) during the Industrial Revolution?

During the late 1800s, Social Darwinism and laissez-faire economics would most likely be associated with...

Between 1880 and 1920, people flocked to the cities from the countryside and abroad.

Many of the business trusts created in the late 1800s were eventually declared illegal because they...

Eugene V. Debs and Samuel Gompers are most associated with which of the following terms...

At Promontory, Utah, where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met on May 10, 1869, a gold spike marked the linking of the nation by the first Transcontinental railroad.